Economy, jobs and prices in Kasuga, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kasuga averaged 3.87 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 83rd highest of 262 cities and below the national average of 3,933.7 thousand yen per taxpayer. It is income before deductions, so it is not take-home pay.
How much income do people in Kasuga earn in total?
Residents of Kasuga had 189.1 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 48,897 resident-tax payers (44.0 per 100 residents, below the national figure (45.3)).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people work in Kasuga?
At the 2020 census 46,545 residents of Kasuga were in work and 48,690 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 41.9 employed people per 100 residents of all ages, below the national figure (45.7).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Kasuga?
The unemployment rate in Kasuga was 4.4% at the 2020 census (2,145 people out of 48,690 in the labour force), 49th highest of 262 cities, above the national figure (3.8%). The census was taken during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat are the main industries in Kasuga?
By sector, 0.3% of employed residents of Kasuga worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 15.2% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 81.4% in tertiary industries (services and the rest) at the 2020 census. Nationally the shares were 3.4%, 23.0% and 70.6%. The three do not add to 100% because some jobs are not classified.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people are self-employed in Kasuga?
84.0% of employed residents of Kasuga were employees (excluding company directors), 7.3% were self-employed business owners and 5.2% were directors, at the 2020 census; nationally 81.4% were employees.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people commute into Kasuga?
At the 2020 census 30,166 residents of Kasuga commuted to work in another municipality and 13,060 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 90,865, or 81.8 per 100 night-time residents, 12th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kasuga?
Kasuga had 3,177 private-sector business establishments employing 24,863 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 7.8 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kasuga?
Factories in Kasuga shipped goods worth 6.0 billion yen in 2023 and employed 359 people in manufacturing in 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much do shops and wholesalers sell in Kasuga?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kasuga sold goods worth 156.1 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 651 commercial establishments employing 5,627 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kasuga?
Kasuga had 583 retail stores and 305 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 17 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 0 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Kasuga?
Farmland in Kasuga covered 0.00 square kilometres in 2024, 0.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kasuga recycle?
Kasuga produced 29,273 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 14.6% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kasuga compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kasuga ranks 83 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Niiza | 3,881 thousand yen |
| 81 | Kawagoe | 3,874 thousand yen |
| 82 | Hirakata | 3,871 thousand yen |
| 83 | Kasuga | 3,867 thousand yen |
| 84 | Yokkaichi | 3,858 thousand yen |
| 85 | Itami | 3,856 thousand yen |
| 86 | Sagamihara | 3,855 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kasuga ranks 49 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Kitakyushu | 4.4% |
| 47 | Ome | 4.4% |
| 48 | Uji | 4.4% |
| 49 | Kasuga | 4.4% |
| 50 | Fukaya | 4.4% |
| 51 | Kasukabe | 4.4% |
| 52 | Kawanishi | 4.3% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kasuga ranks 251 of 262, highest first. Above 100 means more people are in the city by day than live there.
| Rank | City | Daytime population per 100 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 248 | Kawaguchi | 82.5 |
| 249 | Matsudo | 82.4 |
| 250 | Ikoma | 82.3 |
| 251 | Kasuga | 81.8 |
| 252 | Higashimurayama | 81.8 |
| 253 | Chigasaki | 81.3 |
| 254 | Abiko | 81.3 |
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Sources
- Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (social and demographic statistics, city, ward, town and village data), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2cb3d8c51aa1…)
- Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Statistical Observations of Prefectures 2026 (national figures, "All Japan" row), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b69774a5f40c…)
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