Economy, jobs and prices in Kasugai, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kasugai averaged 3.89 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 76th 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 Kasugai earn in total?
Residents of Kasugai had 567.8 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 145,805 resident-tax payers (47.2 per 100 residents, above the national figure (45.3)).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people work in Kasugai?
At the 2020 census 144,741 residents of Kasugai were in work and 149,688 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 46.9 employed people per 100 residents of all ages, above the national figure (45.7).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Kasugai?
The unemployment rate in Kasugai was 3.3% at the 2020 census (4,947 people out of 149,688 in the labour force), 38th lowest of 262 cities, below 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 Kasugai?
By sector, 0.7% of employed residents of Kasugai worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 28.8% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 67.9% 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 Kasugai?
85.3% of employed residents of Kasugai were employees (excluding company directors), 6.5% were self-employed business owners and 5.0% 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 Kasugai?
At the 2020 census 66,551 residents of Kasugai commuted to work in another municipality and 39,286 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 281,390, or 91.2 per 100 night-time residents, 66th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kasugai?
Kasugai had 9,788 private-sector business establishments employing 111,307 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.4 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kasugai?
Factories in Kasugai shipped goods worth 927.9 billion yen in 2023 and employed 24,083 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 Kasugai?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kasugai sold goods worth 627.8 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,726 commercial establishments employing 18,346 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kasugai?
Kasugai had 1,513 retail stores and 923 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 46 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 3 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Kasugai?
Farmland in Kasugai covered 6.00 square kilometres in 2024, 6.5% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kasugai recycle?
Kasugai produced 84,714 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 15.9% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kasugai compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kasugai ranks 76 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Shizuoka | 3,897 thousand yen |
| 74 | Onojo | 3,897 thousand yen |
| 75 | Koshigaya | 3,895 thousand yen |
| 76 | Kasugai | 3,895 thousand yen |
| 77 | Kawanishi | 3,895 thousand yen |
| 78 | Takasaki | 3,892 thousand yen |
| 79 | Sakai | 3,883 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kasugai ranks 225 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 222 | Komatsu | 3.3% |
| 223 | Seto | 3.3% |
| 224 | Hakusan | 3.3% |
| 225 | Kasugai | 3.3% |
| 226 | Sanda | 3.3% |
| 227 | Ise | 3.3% |
| 228 | Hikone | 3.3% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kasugai ranks 197 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 194 | Hatsukaichi | 91.3 |
| 195 | Matsubara | 91.2 |
| 196 | Ikeda | 91.2 |
| 197 | Kasugai | 91.2 |
| 198 | Otsu | 90.8 |
| 199 | Seto | 90.8 |
| 200 | Tajimi | 90.7 |
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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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