Economy, jobs and prices in Kawaguchi, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kawaguchi averaged 3.96 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 59th highest of 262 cities and above 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 Kawaguchi earn in total?
Residents of Kawaguchi had 1.18 trillion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 298,962 resident-tax payers (50.3 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 Kawaguchi?
At the 2020 census 280,997 residents of Kawaguchi were in work and 292,600 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 47.3 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 Kawaguchi?
The unemployment rate in Kawaguchi was 4.0% at the 2020 census (11,603 people out of 292,600 in the labour force), 112th 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 Kawaguchi?
By sector, 0.6% of employed residents of Kawaguchi worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 22.1% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 73.4% 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 Kawaguchi?
82.6% of employed residents of Kawaguchi were employees (excluding company directors), 6.9% were self-employed business owners and 6.7% 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 Kawaguchi?
At the 2020 census 149,217 residents of Kawaguchi commuted to work in another municipality and 59,356 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 490,197, or 82.5 per 100 night-time residents, 15th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kawaguchi?
Kawaguchi had 19,059 private-sector business establishments employing 179,305 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.4 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kawaguchi?
Factories in Kawaguchi shipped goods worth 562.2 billion yen in 2023 and employed 22,374 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 Kawaguchi?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kawaguchi sold goods worth 1.02 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,924 commercial establishments employing 29,511 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kawaguchi?
Kawaguchi had 2,548 retail stores and 1,378 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 73 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 4 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Kawaguchi?
Farmland in Kawaguchi covered 4.00 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 Kawaguchi recycle?
Kawaguchi produced 166,148 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 22.3% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kawaguchi compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kawaguchi ranks 59 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Takatsuki | 3,972 thousand yen |
| 57 | Matsudo | 3,965 thousand yen |
| 58 | Abiko | 3,964 thousand yen |
| 59 | Kawaguchi | 3,959 thousand yen |
| 60 | Fujimino | 3,954 thousand yen |
| 61 | Yamato | 3,953 thousand yen |
| 62 | Sanda | 3,949 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kawaguchi ranks 112 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 109 | Hirosaki | 4.0% |
| 110 | Fuji | 4.0% |
| 111 | Himeji | 4.0% |
| 112 | Kawaguchi | 4.0% |
| 113 | Onojo | 4.0% |
| 114 | Higashimurayama | 4.0% |
| 115 | Higashikurume | 3.9% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kawaguchi ranks 248 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 245 | Higashikurume | 83.0 |
| 246 | Asaka | 82.9 |
| 247 | Fujimino | 82.6 |
| 248 | Kawaguchi | 82.5 |
| 249 | Matsudo | 82.4 |
| 250 | Ikoma | 82.3 |
| 251 | Kasuga | 81.8 |
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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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