Economy, jobs and prices in Kodaira, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kodaira averaged 4.40 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 27th 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 Kodaira earn in total?
Residents of Kodaira had 413.0 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 93,935 resident-tax payers (47.3 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 Kodaira?
At the 2020 census 79,225 residents of Kodaira were in work and 82,224 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 39.9 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 Kodaira?
The unemployment rate in Kodaira was 3.6% at the 2020 census (2,999 people out of 82,224 in the labour force), 98th 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 Kodaira?
By sector, 0.8% of employed residents of Kodaira worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 15.5% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 80.7% 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 Kodaira?
84.5% of employed residents of Kodaira were employees (excluding company directors), 7.4% 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 Kodaira?
At the 2020 census 51,046 residents of Kodaira commuted to work in another municipality and 27,564 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 176,977, or 89.0 per 100 night-time residents, 49th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kodaira?
Kodaira had 4,360 private-sector business establishments employing 56,966 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 13.1 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kodaira?
Factories in Kodaira shipped goods worth 139.6 billion yen in 2023 and employed 2,766 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 Kodaira?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kodaira sold goods worth 206.6 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 758 commercial establishments employing 7,945 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kodaira?
Kodaira had 752 retail stores and 423 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 21 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 1 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Kodaira?
Farmland in Kodaira covered 2.00 square kilometres in 2024, 9.8% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kodaira recycle?
Kodaira produced 45,184 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 36.8% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kodaira compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kodaira ranks 27 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Fuchu | 4,462 thousand yen |
| 25 | Asaka | 4,451 thousand yen |
| 26 | Nishitokyo | 4,401 thousand yen |
| 27 | Kodaira | 4,396 thousand yen |
| 28 | Machida | 4,381 thousand yen |
| 29 | Ichikawa | 4,380 thousand yen |
| 30 | Narashino | 4,358 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kodaira ranks 165 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 162 | Utsunomiya | 3.7% |
| 163 | Yaizu | 3.7% |
| 164 | Fujisawa | 3.6% |
| 165 | Kodaira | 3.6% |
| 166 | Aizuwakamatsu | 3.6% |
| 167 | Suita | 3.6% |
| 168 | Narashino | 3.6% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kodaira ranks 214 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 211 | Toride | 89.6 |
| 212 | Hirakata | 89.6 |
| 213 | Tondabayashi | 89.2 |
| 214 | Kodaira | 89.0 |
| 215 | Chofu | 89.0 |
| 216 | Toyonaka | 88.9 |
| 217 | Sagamihara | 88.9 |
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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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