Economy, jobs and prices in Kumagaya, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kumagaya averaged 3.63 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 126th lowest 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 Kumagaya earn in total?
Residents of Kumagaya had 321.5 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 88,550 resident-tax payers (45.5 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 Kumagaya?
At the 2020 census 92,328 residents of Kumagaya were in work and 96,306 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 47.5 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 Kumagaya?
The unemployment rate in Kumagaya was 4.1% at the 2020 census (3,978 people out of 96,306 in the labour force), 75th 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 Kumagaya?
By sector, 2.8% of employed residents of Kumagaya worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 25.9% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 68.5% 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 Kumagaya?
83.3% of employed residents of Kumagaya were employees (excluding company directors), 7.7% were self-employed business owners and 4.9% 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 Kumagaya?
At the 2020 census 39,368 residents of Kumagaya commuted to work in another municipality and 35,598 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 189,466, or 97.5 per 100 night-time residents, 130th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kumagaya?
Kumagaya had 7,800 private-sector business establishments employing 86,008 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.0 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kumagaya?
Factories in Kumagaya shipped goods worth 1.07 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 14,241 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 Kumagaya?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kumagaya sold goods worth 679.2 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,694 commercial establishments employing 14,841 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kumagaya?
Kumagaya had 1,331 retail stores and 759 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 32 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 2 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Kumagaya?
Farmland in Kumagaya covered 56.00 square kilometres in 2024, 35.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kumagaya recycle?
Kumagaya produced 72,066 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 20.0% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kumagaya compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kumagaya ranks 137 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 134 | Zama | 3,644 thousand yen |
| 135 | Kuki | 3,634 thousand yen |
| 136 | Sapporo | 3,633 thousand yen |
| 137 | Kumagaya | 3,630 thousand yen |
| 138 | Suzuka | 3,628 thousand yen |
| 139 | Ube | 3,626 thousand yen |
| 140 | Ichihara | 3,625 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kumagaya ranks 75 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Kagoshima | 4.1% |
| 73 | Koriyama | 4.1% |
| 74 | Konosu | 4.1% |
| 75 | Kumagaya | 4.1% |
| 76 | Hiratsuka | 4.1% |
| 77 | Miyakonojo | 4.1% |
| 78 | Sakura | 4.1% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kumagaya ranks 133 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 130 | Isesaki | 97.6 |
| 131 | Nagahama | 97.6 |
| 132 | Hitachinaka | 97.5 |
| 133 | Kumagaya | 97.5 |
| 134 | Odawara | 97.4 |
| 135 | Osaki | 97.4 |
| 136 | Uruma | 97.3 |
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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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