Economy, jobs and prices in Kusatsu, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kusatsu averaged 4.28 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 35th 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 Kusatsu earn in total?
Residents of Kusatsu had 277.8 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 64,959 resident-tax payers (45.1 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 Kusatsu?
At the 2020 census 62,124 residents of Kusatsu were in work and 64,329 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 43.2 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 Kusatsu?
The unemployment rate in Kusatsu was 3.4% at the 2020 census (2,205 people out of 64,329 in the labour force), 56th 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 Kusatsu?
By sector, 1.3% of employed residents of Kusatsu worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 29.3% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 65.7% 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 Kusatsu?
85.8% of employed residents of Kusatsu were employees (excluding company directors), 6.1% were self-employed business owners and 4.1% 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 Kusatsu?
At the 2020 census 30,523 residents of Kusatsu commuted to work in another municipality and 37,390 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 153,844, or 106.9 per 100 night-time residents, 23rd highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kusatsu?
Kusatsu had 4,913 private-sector business establishments employing 73,213 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 14.9 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kusatsu?
Factories in Kusatsu shipped goods worth 1.04 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 16,804 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 Kusatsu?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kusatsu sold goods worth 342.2 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 922 commercial establishments employing 10,726 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kusatsu?
Kusatsu had 858 retail stores and 444 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 34 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 Kusatsu?
Farmland in Kusatsu covered 11.00 square kilometres in 2024, 16.2% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kusatsu recycle?
Kusatsu produced 39,124 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 15.5% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kusatsu compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kusatsu ranks 35 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Chiba | 4,290 thousand yen |
| 33 | Inzai | 4,287 thousand yen |
| 34 | Tachikawa | 4,279 thousand yen |
| 35 | Kusatsu | 4,276 thousand yen |
| 36 | Ibaraki | 4,262 thousand yen |
| 37 | Kyoto | 4,221 thousand yen |
| 38 | Nara | 4,202 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kusatsu ranks 207 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 204 | Takamatsu | 3.4% |
| 205 | Toyohashi | 3.4% |
| 206 | Kurashiki | 3.4% |
| 207 | Kusatsu | 3.4% |
| 208 | Onomichi | 3.4% |
| 209 | Tajimi | 3.4% |
| 210 | Chofu | 3.4% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kusatsu ranks 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Ota | 107.8 |
| 21 | Kanazawa | 107.5 |
| 22 | Tokushima | 107.1 |
| 23 | Kusatsu | 106.9 |
| 24 | Hirosaki | 106.7 |
| 25 | Yamagata | 106.4 |
| 26 | Saga | 106.4 |
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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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