Economy, jobs and prices in Matsusaka, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Matsusaka averaged 3.41 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 71st 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 Matsusaka earn in total?
Residents of Matsusaka had 234.0 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 68,582 resident-tax payers (43.1 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 Matsusaka?
At the 2020 census 77,430 residents of Matsusaka were in work and 80,117 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 48.7 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 Matsusaka?
The unemployment rate in Matsusaka was 3.4% at the 2020 census (2,687 people out of 80,117 in the labour force), 45th 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 Matsusaka?
By sector, 3.4% of employed residents of Matsusaka worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 28.8% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 64.4% 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 Matsusaka?
80.8% of employed residents of Matsusaka were employees (excluding company directors), 9.3% were self-employed business owners and 4.7% 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 Matsusaka?
At the 2020 census 23,412 residents of Matsusaka commuted to work in another municipality and 17,945 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 152,292, or 95.7 per 100 night-time residents, 108th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Matsusaka?
Matsusaka had 7,393 private-sector business establishments employing 68,709 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.3 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Matsusaka?
Factories in Matsusaka shipped goods worth 461.8 billion yen in 2023 and employed 14,049 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 Matsusaka?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Matsusaka sold goods worth 313.4 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,446 commercial establishments employing 11,325 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Matsusaka?
Matsusaka had 1,213 retail stores and 824 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 23 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 Matsusaka?
Farmland in Matsusaka covered 73.00 square kilometres in 2024, 11.7% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Matsusaka recycle?
Matsusaka produced 53,501 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 9.9% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Matsusaka compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Matsusaka ranks 192 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 189 | Iwata | 3,428 thousand yen |
| 190 | Noda | 3,426 thousand yen |
| 191 | Kadoma | 3,413 thousand yen |
| 192 | Matsusaka | 3,412 thousand yen |
| 193 | Ise | 3,405 thousand yen |
| 194 | Fukaya | 3,399 thousand yen |
| 195 | Fukushima | 3,399 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Matsusaka ranks 218 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 215 | Suzuka | 3.4% |
| 216 | Musashino | 3.4% |
| 217 | Mitaka | 3.4% |
| 218 | Matsusaka | 3.4% |
| 219 | Oshu | 3.4% |
| 220 | Kanazawa | 3.3% |
| 221 | Iwata | 3.3% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Matsusaka ranks 155 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 152 | Sanda | 95.8 |
| 153 | Inazawa | 95.8 |
| 154 | Mishima | 95.8 |
| 155 | Matsusaka | 95.7 |
| 156 | Isehara | 95.5 |
| 157 | Fujinomiya | 95.5 |
| 158 | Kazo | 95.3 |
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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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