Economy, jobs and prices in Mitaka, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Mitaka averaged 5.23 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 5th 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 Mitaka earn in total?
Residents of Mitaka had 515.6 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 98,507 resident-tax payers (50.4 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 Mitaka?
At the 2020 census 82,769 residents of Mitaka were in work and 85,642 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 42.4 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 Mitaka?
The unemployment rate in Mitaka was 3.4% at the 2020 census (2,873 people out of 85,642 in the labour force), 46th 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 Mitaka?
By sector, 0.8% of employed residents of Mitaka worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 12.9% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 83.0% 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 Mitaka?
81.5% of employed residents of Mitaka were employees (excluding company directors), 8.6% were self-employed business owners and 6.5% 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 Mitaka?
At the 2020 census 52,685 residents of Mitaka commuted to work in another municipality and 33,264 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 175,413, or 89.8 per 100 night-time residents, 53rd lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Mitaka?
Mitaka had 4,957 private-sector business establishments employing 57,347 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.6 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Mitaka?
Factories in Mitaka shipped goods worth 35.8 billion yen in 2023 and employed 1,517 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 Mitaka?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Mitaka sold goods worth 216.5 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 689 commercial establishments employing 7,554 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Mitaka?
Mitaka had 681 retail stores and 410 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 Mitaka?
Farmland in Mitaka covered 1.00 square kilometres in 2024, 6.1% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Mitaka recycle?
Mitaka produced 45,213 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 37.5% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Mitaka compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Mitaka ranks 5 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Musashino | 6,163 thousand yen |
| 3 | Tokyo | 5,836 thousand yen |
| 4 | Kamakura | 5,462 thousand yen |
| 5 | Mitaka | 5,235 thousand yen |
| 6 | Nishinomiya | 5,023 thousand yen |
| 7 | Minoh | 4,965 thousand yen |
| 8 | Kokubunji | 4,962 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Mitaka ranks 217 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 214 | Hofu | 3.4% |
| 215 | Suzuka | 3.4% |
| 216 | Musashino | 3.4% |
| 217 | Mitaka | 3.4% |
| 218 | Matsusaka | 3.4% |
| 219 | Oshu | 3.4% |
| 220 | Kanazawa | 3.3% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Mitaka ranks 210 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 207 | Machida | 90.3 |
| 208 | Chikushino | 90.2 |
| 209 | Kakogawa | 90.1 |
| 210 | Mitaka | 89.8 |
| 211 | Toride | 89.6 |
| 212 | Hirakata | 89.6 |
| 213 | Tondabayashi | 89.2 |
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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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