Economy, jobs and prices in Mito, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Mito averaged 3.83 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 91st highest 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 Mito earn in total?
Residents of Mito had 476.6 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 124,396 resident-tax payers (46.0 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 Mito?
At the 2020 census 126,968 residents of Mito were in work and 132,073 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 46.9 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 Mito?
The unemployment rate in Mito was 3.9% at the 2020 census (5,105 people out of 132,073 in the labour force), 130th highest of 262 cities, about the same as 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 Mito?
By sector, 2.3% of employed residents of Mito worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 18.2% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 77.2% 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 Mito?
82.8% of employed residents of Mito were employees (excluding company directors), 8.0% were self-employed business owners and 5.4% 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 Mito?
At the 2020 census 35,530 residents of Mito commuted to work in another municipality and 51,279 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 295,673, or 109.2 per 100 night-time residents, 12th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Mito?
Mito had 12,442 private-sector business establishments employing 144,093 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 Mito?
Factories in Mito shipped goods worth 171.3 billion yen in 2023 and employed 5,846 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 Mito?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Mito sold goods worth 1.57 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,717 commercial establishments employing 25,745 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Mito?
Mito had 2,128 retail stores and 1,209 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 41 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 Mito?
Farmland in Mito covered 60.00 square kilometres in 2024, 27.6% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Mito recycle?
Mito produced 97,038 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 18.7% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Mito compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Mito ranks 91 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 88 | Mishima | 3,854 thousand yen |
| 89 | Sendai | 3,846 thousand yen |
| 90 | Kisarazu | 3,845 thousand yen |
| 91 | Mito | 3,832 thousand yen |
| 92 | Ageo | 3,822 thousand yen |
| 93 | Soka | 3,805 thousand yen |
| 94 | Odawara | 3,803 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Mito ranks 130 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 127 | Kamagaya | 3.9% |
| 128 | Yamato | 3.9% |
| 129 | Koshigaya | 3.9% |
| 130 | Mito | 3.9% |
| 131 | Kuki | 3.9% |
| 132 | Hamamatsu | 3.8% |
| 133 | Narita | 3.8% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Mito ranks 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Nagoya | 111.2 |
| 10 | Toyota | 111.1 |
| 11 | Naha | 109.3 |
| 12 | Mito | 109.2 |
| 13 | Tsuchiura | 109.1 |
| 14 | Fukui | 109.1 |
| 15 | Fukuoka | 108.8 |
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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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