Economy, jobs and prices in Morioka, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Morioka averaged 3.50 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 88th 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 Morioka earn in total?
Residents of Morioka had 454.9 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 130,029 resident-tax payers (44.9 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 Morioka?
At the 2020 census 141,690 residents of Morioka were in work and 147,354 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 48.9 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 Morioka?
The unemployment rate in Morioka was 3.8% at the 2020 census (5,664 people out of 147,354 in the labour force), 128th lowest 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 Morioka?
By sector, 3.0% of employed residents of Morioka worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 13.3% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 81.0% 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 Morioka?
83.6% of employed residents of Morioka were employees (excluding company directors), 7.3% were self-employed business owners and 5.0% 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 Morioka?
At the 2020 census 24,042 residents of Morioka commuted to work in another municipality and 33,710 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 302,356, or 104.4 per 100 night-time residents, 37th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Morioka?
Morioka had 14,189 private-sector business establishments employing 141,204 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.0 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Morioka?
Factories in Morioka shipped goods worth 132.6 billion yen in 2023 and employed 5,471 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 Morioka?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Morioka sold goods worth 1.18 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 3,068 commercial establishments employing 27,733 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Morioka?
Morioka had 2,420 retail stores and 1,388 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 56 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 Morioka?
Farmland in Morioka covered 84.00 square kilometres in 2024, 9.5% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Morioka recycle?
Morioka produced 95,303 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 15.0% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Morioka compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Morioka ranks 175 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 172 | Daito | 3,507 thousand yen |
| 173 | Matsubara | 3,504 thousand yen |
| 174 | Saga | 3,501 thousand yen |
| 175 | Morioka | 3,498 thousand yen |
| 176 | Yamagata | 3,498 thousand yen |
| 177 | Kishiwada | 3,494 thousand yen |
| 178 | Kure | 3,485 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Morioka ranks 135 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 132 | Hamamatsu | 3.8% |
| 133 | Narita | 3.8% |
| 134 | Noda | 3.8% |
| 135 | Morioka | 3.8% |
| 136 | Ichihara | 3.8% |
| 137 | Misato | 3.8% |
| 138 | Otsu | 3.8% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Morioka ranks 37 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Omuta | 105.1 |
| 35 | Sendai | 105.1 |
| 36 | Yokkaichi | 104.7 |
| 37 | Morioka | 104.4 |
| 38 | Hachinohe | 104.4 |
| 39 | Obihiro | 104.3 |
| 40 | Maebashi | 104.0 |
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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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