Economy, jobs and prices in Nagaoka, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Nagaoka averaged 3.25 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 32nd 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 Nagaoka earn in total?
Residents of Nagaoka had 381.2 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 117,426 resident-tax payers (44.0 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 Nagaoka?
At the 2020 census 128,543 residents of Nagaoka were in work and 133,468 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 48.2 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 Nagaoka?
The unemployment rate in Nagaoka was 3.7% at the 2020 census (4,925 people out of 133,468 in the labour force), 109th 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 Nagaoka?
By sector, 3.4% of employed residents of Nagaoka worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 30.3% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 64.6% 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 Nagaoka?
83.2% of employed residents of Nagaoka were employees (excluding company directors), 7.7% were self-employed business owners and 5.8% 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 Nagaoka?
At the 2020 census 17,569 residents of Nagaoka commuted to work in another municipality and 23,193 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 273,428, or 102.4 per 100 night-time residents, 64th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Nagaoka?
Nagaoka had 12,309 private-sector business establishments employing 129,443 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.5 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Nagaoka?
Factories in Nagaoka shipped goods worth 712.4 billion yen in 2023 and employed 25,132 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 Nagaoka?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Nagaoka sold goods worth 967.6 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,715 commercial establishments employing 21,705 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Nagaoka?
Nagaoka had 2,161 retail stores and 973 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 44 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 3 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Nagaoka?
Farmland in Nagaoka covered 178.00 square kilometres in 2024, 20.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Nagaoka recycle?
Nagaoka produced 80,466 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 23.7% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Nagaoka compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Nagaoka ranks 231 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 228 | Shimonoseki | 3,280 thousand yen |
| 229 | Ginowan | 3,252 thousand yen |
| 230 | Asahikawa | 3,250 thousand yen |
| 231 | Nagaoka | 3,247 thousand yen |
| 232 | Joetsu | 3,236 thousand yen |
| 233 | Aizuwakamatsu | 3,228 thousand yen |
| 234 | Okinawa | 3,226 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Nagaoka ranks 154 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 151 | Kofu | 3.7% |
| 152 | Hitachinaka | 3.7% |
| 153 | Tomakomai | 3.7% |
| 154 | Nagaoka | 3.7% |
| 155 | Kokubunji | 3.7% |
| 156 | Sakata | 3.7% |
| 157 | Odawara | 3.7% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Nagaoka ranks 64 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Iwata | 102.6 |
| 62 | Hakodate | 102.6 |
| 63 | Nagasaki | 102.5 |
| 64 | Nagaoka | 102.4 |
| 65 | Kobe | 102.3 |
| 66 | Urasoe | 102.2 |
| 67 | Gifu | 102.2 |
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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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