Economy, jobs and prices in Nagareyama, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Nagareyama averaged 4.48 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 22nd 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 Nagareyama earn in total?
Residents of Nagareyama had 457.3 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 102,064 resident-tax payers (51.1 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 Nagareyama?
At the 2020 census 87,860 residents of Nagareyama were in work and 90,643 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 44.0 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 Nagareyama?
The unemployment rate in Nagareyama was 3.1% at the 2020 census (2,783 people out of 90,643 in the labour force), 18th 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 Nagareyama?
By sector, 0.7% of employed residents of Nagareyama worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 17.2% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 79.3% 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 Nagareyama?
87.0% of employed residents of Nagareyama were employees (excluding company directors), 5.5% were self-employed business owners and 4.8% 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 Nagareyama?
At the 2020 census 59,939 residents of Nagareyama commuted to work in another municipality and 20,338 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 157,255, or 78.7 per 100 night-time residents, 2nd lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Nagareyama?
Nagareyama had 4,241 private-sector business establishments employing 43,359 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.2 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Nagareyama?
Factories in Nagareyama shipped goods worth 60.4 billion yen in 2023 and employed 1,994 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 Nagareyama?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Nagareyama sold goods worth 277.4 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 771 commercial establishments employing 8,993 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Nagareyama?
Nagareyama had 774 retail stores and 368 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 25 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 Nagareyama?
Farmland in Nagareyama covered 3.00 square kilometres in 2024, 8.5% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Nagareyama recycle?
Nagareyama produced 57,296 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 28.5% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Nagareyama compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Nagareyama ranks 22 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Tsukuba | 4,538 thousand yen |
| 20 | Kariya | 4,514 thousand yen |
| 21 | Ikeda | 4,494 thousand yen |
| 22 | Nagareyama | 4,480 thousand yen |
| 23 | Saitama | 4,472 thousand yen |
| 24 | Fuchu | 4,462 thousand yen |
| 25 | Asaka | 4,451 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Nagareyama ranks 245 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 242 | Okazaki | 3.1% |
| 243 | Hatsukaichi | 3.1% |
| 244 | Kakamigahara | 3.1% |
| 245 | Nagareyama | 3.1% |
| 246 | Takaoka | 3.1% |
| 247 | Toyokawa | 3.0% |
| 248 | Urayasu | 3.0% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Nagareyama ranks 261 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 256 | Konosu | 81.1 |
| 257 | Takarazuka | 81.0 |
| 258 | Nishitokyo | 80.9 |
| 259 | Ichikawa | 80.8 |
| 260 | Kamagaya | 80.7 |
| 261 | Nagareyama | 78.7 |
| 262 | Fujimi | 75.4 |
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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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