Economy, jobs and prices in Noda, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Noda averaged 3.43 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 73rd 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 Noda earn in total?
Residents of Noda had 237.8 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 69,402 resident-tax payers (45.5 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 Noda?
At the 2020 census 71,129 residents of Noda were in work and 73,973 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 46.6 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 Noda?
The unemployment rate in Noda was 3.8% at the 2020 census (2,844 people out of 73,973 in the labour force), 129th 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 Noda?
By sector, 1.8% of employed residents of Noda worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 24.6% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 69.5% 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 Noda?
81.7% of employed residents of Noda were employees (excluding company directors), 7.9% were self-employed business owners and 5.2% 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 Noda?
At the 2020 census 29,207 residents of Noda commuted to work in another municipality and 20,634 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 144,223, or 94.5 per 100 night-time residents, 91st lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Noda?
Noda had 4,687 private-sector business establishments employing 55,330 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.8 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Noda?
Factories in Noda shipped goods worth 633.7 billion yen in 2023 and employed 10,841 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 Noda?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Noda sold goods worth 198.6 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 813 commercial establishments employing 7,565 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Noda?
Noda had 790 retail stores and 353 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 21 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 Noda?
Farmland in Noda covered 26.00 square kilometres in 2024, 25.1% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Noda recycle?
Noda produced 38,075 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 22.6% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Noda compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Noda ranks 190 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 187 | Koriyama | 3,434 thousand yen |
| 188 | Yamaguchi | 3,432 thousand yen |
| 189 | Iwata | 3,428 thousand yen |
| 190 | Noda | 3,426 thousand yen |
| 191 | Kadoma | 3,413 thousand yen |
| 192 | Matsusaka | 3,412 thousand yen |
| 193 | Ise | 3,405 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Noda ranks 134 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 131 | Kuki | 3.9% |
| 132 | Hamamatsu | 3.8% |
| 133 | Narita | 3.8% |
| 134 | Noda | 3.8% |
| 135 | Morioka | 3.8% |
| 136 | Ichihara | 3.8% |
| 137 | Misato | 3.8% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Noda ranks 172 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 169 | Yao | 94.6 |
| 170 | Fukaya | 94.6 |
| 171 | Kakamigahara | 94.5 |
| 172 | Noda | 94.5 |
| 173 | Nasushiobara | 94.5 |
| 174 | Kuki | 94.1 |
| 175 | Sakai | 94.1 |
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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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