Economy, jobs and prices in Odawara, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Odawara averaged 3.80 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 94th 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 Odawara earn in total?
Residents of Odawara had 335.3 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 88,168 resident-tax payers (46.7 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 Odawara?
At the 2020 census 88,058 residents of Odawara were in work and 91,420 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 Odawara?
The unemployment rate in Odawara was 3.7% at the 2020 census (3,362 people out of 91,420 in the labour force), 106th 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 Odawara?
By sector, 2.4% of employed residents of Odawara worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 22.5% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 71.6% 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 Odawara?
81.9% of employed residents of Odawara were employees (excluding company directors), 7.8% were self-employed business owners and 5.5% 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 Odawara?
At the 2020 census 32,506 residents of Odawara commuted to work in another municipality and 28,384 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 183,931, or 97.4 per 100 night-time residents, 129th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Odawara?
Odawara had 7,535 private-sector business establishments employing 82,087 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.9 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Odawara?
Factories in Odawara shipped goods worth 606.1 billion yen in 2023 and employed 9,897 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 Odawara?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Odawara sold goods worth 338.5 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,520 commercial establishments employing 13,444 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Odawara?
Odawara had 1,454 retail stores and 816 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 34 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 Odawara?
Farmland in Odawara covered 17.00 square kilometres in 2024, 15.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Odawara recycle?
Odawara produced 62,136 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 22.5% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Odawara compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Odawara ranks 94 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Mito | 3,832 thousand yen |
| 92 | Ageo | 3,822 thousand yen |
| 93 | Soka | 3,805 thousand yen |
| 94 | Odawara | 3,803 thousand yen |
| 95 | Misato | 3,803 thousand yen |
| 96 | Nishio | 3,800 thousand yen |
| 97 | Tokushima | 3,797 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Odawara ranks 157 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 154 | Nagaoka | 3.7% |
| 155 | Kokubunji | 3.7% |
| 156 | Sakata | 3.7% |
| 157 | Odawara | 3.7% |
| 158 | Kure | 3.7% |
| 159 | Chigasaki | 3.7% |
| 160 | Isahaya | 3.7% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Odawara ranks 134 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 131 | Nagahama | 97.6 |
| 132 | Hitachinaka | 97.5 |
| 133 | Kumagaya | 97.5 |
| 134 | Odawara | 97.4 |
| 135 | Osaki | 97.4 |
| 136 | Uruma | 97.3 |
| 137 | Kamakura | 97.2 |
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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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