Economy, jobs and prices in Sakado, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Sakado averaged 3.56 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 105th 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 Sakado earn in total?
Residents of Sakado had 161.2 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 45,331 resident-tax payers (45.2 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 Sakado?
At the 2020 census 43,321 residents of Sakado were in work and 45,958 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 43.2 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 Sakado?
The unemployment rate in Sakado was 5.7% at the 2020 census (2,637 people out of 45,958 in the labour force), 5th highest of 262 cities, above 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 Sakado?
By sector, 1.2% of employed residents of Sakado worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 25.8% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 70.9% 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 Sakado?
85.6% of employed residents of Sakado were employees (excluding company directors), 7.3% were self-employed business owners and 4.5% 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 Sakado?
At the 2020 census 27,366 residents of Sakado commuted to work in another municipality and 16,376 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 92,650, or 92.4 per 100 night-time residents, 75th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Sakado?
Sakado had 2,642 private-sector business establishments employing 29,442 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.1 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Sakado?
Factories in Sakado shipped goods worth 191.8 billion yen in 2023 and employed 6,136 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 Sakado?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Sakado sold goods worth 107.8 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 460 commercial establishments employing 4,444 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Sakado?
Sakado had 463 retail stores and 276 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 13 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 0 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Sakado?
Farmland in Sakado covered 12.00 square kilometres in 2024, 29.3% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Sakado recycle?
Sakado produced 25,762 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 26.3% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Sakado compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Sakado ranks 158 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 155 | Tajimi | 3,570 thousand yen |
| 156 | Fuji | 3,567 thousand yen |
| 157 | Ota | 3,558 thousand yen |
| 158 | Sakado | 3,556 thousand yen |
| 159 | Toyama | 3,550 thousand yen |
| 160 | Izumisano | 3,548 thousand yen |
| 161 | Moriguchi | 3,540 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Sakado ranks 5 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Okinawa | 6.0% |
| 3 | Otaru | 6.0% |
| 4 | Uruma | 5.8% |
| 5 | Sakado | 5.7% |
| 6 | Kadoma | 5.7% |
| 7 | Ginowan | 5.6% |
| 8 | Matsubara | 5.2% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Sakado ranks 188 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 185 | Saitama | 92.9 |
| 186 | Kuwana | 92.8 |
| 187 | Yokohama | 92.5 |
| 188 | Sakado | 92.4 |
| 189 | Fujieda | 92.3 |
| 190 | Yokosuka | 92.2 |
| 191 | Kashiwa | 91.8 |
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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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