Economy, jobs and prices in Sakata, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Sakata averaged 3.04 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 7th 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 Sakata earn in total?
Residents of Sakata had 127.8 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 42,050 resident-tax payers (41.9 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 Sakata?
At the 2020 census 50,286 residents of Sakata were in work and 52,208 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 50.1 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 Sakata?
The unemployment rate in Sakata was 3.7% at the 2020 census (1,922 people out of 52,208 in the labour force), 107th 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 Sakata?
By sector, 8.4% of employed residents of Sakata worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 25.8% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 65.1% 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 Sakata?
78.3% of employed residents of Sakata were employees (excluding company directors), 10.3% were self-employed business owners and 5.3% 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 Sakata?
At the 2020 census 6,967 residents of Sakata commuted to work in another municipality and 10,273 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 103,651, or 103.4 per 100 night-time residents, 49th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Sakata?
Sakata had 5,253 private-sector business establishments employing 48,166 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.2 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Sakata?
Factories in Sakata shipped goods worth 252.5 billion yen in 2023 and employed 8,375 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 Sakata?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Sakata sold goods worth 229.8 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,274 commercial establishments employing 8,101 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Sakata?
Sakata had 1,016 retail stores and 511 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 15 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 Sakata?
Farmland in Sakata covered 117.00 square kilometres in 2024, 19.4% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Sakata recycle?
Sakata produced 36,347 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 15.2% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Sakata compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Sakata ranks 256 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 253 | Nobeoka | 3,082 thousand yen |
| 254 | Karatsu | 3,079 thousand yen |
| 255 | Kanoya | 3,072 thousand yen |
| 256 | Sakata | 3,038 thousand yen |
| 257 | Miyakonojo | 3,038 thousand yen |
| 258 | Tsuruoka | 2,985 thousand yen |
| 259 | Otaru | 2,985 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Sakata ranks 156 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 153 | Tomakomai | 3.7% |
| 154 | Nagaoka | 3.7% |
| 155 | Kokubunji | 3.7% |
| 156 | Sakata | 3.7% |
| 157 | Odawara | 3.7% |
| 158 | Kure | 3.7% |
| 159 | Chigasaki | 3.7% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Sakata ranks 49 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Yonago | 103.6 |
| 47 | Miyakonojo | 103.6 |
| 48 | Ogaki | 103.5 |
| 49 | Sakata | 103.4 |
| 50 | Utsunomiya | 103.3 |
| 51 | Matsue | 103.0 |
| 52 | Tottori | 103.0 |
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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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