Economy, jobs and prices in Sanda, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Sanda averaged 3.95 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 62nd 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 Sanda earn in total?
Residents of Sanda had 190.1 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 48,129 resident-tax payers (44.1 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 Sanda?
At the 2020 census 49,763 residents of Sanda were in work and 51,463 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 45.6 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 Sanda?
The unemployment rate in Sanda was 3.3% at the 2020 census (1,700 people out of 51,463 in the labour force), 37th 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 Sanda?
By sector, 2.3% of employed residents of Sanda worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 22.8% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 71.7% 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 Sanda?
85.3% of employed residents of Sanda were employees (excluding company directors), 6.6% 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 Sanda?
At the 2020 census 23,579 residents of Sanda commuted to work in another municipality and 16,611 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 104,676, or 95.8 per 100 night-time residents, 111th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Sanda?
Sanda had 2,651 private-sector business establishments employing 41,031 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 15.5 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Sanda?
Factories in Sanda shipped goods worth 640.5 billion yen in 2023 and employed 9,393 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 Sanda?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Sanda sold goods worth 147.2 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 553 commercial establishments employing 6,298 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Sanda?
Sanda had 520 retail stores and 224 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 19 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 3 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Sanda?
Farmland in Sanda covered 20.00 square kilometres in 2024, 9.5% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Sanda recycle?
Sanda produced 30,700 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 13.3% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Sanda compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Sanda ranks 62 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Kawaguchi | 3,959 thousand yen |
| 60 | Fujimino | 3,954 thousand yen |
| 61 | Yamato | 3,953 thousand yen |
| 62 | Sanda | 3,949 thousand yen |
| 63 | Tokai | 3,945 thousand yen |
| 64 | Osaka | 3,942 thousand yen |
| 65 | Utsunomiya | 3,937 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Sanda ranks 226 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 223 | Seto | 3.3% |
| 224 | Hakusan | 3.3% |
| 225 | Kasugai | 3.3% |
| 226 | Sanda | 3.3% |
| 227 | Ise | 3.3% |
| 228 | Hikone | 3.3% |
| 229 | Kamakura | 3.3% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Sanda ranks 152 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 149 | Ashikaga | 96.2 |
| 150 | Daito | 96.2 |
| 151 | Urayasu | 96.0 |
| 152 | Sanda | 95.8 |
| 153 | Inazawa | 95.8 |
| 154 | Mishima | 95.8 |
| 155 | Matsusaka | 95.7 |
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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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