Economy, jobs and prices in Tachikawa, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Tachikawa averaged 4.28 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 34th 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 Tachikawa earn in total?
Residents of Tachikawa had 395.2 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 92,354 resident-tax payers (50.3 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 Tachikawa?
At the 2020 census 75,750 residents of Tachikawa were in work and 78,991 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 41.3 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 Tachikawa?
The unemployment rate in Tachikawa was 4.1% at the 2020 census (3,241 people out of 78,991 in the labour force), 81st 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 Tachikawa?
By sector, 0.9% of employed residents of Tachikawa worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 16.2% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 79.4% 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 Tachikawa?
83.8% of employed residents of Tachikawa were employees (excluding company directors), 7.3% 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 Tachikawa?
At the 2020 census 43,799 residents of Tachikawa commuted to work in another municipality and 66,688 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 207,832, or 113.2 per 100 night-time residents, 7th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Tachikawa?
Tachikawa had 7,692 private-sector business establishments employing 115,163 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 15.0 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Tachikawa?
Factories in Tachikawa shipped goods worth 97.7 billion yen in 2023 and employed 4,213 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 Tachikawa?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Tachikawa sold goods worth 810.0 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,475 commercial establishments employing 18,569 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Tachikawa?
Tachikawa had 1,379 retail stores and 849 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 37 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 5 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Tachikawa?
Farmland in Tachikawa covered 2.00 square kilometres in 2024, 8.2% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Tachikawa recycle?
Tachikawa produced 47,060 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 37.7% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Tachikawa compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Tachikawa ranks 34 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Chigasaki | 4,295 thousand yen |
| 32 | Chiba | 4,290 thousand yen |
| 33 | Inzai | 4,287 thousand yen |
| 34 | Tachikawa | 4,279 thousand yen |
| 35 | Kusatsu | 4,276 thousand yen |
| 36 | Ibaraki | 4,262 thousand yen |
| 37 | Kyoto | 4,221 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Tachikawa ranks 81 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | Sakura | 4.1% |
| 79 | Akishima | 4.1% |
| 80 | Sagamihara | 4.1% |
| 81 | Tachikawa | 4.1% |
| 82 | Kakegawa | 4.1% |
| 83 | Takatsuki | 4.1% |
| 84 | Toride | 4.1% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Tachikawa ranks 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kariya | 121.1 |
| 5 | Komaki | 118.4 |
| 6 | Atsugi | 115.8 |
| 7 | Tachikawa | 113.2 |
| 8 | Kofu | 113.1 |
| 9 | Nagoya | 111.2 |
| 10 | Toyota | 111.1 |
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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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