Economy, jobs and prices in Tama, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Tama averaged 4.15 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 44th 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 Tama earn in total?
Residents of Tama had 296.5 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 71,453 resident-tax payers (48.6 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 Tama?
At the 2020 census 64,407 residents of Tama were in work and 67,276 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 43.8 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 Tama?
The unemployment rate in Tama was 4.3% at the 2020 census (2,869 people out of 67,276 in the labour force), 59th 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 Tama?
By sector, 0.5% of employed residents of Tama worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 13.5% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 82.5% 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 Tama?
84.8% of employed residents of Tama were employees (excluding company directors), 7.0% 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 Tama?
At the 2020 census 38,765 residents of Tama commuted to work in another municipality and 37,453 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 146,247, or 99.5 per 100 night-time residents, 112th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Tama?
Tama had 3,603 private-sector business establishments employing 63,880 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 17.7 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Tama?
Factories in Tama shipped goods worth 26.5 billion yen in 2023 and employed 902 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 Tama?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Tama sold goods worth 486.7 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 691 commercial establishments employing 10,751 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Tama?
Tama had 677 retail stores and 334 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 25 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 2 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Tama?
Farmland in Tama covered 0.00 square kilometres in 2024, 0.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Tama recycle?
Tama produced 37,921 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 31.8% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Tama compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Tama ranks 44 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Kobe | 4,170 thousand yen |
| 42 | Kashiwa | 4,160 thousand yen |
| 43 | Higashikurume | 4,158 thousand yen |
| 44 | Tama | 4,149 thousand yen |
| 45 | Toda | 4,143 thousand yen |
| 46 | Toyota | 4,121 thousand yen |
| 47 | Funabashi | 4,116 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Tama ranks 59 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Kobe | 4.3% |
| 57 | Yatsushiro | 4.3% |
| 58 | Iruma | 4.3% |
| 59 | Tama | 4.3% |
| 60 | Yokosuka | 4.3% |
| 61 | Zama | 4.2% |
| 62 | Ogaki | 4.2% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Tama ranks 112 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 109 | Takaoka | 99.7 |
| 110 | Higashihiroshima | 99.7 |
| 111 | Sano | 99.6 |
| 112 | Tama | 99.5 |
| 113 | Hamamatsu | 99.1 |
| 114 | Hachioji | 99.1 |
| 115 | Beppu | 99.0 |
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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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