Economy, jobs and prices in Tochigi, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Tochigi averaged 3.30 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 40th 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 Tochigi earn in total?
Residents of Tochigi had 226.5 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 68,527 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 Tochigi?
At the 2020 census 76,181 residents of Tochigi were in work and 79,759 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 49.0 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 Tochigi?
The unemployment rate in Tochigi was 4.5% at the 2020 census (3,578 people out of 79,759 in the labour force), 40th 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 Tochigi?
By sector, 5.4% of employed residents of Tochigi worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 33.2% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 59.7% 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 Tochigi?
80.4% of employed residents of Tochigi were employees (excluding company directors), 8.9% were self-employed business owners and 5.4% 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 Tochigi?
At the 2020 census 25,444 residents of Tochigi commuted to work in another municipality and 19,565 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 149,917, or 96.4 per 100 night-time residents, 117th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Tochigi?
Tochigi had 6,523 private-sector business establishments employing 64,529 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.9 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Tochigi?
Factories in Tochigi shipped goods worth 1.23 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 18,305 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 Tochigi?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Tochigi sold goods worth 287.0 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,374 commercial establishments employing 10,113 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Tochigi?
Tochigi had 1,163 retail stores and 530 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 20 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 1 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Tochigi?
Farmland in Tochigi covered 96.00 square kilometres in 2024, 29.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Tochigi recycle?
Tochigi produced 47,348 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 11.6% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Tochigi compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Tochigi ranks 223 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 220 | Higashiomi | 3,310 thousand yen |
| 221 | Matsue | 3,309 thousand yen |
| 222 | Hakusan | 3,307 thousand yen |
| 223 | Tochigi | 3,305 thousand yen |
| 224 | Marugame | 3,305 thousand yen |
| 225 | Sano | 3,297 thousand yen |
| 226 | Hakodate | 3,296 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Tochigi ranks 40 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Asahikawa | 4.5% |
| 38 | Tondabayashi | 4.5% |
| 39 | Tsuchiura | 4.5% |
| 40 | Tochigi | 4.5% |
| 41 | Ebetsu | 4.5% |
| 42 | Kyoto | 4.5% |
| 43 | Chikushino | 4.5% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Tochigi ranks 146 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 143 | Oshu | 96.8 |
| 144 | Kawagoe | 96.8 |
| 145 | Amagasaki | 96.6 |
| 146 | Tochigi | 96.4 |
| 147 | Chikusei | 96.3 |
| 148 | Suita | 96.2 |
| 149 | Ashikaga | 96.2 |
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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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