Economy, jobs and prices in Tokai, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Tokai averaged 3.95 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 63rd 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 Tokai earn in total?
Residents of Tokai had 219.8 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 55,707 resident-tax payers (49.0 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 Tokai?
At the 2020 census 56,042 residents of Tokai were in work and 57,697 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 49.3 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 Tokai?
The unemployment rate in Tokai was 2.9% at the 2020 census (1,655 people out of 57,697 in the labour force), 8th 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 Tokai?
By sector, 2.1% of employed residents of Tokai worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 37.4% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 58.2% 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 Tokai?
86.6% of employed residents of Tokai were employees (excluding company directors), 5.6% were self-employed business owners and 4.0% 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 Tokai?
At the 2020 census 26,072 residents of Tokai commuted to work in another municipality and 28,702 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 115,790, or 101.8 per 100 night-time residents, 72nd highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Tokai?
Tokai had 3,912 private-sector business establishments employing 60,069 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 15.4 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Tokai?
Factories in Tokai shipped goods worth 2.05 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 17,342 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 Tokai?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Tokai sold goods worth 479.3 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 655 commercial establishments employing 7,165 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Tokai?
Tokai had 570 retail stores and 404 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 14 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 Tokai?
Farmland in Tokai covered 6.00 square kilometres in 2024, 13.8% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Tokai recycle?
Tokai produced 31,587 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 15.8% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Tokai compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Tokai ranks 63 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 66 | Higashimurayama | 3,925 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Tokai ranks 255 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 252 | Joetsu | 2.9% |
| 253 | Yokkaichi | 2.9% |
| 254 | Anjo | 2.9% |
| 255 | Tokai | 2.9% |
| 256 | Inzai | 2.9% |
| 257 | Matsue | 2.9% |
| 258 | Fukui | 2.9% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Tokai ranks 72 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | Kitakyushu | 102.1 |
| 70 | Niihama | 101.9 |
| 71 | Kochi | 101.9 |
| 72 | Tokai | 101.8 |
| 73 | Kumamoto | 101.6 |
| 74 | Takasaki | 101.6 |
| 75 | Ueda | 101.6 |
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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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