Economy, jobs and prices in Tokorozawa, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Tokorozawa averaged 4.01 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 54th 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 Tokorozawa earn in total?
Residents of Tokorozawa had 670.7 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 167,179 resident-tax payers (48.8 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 Tokorozawa?
At the 2020 census 150,507 residents of Tokorozawa were in work and 156,794 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 43.9 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 Tokorozawa?
The unemployment rate in Tokorozawa was 4.0% at the 2020 census (6,287 people out of 156,794 in the labour force), 100th 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 Tokorozawa?
By sector, 1.2% of employed residents of Tokorozawa worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 17.6% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 78.3% 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 Tokorozawa?
84.4% of employed residents of Tokorozawa 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 Tokorozawa?
At the 2020 census 81,714 residents of Tokorozawa commuted to work in another municipality and 43,065 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 298,938, or 87.3 per 100 night-time residents, 31st lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Tokorozawa?
Tokorozawa had 9,413 private-sector business establishments employing 105,213 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.2 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Tokorozawa?
Factories in Tokorozawa shipped goods worth 190.3 billion yen in 2023 and employed 7,168 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 Tokorozawa?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Tokorozawa sold goods worth 523.0 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,753 commercial establishments employing 17,958 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Tokorozawa?
Tokorozawa had 1,662 retail stores and 793 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 42 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 Tokorozawa?
Farmland in Tokorozawa covered 14.00 square kilometres in 2024, 19.4% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Tokorozawa recycle?
Tokorozawa produced 88,969 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 31.0% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Tokorozawa compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Tokorozawa ranks 54 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Hachioji | 4,041 thousand yen |
| 52 | Kuwana | 4,032 thousand yen |
| 53 | Yachiyo | 4,023 thousand yen |
| 54 | Tokorozawa | 4,012 thousand yen |
| 55 | Otsu | 3,981 thousand yen |
| 56 | Takatsuki | 3,972 thousand yen |
| 57 | Matsudo | 3,965 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Tokorozawa ranks 100 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 97 | Tokushima | 4.0% |
| 98 | Nara | 4.0% |
| 99 | Oyama | 4.0% |
| 100 | Tokorozawa | 4.0% |
| 101 | Matsudo | 4.0% |
| 102 | Isesaki | 4.0% |
| 103 | Ageo | 4.0% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Tokorozawa ranks 232 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 229 | Uji | 87.8 |
| 230 | Hadano | 87.7 |
| 231 | Yamato | 87.5 |
| 232 | Tokorozawa | 87.3 |
| 233 | Kawasaki | 87.3 |
| 234 | Koshigaya | 87.3 |
| 235 | Koganei | 87.3 |
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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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