Economy, jobs and prices in Tomakomai, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Tomakomai averaged 3.31 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 44th 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 Tomakomai earn in total?
Residents of Tomakomai had 244.4 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 73,845 resident-tax payers (43.4 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 Tomakomai?
At the 2020 census 76,046 residents of Tomakomai were in work and 78,970 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 44.7 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 Tomakomai?
The unemployment rate in Tomakomai was 3.7% at the 2020 census (2,924 people out of 78,970 in the labour force), 110th 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 Tomakomai?
By sector, 1.9% of employed residents of Tomakomai worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 25.3% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 69.0% 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 Tomakomai?
85.7% of employed residents of Tomakomai were employees (excluding company directors), 5.4% were self-employed business owners and 5.1% 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 Tomakomai?
At the 2020 census 6,873 residents of Tomakomai commuted to work in another municipality and 7,387 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 170,056, or 100.0 per 100 night-time residents, 103rd highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Tomakomai?
Tomakomai had 6,856 private-sector business establishments employing 76,995 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 Tomakomai?
Factories in Tomakomai shipped goods worth 1.43 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 11,346 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 Tomakomai?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Tomakomai sold goods worth 501.7 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,365 commercial establishments employing 13,023 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Tomakomai?
Tomakomai had 1,109 retail stores and 677 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 27 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 0 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Tomakomai?
Farmland in Tomakomai covered 12.00 square kilometres in 2024, 2.1% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Tomakomai recycle?
Tomakomai produced 66,833 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 30.6% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Tomakomai compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Tomakomai ranks 219 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 216 | Hofu | 3,316 thousand yen |
| 217 | Ashikaga | 3,314 thousand yen |
| 218 | Yonago | 3,311 thousand yen |
| 219 | Tomakomai | 3,310 thousand yen |
| 220 | Higashiomi | 3,310 thousand yen |
| 221 | Matsue | 3,309 thousand yen |
| 222 | Hakusan | 3,307 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Tomakomai ranks 153 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 150 | Nagoya | 3.7% |
| 151 | Kofu | 3.7% |
| 152 | Hitachinaka | 3.7% |
| 153 | Tomakomai | 3.7% |
| 154 | Nagaoka | 3.7% |
| 155 | Kokubunji | 3.7% |
| 156 | Sakata | 3.7% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Tomakomai ranks 103 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Oyama | 100.1 |
| 101 | Joetsu | 100.1 |
| 102 | Sapporo | 100.0 |
| 103 | Tomakomai | 100.0 |
| 104 | Ichinoseki | 99.9 |
| 105 | Kitami | 99.9 |
| 106 | Yatsushiro | 99.8 |
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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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