Economy, jobs and prices in Toyohashi, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Toyohashi averaged 3.76 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 106th highest 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 Toyohashi earn in total?
Residents of Toyohashi had 647.4 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 172,115 resident-tax payers (46.3 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 Toyohashi?
At the 2020 census 188,007 residents of Toyohashi were in work and 194,689 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 50.6 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 Toyohashi?
The unemployment rate in Toyohashi was 3.4% at the 2020 census (6,682 people out of 194,689 in the labour force), 58th 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 Toyohashi?
By sector, 5.1% of employed residents of Toyohashi worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 34.3% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 57.8% 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 Toyohashi?
80.8% of employed residents of Toyohashi were employees (excluding company directors), 8.3% 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 Toyohashi?
At the 2020 census 42,468 residents of Toyohashi commuted to work in another municipality and 32,448 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 361,317, or 97.1 per 100 night-time residents, 125th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Toyohashi?
Toyohashi had 14,350 private-sector business establishments employing 164,058 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.4 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Toyohashi?
Factories in Toyohashi shipped goods worth 1.61 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 35,577 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 Toyohashi?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Toyohashi sold goods worth 1.24 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,907 commercial establishments employing 27,788 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Toyohashi?
Toyohashi had 2,387 retail stores and 1,460 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 55 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 Toyohashi?
Farmland in Toyohashi covered 74.00 square kilometres in 2024, 28.2% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Toyohashi recycle?
Toyohashi produced 118,553 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 21.5% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Toyohashi compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Toyohashi ranks 106 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 103 | Ichinomiya | 3,769 thousand yen |
| 104 | Kanazawa | 3,764 thousand yen |
| 105 | Kakogawa | 3,763 thousand yen |
| 106 | Toyohashi | 3,761 thousand yen |
| 107 | Yao | 3,761 thousand yen |
| 108 | Maebashi | 3,760 thousand yen |
| 109 | Seto | 3,751 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Toyohashi ranks 205 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 202 | Takasaki | 3.5% |
| 203 | Obihiro | 3.5% |
| 204 | Takamatsu | 3.4% |
| 205 | Toyohashi | 3.4% |
| 206 | Kurashiki | 3.4% |
| 207 | Kusatsu | 3.4% |
| 208 | Onomichi | 3.4% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Toyohashi ranks 138 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 135 | Osaki | 97.4 |
| 136 | Uruma | 97.3 |
| 137 | Kamakura | 97.2 |
| 138 | Toyohashi | 97.1 |
| 139 | Nishio | 97.1 |
| 140 | Saijo | 97.0 |
| 141 | Okinawa | 96.8 |
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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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