Economy, jobs and prices in Toyokawa, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Toyokawa averaged 3.60 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 115th 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 Toyokawa earn in total?
Residents of Toyokawa had 314.8 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 87,561 resident-tax payers (47.4 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 Toyokawa?
At the 2020 census 96,606 residents of Toyokawa were in work and 99,633 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 52.3 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 Toyokawa?
The unemployment rate in Toyokawa was 3.0% at the 2020 census (3,027 people out of 99,633 in the labour force), 16th 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 Toyokawa?
By sector, 4.9% of employed residents of Toyokawa worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 37.4% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 55.6% 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 Toyokawa?
83.3% of employed residents of Toyokawa were employees (excluding company directors), 7.8% were self-employed business owners and 4.3% 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 Toyokawa?
At the 2020 census 30,858 residents of Toyokawa commuted to work in another municipality and 21,458 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 172,462, or 93.4 per 100 night-time residents, 82nd lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Toyokawa?
Toyokawa had 6,545 private-sector business establishments employing 78,350 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 12.0 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Toyokawa?
Factories in Toyokawa shipped goods worth 930.2 billion yen in 2023 and employed 26,842 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 Toyokawa?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Toyokawa sold goods worth 285.0 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,358 commercial establishments employing 11,746 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Toyokawa?
Toyokawa had 1,227 retail stores and 558 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 32 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 Toyokawa?
Farmland in Toyokawa covered 32.00 square kilometres in 2024, 19.9% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Toyokawa recycle?
Toyokawa produced 63,776 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 23.6% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Toyokawa compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Toyokawa ranks 148 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 145 | Chikushino | 3,609 thousand yen |
| 146 | Naha | 3,606 thousand yen |
| 147 | Hadano | 3,603 thousand yen |
| 148 | Toyokawa | 3,595 thousand yen |
| 149 | Higashiosaka | 3,592 thousand yen |
| 150 | Kawachinagano | 3,591 thousand yen |
| 151 | Kurume | 3,590 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Toyokawa ranks 247 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 244 | Kakamigahara | 3.1% |
| 245 | Nagareyama | 3.1% |
| 246 | Takaoka | 3.1% |
| 247 | Toyokawa | 3.0% |
| 248 | Urayasu | 3.0% |
| 249 | Toyama | 3.0% |
| 250 | Higashihiroshima | 3.0% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Toyokawa ranks 181 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 178 | Ebina | 93.8 |
| 179 | Kashihara | 93.8 |
| 180 | Moriguchi | 93.7 |
| 181 | Toyokawa | 93.4 |
| 182 | Itami | 93.2 |
| 183 | Akishima | 93.0 |
| 184 | Fujisawa | 92.9 |
More on Toyokawa: overview · health · education and schools · poverty and living standards · government budget · all cities in Japan
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…)
Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.