Economy, jobs and prices in Tsu, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Tsu averaged 3.69 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 121st 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 Tsu earn in total?
Residents of Tsu had 456.5 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 123,609 resident-tax payers (45.0 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 Tsu?
At the 2020 census 128,710 residents of Tsu were in work and 132,946 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 46.9 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 Tsu?
The unemployment rate in Tsu was 3.2% at the 2020 census (4,236 people out of 132,946 in the labour force), 28th 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 Tsu?
By sector, 2.5% of employed residents of Tsu worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 24.8% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 69.4% 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 Tsu?
83.7% of employed residents of Tsu were employees (excluding company directors), 7.6% were self-employed business owners and 4.4% 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 Tsu?
At the 2020 census 26,288 residents of Tsu commuted to work in another municipality and 31,843 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 282,357, or 102.8 per 100 night-time residents, 58th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Tsu?
Tsu had 10,578 private-sector business establishments employing 125,394 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.9 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Tsu?
Factories in Tsu shipped goods worth 1.05 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 22,837 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 Tsu?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Tsu sold goods worth 687.7 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 2,101 commercial establishments employing 20,025 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Tsu?
Tsu had 1,785 retail stores and 866 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 46 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 5 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Tsu?
Farmland in Tsu covered 79.00 square kilometres in 2024, 11.1% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Tsu recycle?
Tsu produced 96,851 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 20.6% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Tsu compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Tsu ranks 121 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 118 | Tondabayashi | 3,710 thousand yen |
| 119 | Matsumoto | 3,708 thousand yen |
| 120 | Komaki | 3,707 thousand yen |
| 121 | Tsu | 3,693 thousand yen |
| 122 | Hikone | 3,692 thousand yen |
| 123 | Amagasaki | 3,675 thousand yen |
| 124 | Higashihiroshima | 3,673 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Tsu ranks 235 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 232 | Kawasaki | 3.3% |
| 233 | Fujieda | 3.2% |
| 234 | Iwakuni | 3.2% |
| 235 | Tsu | 3.2% |
| 236 | Shunan | 3.2% |
| 237 | Nishio | 3.2% |
| 238 | Tsuruoka | 3.2% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Tsu ranks 58 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Otaru | 102.9 |
| 56 | Shizuoka | 102.9 |
| 57 | Isahaya | 102.8 |
| 58 | Tsu | 102.8 |
| 59 | Fukushima | 102.8 |
| 60 | Okayama | 102.8 |
| 61 | Iwata | 102.6 |
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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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