Economy, jobs and prices in Tsuruoka, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Tsuruoka averaged 2.99 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 5th 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 Tsuruoka earn in total?
Residents of Tsuruoka had 154.2 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 51,668 resident-tax payers (42.2 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 Tsuruoka?
At the 2020 census 62,393 residents of Tsuruoka were in work and 64,426 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 51.0 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 Tsuruoka?
The unemployment rate in Tsuruoka was 3.2% at the 2020 census (2,033 people out of 64,426 in the labour force), 25th 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 Tsuruoka?
By sector, 9.0% of employed residents of Tsuruoka worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 28.7% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 60.2% 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 Tsuruoka?
76.7% of employed residents of Tsuruoka were employees (excluding company directors), 11.3% were self-employed business owners and 4.8% 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 Tsuruoka?
At the 2020 census 6,868 residents of Tsuruoka commuted to work in another municipality and 7,043 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 123,233, or 100.7 per 100 night-time residents, 91st highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Tsuruoka?
Tsuruoka had 6,079 private-sector business establishments employing 53,749 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 8.8 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Tsuruoka?
Factories in Tsuruoka shipped goods worth 686.3 billion yen in 2023 and employed 11,723 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 Tsuruoka?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Tsuruoka sold goods worth 197.5 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,420 commercial establishments employing 8,383 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Tsuruoka?
Tsuruoka had 1,268 retail stores and 580 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 15 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 Tsuruoka?
Farmland in Tsuruoka covered 175.00 square kilometres in 2024, 13.3% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Tsuruoka recycle?
Tsuruoka produced 38,683 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 11.5% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Tsuruoka compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Tsuruoka ranks 258 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 255 | Kanoya | 3,072 thousand yen |
| 256 | Sakata | 3,038 thousand yen |
| 257 | Miyakonojo | 3,038 thousand yen |
| 258 | Tsuruoka | 2,985 thousand yen |
| 259 | Otaru | 2,985 thousand yen |
| 260 | Oshu | 2,984 thousand yen |
| 261 | Ichinoseki | 2,899 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Tsuruoka ranks 238 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 235 | Tsu | 3.2% |
| 236 | Shunan | 3.2% |
| 237 | Nishio | 3.2% |
| 238 | Tsuruoka | 3.2% |
| 239 | Nagano | 3.1% |
| 240 | Nagahama | 3.1% |
| 241 | Inazawa | 3.1% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Tsuruoka ranks 91 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 88 | Onomichi | 101.0 |
| 89 | Imabari | 100.9 |
| 90 | Kirishima | 100.8 |
| 91 | Tsuruoka | 100.7 |
| 92 | Kanoya | 100.6 |
| 93 | Kushiro | 100.6 |
| 94 | Asahikawa | 100.6 |
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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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