Economy, jobs and prices in Utsunomiya, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Utsunomiya averaged 3.94 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 65th highest of 262 cities and above 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 Utsunomiya earn in total?
Residents of Utsunomiya had 957.0 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 243,060 resident-tax payers (46.9 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 Utsunomiya?
At the 2020 census 226,786 residents of Utsunomiya were in work and 235,416 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 43.7 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 Utsunomiya?
The unemployment rate in Utsunomiya was 3.7% at the 2020 census (8,630 people out of 235,416 in the labour force), 101st 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 Utsunomiya?
By sector, 2.3% of employed residents of Utsunomiya worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 25.4% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 68.6% 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 Utsunomiya?
83.0% of employed residents of Utsunomiya were employees (excluding company directors), 6.9% were self-employed business owners and 5.5% 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 Utsunomiya?
At the 2020 census 51,332 residents of Utsunomiya commuted to work in another municipality and 62,736 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 535,910, or 103.3 per 100 night-time residents, 50th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Utsunomiya?
Utsunomiya had 20,953 private-sector business establishments employing 241,786 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.5 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Utsunomiya?
Factories in Utsunomiya shipped goods worth 2.29 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 32,687 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 Utsunomiya?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Utsunomiya sold goods worth 2.42 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 4,355 commercial establishments employing 44,500 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Utsunomiya?
Utsunomiya had 3,547 retail stores and 2,012 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 89 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 6 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Utsunomiya?
Farmland in Utsunomiya covered 119.00 square kilometres in 2024, 28.5% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Utsunomiya recycle?
Utsunomiya produced 165,021 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 15.3% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Utsunomiya compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Utsunomiya ranks 65 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Sanda | 3,949 thousand yen |
| 63 | Tokai | 3,945 thousand yen |
| 64 | Osaka | 3,942 thousand yen |
| 65 | Utsunomiya | 3,937 thousand yen |
| 66 | Higashimurayama | 3,925 thousand yen |
| 67 | Handa | 3,919 thousand yen |
| 68 | Gifu | 3,913 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Utsunomiya ranks 162 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 159 | Chigasaki | 3.7% |
| 160 | Isahaya | 3.7% |
| 161 | Koganei | 3.7% |
| 162 | Utsunomiya | 3.7% |
| 163 | Yaizu | 3.7% |
| 164 | Fujisawa | 3.6% |
| 165 | Kodaira | 3.6% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Utsunomiya ranks 50 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Miyakonojo | 103.6 |
| 48 | Ogaki | 103.5 |
| 49 | Sakata | 103.4 |
| 50 | Utsunomiya | 103.3 |
| 51 | Matsue | 103.0 |
| 52 | Tottori | 103.0 |
| 53 | Nagano | 103.0 |
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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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