Economy, jobs and prices in Yachiyo, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Yachiyo averaged 4.02 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 53rd 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 Yachiyo earn in total?
Residents of Yachiyo had 396.0 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 98,447 resident-tax payers (49.3 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 Yachiyo?
At the 2020 census 89,555 residents of Yachiyo were in work and 92,866 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 44.9 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 Yachiyo?
The unemployment rate in Yachiyo was 3.6% at the 2020 census (3,311 people out of 92,866 in the labour force), 82nd 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 Yachiyo?
By sector, 1.1% of employed residents of Yachiyo worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 18.4% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 76.8% 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 Yachiyo?
86.3% of employed residents of Yachiyo were employees (excluding company directors), 5.6% were self-employed business owners and 4.6% 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 Yachiyo?
At the 2020 census 52,722 residents of Yachiyo commuted to work in another municipality and 24,789 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 170,814, or 85.6 per 100 night-time residents, 24th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Yachiyo?
Yachiyo had 4,770 private-sector business establishments employing 59,569 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 12.5 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Yachiyo?
Factories in Yachiyo shipped goods worth 285.3 billion yen in 2023 and employed 8,949 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 Yachiyo?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Yachiyo sold goods worth 262.2 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 874 commercial establishments employing 10,115 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Yachiyo?
Yachiyo had 806 retail stores and 532 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 26 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 3 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Yachiyo?
Farmland in Yachiyo covered 8.00 square kilometres in 2024, 15.6% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Yachiyo recycle?
Yachiyo produced 54,281 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 17.9% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Yachiyo compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Yachiyo ranks 53 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Fukuoka | 4,042 thousand yen |
| 51 | Hachioji | 4,041 thousand yen |
| 52 | Kuwana | 4,032 thousand yen |
| 53 | Yachiyo | 4,023 thousand yen |
| 54 | Tokorozawa | 4,012 thousand yen |
| 55 | Otsu | 3,981 thousand yen |
| 56 | Takatsuki | 3,972 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Yachiyo ranks 181 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 178 | Funabashi | 3.6% |
| 179 | Ikoma | 3.6% |
| 180 | Yokohama | 3.6% |
| 181 | Yachiyo | 3.6% |
| 182 | Nasushiobara | 3.6% |
| 183 | Saitama | 3.6% |
| 184 | Yamaguchi | 3.6% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Yachiyo ranks 239 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 236 | Habikino | 86.9 |
| 237 | Sakura | 85.8 |
| 238 | Kasukabe | 85.7 |
| 239 | Yachiyo | 85.6 |
| 240 | Kawachinagano | 85.5 |
| 241 | Kokubunji | 85.3 |
| 242 | Soka | 84.7 |
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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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