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Share of households whose head commutes 1h30m or more one way (per 1,000 households). Lower means a lighter commute burden.
Source: Statistics Bureau, MIC — Social Indicators by Prefecture (H: Housing)
In 2023, Saitama recorded the highest Share of households commuting 1h30m or more (33.9‰) and Okinawa the lowest (2.6‰) among Japan's 47 prefectures. The simple 47-prefecture average is 9.4‰. Source: Statistics Bureau, MIC — Social Indicators by Prefecture (H: Housing).
▲ The top 5 prefectures are tinted sky, ▼ the bottom 5 amber — just enough colour to follow the two ends of the “desirable direction.”
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