| Occupation/activity | Average time spent per person (hours/day) | |||
| Buswahili | Kirumi | Kongoto | Marasibora | |
| Charcoal burning | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| Farming | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Fishing | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Fish mongering | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Herding | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mat making | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |