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I'm a farmer as my second job and I definitely need to be able to haul stuff sometimes. I try to take my motorbike when I can, but that only works for some things. If it's just small things and the closest store carries them and the weather is not terrible (we were 36.x at almost 90% humidity yesterday, for example) and it's light (people drive like maniacs out here sometimes), I'll cycle.
Certain deliveries are an example at least in the near term (though lighter vehicles could often be used; my car is a kei-van (660cc, 2-cylinder engine, light-weight vehicle)).
Certain trades also need to carry tools and other things that can require space. Particularly if they're required to supply their own power or pressurized water (certain plumbing and drain clearing), or the like.
Living in rural Japan, the elderly and otherwise disabled folks might need help, but that doesn't necessarily mean they must have their own vehicle or that it must be single-occupancy.