The districts railways go to Murmanak, Vologda, Chudovo and St. Petersburg. The St. Petersburg-Murmansk highway runs through the district.
Primary industries are forestry, manufacture of wood products including paper and building supplies.
Seven joint stock companies and two cooperatives are involved in agribusiness. These are gradually replacing the state farms. The towns of Syasstroy and Novaya Ladoga take an active part in the life of the district. This plant remains one of the most important plants of the district because it was one of the first to utilize complex chemical rocessing of wood with a complete cycle of production. Syasstroy also has a well-known sanatorium that many people from all over Russia visit for rest and treatment.