Tourism, fishing, sponge diving and apiculture are the main means of livelihood for its inhabitants.

It has a small yet lovely harbour, which is also one of the key stops on the popular nautical tourism route of Blue Cruise.

In ancient times, Bozburun region was famous for its marble quarries, which is at the origin of one of the explanations given for the name Marmaris.

Marble has been a very important export product for the entire region of present-day Muğla Province since ages, with rich reserves starting from ancient Knidos at the tip of Datça Peninsula to inland Kavaklıdere's modern installations in full activity in our day.

There are no quarries in Bozburun presently, but research is being pursued, sometimes also by referring to historic documents and traces, to locate them.