Neighboring municipalities are: [3] Distances The most important economic activities are cattle raising, commerce, and agriculture.

Comendador Gomes is in the top tier of municipalities in the state with regard to economic and social development.

There was a well-developed retail infrastructure serving the surrounding area of cattle and agricultural lands.

[5] The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest was Setubinha with 0.568.

In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in the state of Pernambuco has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.