Small businesses are common, such as greengrocers and convenience stores spread throughout the city, but there are also large commercial infrastructures such as Pingo Doce, Continente, Minipreço and Intermarché.

For the first 13 years of it existence, the school was located at Rua do Solar dos Castanheiros (former summer home of poet Florbela Espanca.

This complex also houses a gym, which provides a wide range of physical activities, from martial arts to the aforementioned volleyball.

Esmoriz is served by major roads to other nearby cities: Ovar, Espinho, Feira, São João da Madeira, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto and Aveiro.

This line is part of the Porto Urban Transports train network, which connects to most other major cities in the North of the country.