It is a transit town at the heart of the historical natural rubber cultivation belt in Liberia.

Finally the paved Monrovia highway continues northeast to Salala, Liberia and Gbarnga.

[1] It is estimated that the city is surrounded by more than one hundred thousand acres[2] of rubber plantations, most of which are now past latex production.

Morris American Rubber Company (MARCO) and Bright Farm are the two largest plantations by area around Kakata.

The Firestone Duside Hospital in Harbel is the nearest referral health care facility.