Guru Ghasi Das bus terminal in Mahasamund is well connected to its nearby cities.

There are regular bus services to Raipur, Bilaspur, DurgSaraipali, Baloda Bazar Bemetara, Simga, Rajim, Narshinghnath (Odisha) Sarangarh, Gariyaband, Khariar Road, Nuapada, Berhampur, Asika and Bhawanipatna.

Dualling of the railway track from Raipur Mahasamund to Titilagarh has been completed and electric engine started running in 2019.

There are regular trains for Bhubaneswar, Puri, Vishakhapatnam, Durg, Raipur, Bilaspur, Korba, Nagpur, Mumbai, Delhi, Bhopal, Titilagarh, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Ahmedabad, Gandhidham, New Delhi, Tirupati, Shirdi, Vijayawada, Agra, Itarsi, Bhusawal, Nanded, Jodhpur, Katni, Sagar, Shahdol and Anuppur.

The construction of improving National Highway 6 to a four-lane road from Mahasamund to Odisha is in progress.

The black stone of this area is mined for tiles; Mahasamund also has many stone-cutting factories.

Mahasamund is home to branches of all the major public and private sector banks in India.

The assembly segments are Mahasamund, Saraipali, Basna, Khallari, Bindranawagarh, Rajim, Dhamtari, and Kurud.

The Member of legislative Assembly from Mahasamund constituency is Mr.Raju Kumar Sinha (Independent).

The state government has decided to develop this area as a World Heritage site.