The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 421 m (1,381 ft), on the banks of the Târnava Mică River.

Sărățeni is crossed by national road DN13A [ro], which connects Bălăușeri to Miercurea Ciuc.

At the 2011 census, the commune had 1,608 inhabitants, of which 82.46% were Hungarians, 14.74% Roma, and 1.49% Romanians.

[3] At the 2021 census, Sărățeni had a population of 1,625; of those, 89.05% were Hungarians, 6.03% Roma, and 1.29% Romanians.

In March–April 1919, the Ținutul Sării revolt occurred in the salt mining area around Sărățeni.