In recent years, Tocoa has had an economic boom as a result of increased tourism and having one of the most diverse shopping markets in the country.

Real Sociedad plays its games in Tocoa at the municipally-owned stadium, Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón.

The team gain promotion to the first division in 2012, where they brought high profile players like Julio César de León.

The team has had success in their short time in the premier division reaching the final on multiple occasions.

There are several businesses, banks, companies, local and international organizations based out of Tocoa, namely: Fundacion San Alonso; CASM; Programa Mundial de Alimentos; Misiones del Agua Internacional (www.misionesdelaguainternacional.blogspot.com), a Christian engineering non-profit organization offering aid to needy people in areas such as safe water, sanitation, health and hygiene, etc., which has its Regional Latin America office in Tocoa and its World Headquarters in Charleston, SC.