arabacoa is one of the most prosperous municipalities in the Dominican Republic.  Founded nearly 150 years ago, it has become the principal alternative mountain tourist destination in the country and throughout the Caribbean.  Many of the leading agro-companies call Jarabacoa home, and as a result many national farmers have chosen Jarabacoa for similar large project.  There are many coffee plantations along with factories to process the coffee.  Jarabacoa plays a large part in supplying domestic demand for coffee.  Not only does Jarabacoa deal in local supply, but it also plays a role in exportation in the area of floriculture.  Exportation of the “Israeli Stamp” has strengthened the socioeconomic environment.

Urban expansion has increased more rapidly in recent years; the area to the southwest of the downtown area that once was occupied by Agrarian Reform properties for Japanese-Dominican farms is now becoming more populated.