There are 100 local businesses which employ 350 people. 25% of these are in the agricultural sector, 18% in trade and industry, 57% in services.
The main sights of Emmetten are: the St. Anna chapel in Schöneck, the church St. Jakob und St. Theresia, the chapel of the holy cross with frescos of danse macabre in Sagendorf, and the chapel in Erlen.