Dahod is predominantly an agricultural region and the prime share of revenue in the district comes from agriculture-based products.

Wheat and maize are the major crops of the district.

Agriculture has given a great impetus to home-based industries such as making jute ropes and weaving bamboo.

4,000 Metric Tonnes (MT) of quartz is produced in the district and supports cement, glass and ceramic industries.

The talukas Dahod and Devgadh Baria houses maximum number of small scale industries.

Gujarat Fluoro Chemicals Limited in Goghamba taluka is a public sector unit which is known for refrigerants.

Makharia Netting Private Limited in Dahod manufactures fishing net.

There are 2,221 units of small scale industries in Dahodproviding employment to almost 5,000 persons.

Major SSIs in the district are in the sectors such as rubber &plastic products, food products, engineering, readymade garments, minerals etc.

Dahod and Devgarh Baria talukas have maximum industrial units in the district i.e. 875 and 541 units respectively.

Dahod witnessed maximum investments to the tune of INR 4,996 lakhs (USD 12.2 mn) in 2006-2007.