Character of the commune: the dominant economy in the commune is agriculture, trade, and services. In the register of economic activity of the Maszewo Commune, as of December 31, 2009, 535 business entities were registered. According to the state of land use (as of December 31, 2005), agricultural land covers the total of 15,858 ha, which is 73.39% of the commune's area, including arable land: 12160 ha, i.e., 57.81%. The average size of a farm in the Maszewo Commune is 12.49 ha.

Location: middle eastern part of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship; the southern end of the Goleniów poviat. The Maszewo commune borders the communes: from the north with Osina and Nowogard, from the east with Dobra and Chociwel, from the south with Stara Dąbrowa and Stargard Szczeciński, and from the west with Goleniów.
Communication routes: road No. 113 - Maszewo-Goleniów, road No. 106 Pyrzyce - Nowogard.
Area: municipalities - nearly 211 km2 - 24 village councils. The area of the town is 554 ha.
Population: commune - over 8 thousand (as of December 31, 2009 - 8,415); city - over 3,000 permanent residents (as of December 31, 2009 - 3,171).