The main livelihoods of the people, then and now, are agriculture and fishing. Harvest times for rice crops are from April to May, and December. Gubat has its own credit cooperative that helps its people, the Gubat Saint Anthony Credit Cooperative, one of the outstanding cooperative in Bicol Region and had gained recognition nationwide. Gubat Public Market caters not only Gubatnons but also from B
arcelona,Prieto-Diaz and some inland barangays of Gubat. Every Thursday and Friday,they open a day-long open air market that you can buy anything,from food,clothing and others. Bus Terminal in Gubat
Gubat can be reached mostly through land transport from Manila by bus, taking about 12 hours. There are several bus companies that operate daily from Manila to Gubat and vice versa: Alps, JVH, Elavil, Raymond, St.Jude, CUL, DLTB, Penafrancia and Philtranco. There are also jeepneys that provide transportation to Sorsogon City, Bulusan, Barcelona, Prieto-Diaz, Casiguran and Irosin. Local tricycles travels to the innermost barangays. The town has modern and efficient communications facilities including cellular mobile phone (Sun Cellular, Globe 3G and Smart 3G),Cable facility like AHH and Signal HD,Telephone Company PLDT,Digitel,internet cafes and internet service providers. There is also a radio station within the downtown area named DWPS FM 91.1 "Rainbow Radio" and Padaba(Gubat) DWOL FM 105.1
Gubat is slowly being recognized as the only beginner friendly surfing spot in the province of Sorsogon. The sand bottom beach breaks of Barangays Ariman and Buenavista (Dangkalan and Rizal Beach) produce 2 to 5 feet waves from September to May. With the formation of Gubat Bay Surfers by Bidge Villarroya and surfboards donated by the Local Government Unit under Mayor Ding Ramos, surfing is more accessible to the local population and tourists alike. Gubat is the Number 1 in Ngo Sport Airsoft Society by the NGO Bicol Sorsogon Chapter.
