Mukim Port Dickson is the district administrative centre as it is where Bandar Port Dickson is, the prime mover for administrative and economic sectors is situated. The prime activities or economic sources are industrial, business, fisheries and hotel sectors. Petron (was Esso) and Heng Yuan (was Shell) oil refineries are examples of key industrial contributors available within mukim Port Dickson. Hotels located here are the Grand Lexis, Lexis PD, Glory Beach Resort, Ehsan Hotel, Corus Paradise, Sunshine Bay, and etc. The Kota Lukut Fort and Selangor Royal Mausoleum in Lukut Town are a few of the tourism products found in Port Dickson.
Port Dickson is the main gateway for foreign visitors to the state of Negeri Sembilan as there is a passenger ferry port from Indonesia here. Apart from that, the bus and taxi terminal is the main transportation complex connecting Port Dickson with other towns in the whole of Negeri Sembilan including Kuala Lumpur.