There were 185 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 36.2% of the workforce.  , there were 11 workers who commuted into the municipality and 119 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 10.8 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 3.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 62.2% used a private car. From the , 355 or 88.1% were Roman Catholic, while 6 or 1.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 7 individuals (or about 1.74% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. 28 (or about 6.95% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 7 individuals (or about 1.74% of the population) did not answer the question. In Massonnens about 125 or (31.0%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 23 or (5.7%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a "Fachhochschule"). Of the 23 who completed tertiary schooling, 73.9% were Swiss men, 17.4% were Swiss women. The Canton of Fribourg school system provides one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten, followed by six years of Primary school. This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower Secondary students may attend a three or four year optional upper Secondary school. The upper Secondary school is divided into gymnasium (university preparatory) and vocational programs. After they finish the upper Secondary program, students may choose to attend a Tertiary school or continue their apprenticeship. During the 2010-11 school year, there were a total of 32 students attending 2 classes in Massonnens. A total of 74 students from the municipality attended any school, either in the municipality or outside of it. There was one kindergarten class with a total of 17 students in the municipality. The municipality had one primary class and 15 students. During the same year, there were no lower secondary classes in the municipality, but 15 students attended lower secondary school in a neighboring municipality. There were no upper Secondary classes or vocational classes, but there were 8 upper Secondary students and 15 upper Secondary vocational students who attended classes in another municipality.