Public　construction　infrastructure　projects　have　been　recognized　as　one　of　the　fundamental　tools　in　enhancing　community　socio-economic　conditions　for　community　development.　The　pur-pose　of　this　study　is　to　empirically　investigate　the　impacts　of　socio-economic　factors　on　community　development　of　rural　regions.　Through　a　questionnaire　survey　administrated　in　Pakistan,　public　construction　practitioners’　views　were　sought　and　evaluated.　Empirical　support　for　the　argument　originated　from　the　data　collected　from　213　respondents　in　Pakistan’s　public　construction　industry.　The　questionnaire’s　data　were　evaluated　employing　the　partial　least　square　structural　equation　modeling　(PLS-SEM).　The　study’s　findings　showed　that　economic　and　social　factors　influence　the　community　development　of　rural　regions.　The　result　obtained　from　PLS-SEM　proposed　a　more　viable　method　to　realize　community　development　and　objectives.　The　study’s　results　have　offered　precious　lessons　for　local　authorities,　policymakers,　and　project　stakeholders　to　strengthen　the　drive　for　achieving　community　development　goals.　Strategies　supporting　community　development　in　rural　regions　are　indispensable　for　local　community　development.　This　study　provides　empirical　confirmation　for　the　understanding　and　combining　the　community　development　concept;　it　illumi-nates　absent　knowledge　about　community　development,　especially　in　rural　regions.　This　is　one　of　the　few　studies　investigating　the　influencing　dimensions　of　community　development　in　rural　regions.　To　the　authors’　best　knowledge,　this　is　the　first　research　article　providing　empirical　evidence　of　the　influencing　dimensions　of　community　development　in　rural　regions　in　a　developing　country.　©　2022　by　the　authors.　Licensee　MDPI,　Basel,　Switzerland.