Till today the origin of the Boykos people's is unclear. Currently, the community inhabits the High Beskyd, the Gorgany Mountains, and most villages can be found in the Middle Carpathian Depression. In general, Boykos differ from area to area in dialect, dress, folk architecture, and customs.

Traditionally, the families supported themselves by animal husbandry on private lands as they paid the landlords in animal and forest products. They also carried salt to Galicia and Volhynia, and they used to be very able dealers of fruits and other goods sold in all Europe. Nowadays, Boykos practice agriculture, growing oats and potatoes, and dairying, sheep grazing, and ox breeding. Some have found jobs in lumbering and in the petroleum industry. Some still follow traditional practices of making cheese and baking bread.