[Objective] The land-use transformation and social-economic development in Shenyang economic zone was studied in order to provide a scientific reference for the revitalization in Northeast China. [Methods] This study took Shenyang economic zone as the research area. Based on GIS and RS technology, land-use transfer matrix and evolvement of the gravity center model were adopted to explore the spatial transfer relationship between land-use transformation and socioeconomic development in research area from 1980 to 2018. [Results] Firstly, there was an inter-conversion relationship between various land use spatial forms in Shenyang economic zone. Specifically, the area of cultivated land, forest land, and grassland decreased with the increase of the construction land area. Secondly, the direction and speed of the gravity center migration of various land use spatial forms in the study area were obviously different, especially in 2010, the direction of gravity center migration of forest land, grassland, construction land, water area, and other land use had obviously changed. Thirdly, the gravity center of population and GDP presented “Z-type” first, then “C-type” migration and “S-type” migration, respectively. Finally, there were different forms of migration for various land use spatial patterns and social and economic development in the study area. [Conclusion] Since land use transition and social-economic development are interactions, the establishment of Shenyang economic zone promoted the migration of the gravity center of its population, construction land, and cultivated land to the geometric center of the research area.