Shavertown is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,968 people and two associated neighborhoods, Shavertown is the 653rd largest community in Pennsylvania.

A relatively large number of people in Shavertown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.67% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Shavertown is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Being a small town, Shavertown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Shavertown are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.48% of adults in Shavertown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Shavertown in 2022 was $42,484, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $169,936 for a family of four. However, Shavertown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Shavertown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shavertown residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Shavertown include Irish, German, Welsh, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Shavertown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.