Burgettstown is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,403 people and two associated neighborhoods, Burgettstown is the 745th largest community in Pennsylvania. Burgettstown has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Burgettstown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Burgettstown is a borough of service providers, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Burgettstown who work in food service (9.82%), office and administrative support (9.36%), and management occupations (9.36%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.12% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 Burgettstown, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.75 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small borough, Burgettstown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Burgettstown citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.26% of adults 25 and older in Burgettstown have a college degree. The per capita income in Burgettstown in 2022 was $36,437, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $145,748 for a family of four. However, Burgettstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Burgettstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burgettstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Burgettstown include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Burgettstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
