Shawano is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 9,191 people and four associated neighborhoods, Shawano is the 102nd largest community in Wisconsin.

A relatively large number of people in Shawano telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.49% 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.70 minutes getting to work every day.

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

The percentage of adults in Shawano who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.29% of the adults in Shawano have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Shawano in 2022 was $30,935, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,740 for a family of four. However, Shawano contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Shawano is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Shawano home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shawano residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Shawano include German, Irish, Polish, Norwegian, and French Canadian.

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