Burgettstown is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,411 people and two associated neighborhoods, Burgettstown is the 745th largest community in Pennsylvania. Burgettstown has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.

A relatively large number of people in Burgettstown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.63% 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.

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

The population of Burgettstown overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Burgettstown, 21.74% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Burgettstown in 2018 was $35,814, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,256 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.