Honesdale is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,438 people and two associated neighborhoods, Honesdale is the 342nd largest community in Pennsylvania.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.14% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 borough have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.42 minutes getting to work every day.

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

The population of Honesdale 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 Honesdale, 21.31% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Honesdale in 2022 was $24,886, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,544 for a family of four. However, Honesdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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