Honesdale is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,469 people and two associated neighborhoods, Honesdale is the 342nd largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Honesdale was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.66% 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.

One of the benefits of Honesdale is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.48 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

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

In terms of college education, Honesdale is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.21% of adults 25 and older in Honesdale have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Honesdale in 2022 was $24,910, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,640 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. Important ancestries of people in Honesdale include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish.

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