Somerset is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,870 people and five associated neighborhoods, Somerset is the 227th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Also of interest is that Somerset has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.18% 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 Somerset is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.68 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, Somerset does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Somerset 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 Somerset, 23.99% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Somerset in 2022 was $39,997, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,988 for a family of four. However, Somerset contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Somerset home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Somerset residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Somerset include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Jamaican.

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