Arkdale is a tiny town located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 201 people and two associated neighborhoods, Arkdale is the 502nd largest community in Wisconsin.

A relatively large number of people in Arkdale telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.62% 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.

Another notable thing is that Arkdale is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

Overall, Arkdale’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Arkdale has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Arkdale has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Arkdale than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Arkdale may be for you.

One downside of living in Arkdale, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.67 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

The education level of Arkdale citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 39.05% of adults in Arkdale have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Arkdale in 2022 was $38,935, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,740 for a family of four. However, Arkdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Arkdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Arkdale residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Arkdale include German, French Canadian, Norwegian, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Arkdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Serbo-Croatian and Italian.