Garfield is a tiny town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 622 people and two associated neighborhoods, Garfield is the 228th largest community in Arkansas.Unlike some towns, Garfield isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Garfield are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Garfield is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Garfield who work in sales jobs (15.77%), office and administrative support (12.69%), and healthcare (7.69%). Also of interest is that Garfield 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: 12.69% 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. 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!) Garfield 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. Garfield has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Garfield than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Garfield may be for you. One downside of living in Garfield is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Garfield, the average commute to work is 32.02 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Garfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Garfield with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.17% of adults in Garfield have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Garfield in 2022 was $38,037, which is wealthy relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,148 for a family of four. However, Garfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Garfield is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Garfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Garfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Garfield include German, English, Irish, French, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Garfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
