Onalaska is a tiny town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 657 people and two associated neighborhoods, Onalaska is the 288th largest community in Washington.

A relatively large number of people in Onalaska telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.44% 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Onalaska has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Onalaska a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

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

The percentage of adults in Onalaska who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.03% of the adults in Onalaska have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Onalaska in 2022 was $27,449, which is low income relative to Washington, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,796 for a family of four. However, Onalaska contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Onalaska home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Onalaska residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Onalaska include Norwegian, Irish, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

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