Garfield is a very small town located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 4,341 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Garfield is the 84th largest community in Arkansas.

When you are in Garfield, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.1% of Garfield's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Garfield is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Garfield who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.92%), sales jobs (9.63%), and food service (5.46%).

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 32.98 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Garfield is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Garfield isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.53% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Garfield doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Garfield Information and Demographics

In Garfield, just 11.28% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Garfield in 2000 was $16,993, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $67,972 for a family of four.

The people who call Garfield home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Garfield is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Garfield include German, Irish, English, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Garfield is English.