Is Oakdale a good place to live?
Oakdale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Oakdale stand out
Where Oakdale beats most towns.
307 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Oakdale: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oakdale, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Oakdale.
A job hub: Oakdale has 1.8 jobs for every working resident and draws in 211 commuters
Since 2013, Oakdale has added 152 jobs, to 213 in 2023. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The town’s typical journey to work is 16 minutes, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Tomah (29%), Mauston (6%) and New Lisbon (4%).
| Oakdale | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Oakdale’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Tomah Area School District. Enrollment at Oakdale’s public school: 90 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdale ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–1 | Grades PK–1 | 90 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Oakdale: snowy winters and pleasant summers
Oakdale’s July high is 82°F, near the Wisconsin town median (82°F) and below the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Oakdale faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Oakdale once, in 2000. FEMA puts half of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 28% to cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults in Oakdale get no exercise outside work than in the typical Wisconsin or U.S. town
For adults in Oakdale, the share who have high blood pressure is 37%. Of the 358 Wisconsin towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Oakdale.
| Oakdale | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 38% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Oakdale | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.6% | 9.9% |
| More smokers | 20.9% | 13.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Oakdale
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Oakdale; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Oakdale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Every workday, about 211 people come to Oakdale for work
Where Oakdale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Oakdale
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Oakdale is a village in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 302 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Oakdale.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 948 ft
- ZIP code
- 54649
Questions about Oakdale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oakdale, WI a good place to live?
Oakdale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.