Willits is a very small city located in the state of California. With a population of 4,843 people and three associated neighborhoods, Willits is the 524th largest community in California.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.82% 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.87 minutes getting to work every day.

Willits is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Willits citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.38% of adults 25 and older in Willits have a college degree.

The per capita income in Willits in 2022 was $33,006, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,024 for a family of four. However, Willits contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Willits is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Willits home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Willits residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Willits also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.85% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Willits include German, Irish, English, French, and European.

The most common language spoken in Willits is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.