Willis is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 5,359 people and two associated neighborhoods, Willis is the 119th largest community in Virginia.
A relatively large number of people in Willis telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.19% 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.
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!) Willis 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. Willis has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Willis than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Willis may be for you.
One downside of living in Willis is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Willis, the average commute to work is 31.91 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Willis does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Willis is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.00% of adults 25 and older in Willis have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Willis in 2022 was $40,278, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $161,112 for a family of four. However, Willis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Willis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Willis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Willis include English, German, Scots-Irish, Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Willis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.