Driggs is a very small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 2,252 people and two associated neighborhoods, Driggs is the 76th largest community in Idaho. Driggs has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Driggs, where the median household income is $86,587.00. Driggs real estate is some of the most expensive in Idaho, although Driggs house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Driggs is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Driggs is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Driggs who work in management occupations (17.15%), office and administrative support (13.35%), and food service (11.71%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.01% 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 19.09 minutes getting to work every day. Even though Driggs is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The education level of Driggs ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Driggs, 49.25% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Driggs in 2022 was $37,655, which is wealthy relative to Idaho, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $150,620 for a family of four. However, Driggs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Driggs is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Driggs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Driggs residents report their race to be White. Driggs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 37.64% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Driggs include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Danish. In addition, Driggs has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (26.33%). The most common language spoken in Driggs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
