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. Much of the housing stock in Driggs was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Driggs economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. 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, Driggs isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Driggs are a mix 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%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.01% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Driggs spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.09 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. In Driggs, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Driggs is a relatively small city. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Driggs's cultural character, accounting for 26.33% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Driggs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
