Bannock County

What Bannock County does

Bannock County is a county government entity in the State of Idaho, established in 1893 and headquartered at 624 East Center in Pocatello. It is the sixth-most populous county in Idaho, serving a population of 87,018 residents (2020 census) across its jurisdiction, with the City of Pocatello as the county seat. The county operates through a comprehensive set of statutory departments — Assessor, Clerk, Auditor, Recorder, Commissioners, Coroner, Prosecutor, Sheriff, Sixth District Court, and Treasurer — and provides administrative, judicial, public safety, and infrastructure services including property tax administration, vehicle registration, driver's licensing, court operations, election administration, emergency management, road and bridge maintenance, planning and development, vital records, and indigent services.

The county's underlying technology infrastructure is composed of vendor-provided civic technology platforms rather than proprietary systems: an Esri ArcGIS-powered GIS portal including a parcel viewer, planning maps, and public access road mapping; an AlertSense-powered citizen emergency notification system; online payment portals managed through the Treasurer's office; and court case management systems. Digital service delivery is layered on top of three physical service locations — the main Courthouse, the Sheriff's Office housing the Driver's License Division, and the DMV Annex — supplemented by an Events Complex and Fairgrounds operation including the Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre.

Bannock County does not operate a commercial revenue model. Funding is derived from property tax collection, intergovernmental transfers, and a defined fee schedule covering court fines, vehicle registration, driver's license issuance, marriage licenses, passports, weapon permits, alcohol and catering permits, and other regulatory fees. The county is governed by elected commissioners and is not owned by private shareholders; no venture capital, private equity, or public stock listing applies. As a government entity, its operating perimeter is legally constrained to the geographic boundaries of Bannock County and the statutory duties delegated by Idaho state law.

Name

Bannock County

Legal name

Bannock County

Website

https://bannockcounty.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1893

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Bannock County is a county government entity in Idaho, established in 1893 and headquartered in Pocatello, serving 87,018 residents with statutory administrative, judicial, public safety, and infrastructure services. Funding is derived from property taxes and regulatory fees; no commercial revenue model applies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

County Government Services

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Police Protection (922120), Courts (922110), Correctional Institutions (92214), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Licensing, Permitting & Regulatory Administration (Cross-sector) (BPAIABAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Taxation & Revenue Administration (BPAIABAD), Taxpayer Services, Education & Outreach (BPAIADAM), City Clerk/Records, Elections & Civic Engagement (BPAIACAB)

Keywords

• County government services
• Public administration
• Property tax administration
• Judicial court services
• Public safety services

Headquarters

HQ city

Pocatello

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Bannock County is a county government entity that delivers essential public services to residents, businesses, and municipalities within its jurisdiction in southeastern Idaho. Its core offerings include property tax assessment and collection, judicial services through the 6th District Court, driver's licensing and vehicle registration, law enforcement and jail operations, emergency management, election administration, vital records, and GIS-based mapping tools. Services are delivered through physical offices in Pocatello and an online portal that supports payments, records requests, and appointment scheduling.

Product overview

Bannock County is a county government entity offering a unified platform of public administrative services, judicial functions, and civic infrastructure. The county operates through multiple departments including Assessor, Clerk, Commissioners, Coroner, Prosecutor, Sheriff, and Treasurer, alongside the 6th District Court. Core service modules include the Driver's License Division, Department of Motor Vehicles, GIS Parcel Viewer (ArcGIS-powered), Emergency Notification System (AlertSense), Events Complex and Fairgrounds, and online property tax payment. These services are delivered through both physical offices in Pocatello, Idaho and digital self-service portals, serving the county's population of 87,018 residents (2020 census) as the sixth-most populous county in Idaho.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 6th District Court District court services for Bannock County including civil cases, criminal court, family court services, domestic violence court, traffic cases, jury duty, and problem-solving courts such as juvenile drug court, serving county residents and litigants.
• Driver's License Division Idaho driver's license and CDL renewal services operated from the Sheriff's Office, available Monday through Thursday 7:00 am to 6:00 pm, serving county residents needing license renewals.
• Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Vehicle registration, license plates, title processing, and vehicle ID inspections operated from the Courthouse Annex in Pocatello for county residents and vehicle owners.
• Online Property Tax Payment Online payment portal for property taxes managed by the Treasurer's office, enabling county property owners to pay property tax assessments digitally.
• Bannock County Parcel Viewer Online GIS mapping tool powered by ArcGIS for viewing property parcels, tax code areas, polling places, recreation sites, emergency information, and public access roads, available to residents, businesses, and the public.
• Emergency Notification System Citizen emergency notification system powered by AlertSense for flood alerts and other emergency communications delivered to cell or VOIP phones, offered at no charge to county residents.
• Events Complex and Fairgrounds Venue facilities including the Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre for community events, concerts, and gatherings, available for event organizers and community members.
• Jail and Inmate Roster Bannock County Jail information and publicly accessible inmate roster listing, providing law enforcement transparency for the general public and families of inmates.
• GIS Department Geographic Information Systems department providing mapping services, parcel viewer, planning maps, and surveyor references for the county, serving residents, businesses, and governmental users.
• Marriage Licenses and Vital Records Marriage license issuance and vital records management through the Recorder's office, serving county residents requiring official documentation.
• Passport Services Passport application acceptance services for county residents, provided through the Recorder's office.
• Weapon Permits Weapon permit issuance and administration for county residents requiring concealed carry or weapons permits.
• Alcohol and Catering Permits Alcohol and catering permit issuance for businesses and event organizers operating within the county.
• Landfill Services Solid waste disposal and landfill operations for county residents and businesses requiring waste management services.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Nez Perce County: North-central Idaho county headquartered in Lewiston. Operates the same statutory county services (sheriff, district court, assessor, public works) as Bannock County, with a comparable mid-sized population base.
• Bingham County: Neighboring eastern Idaho county to Bannock. Operates an essentially identical service portfolio (sheriff, 7th District Court, assessor, treasurer) for a similarly-sized rural/suburban population, making it a like-for-like structural peer.
• Ada County: Idaho's most populous county, headquartered in Boise. Operates the same core county government functions (sheriff, courts, assessor, treasurer, DMV) as Bannock County at a larger scale, making it the most directly comparable structural peer.
• Madison County: Eastern Idaho county anchored by Rexburg and BYU-Idaho. Delivers the same core county government functions (sheriff, courts, assessor, treasurer) as Bannock County, with a similar mix of small-city and rural service demand.
• Twin Falls County: South-central Idaho county headquartered in Twin Falls. Comparable in service mix (sheriff, district court, property assessment, public works) and population scale to Bannock County, with the same statutory authority structure.
• Latah County: Northern Idaho county anchored by Moscow and the University of Idaho. Delivers the same full range of county government services as Bannock County, with a similar small-city-plus-agricultural service base.
• Canyon County: Southwest Idaho county serving a fast-growing population around Nampa and Caldwell. Mirrors Bannock County's full-service county government structure (sheriff, courts, assessor, planning) with comparable fee- and tax-funded service delivery.
• Kootenai County: Northern Idaho county headquartered in Coeur d'Alene. Operates the same statutory county government services (sheriff, district court, assessor, treasurer) as Bannock County, with similar mid-sized population scale and Idaho regulatory environment.
• Bonneville County: Eastern Idaho county anchored by Idaho Falls. Provides the same county-level functions (sheriff, courts, property assessment, public works) as Bannock County and serves as the closest geographic and demographic analog in southeast Idaho.

Regional players

• Bonneville County Sheriff's Office: The public safety function within a comparable Idaho county. Operates the same law enforcement, corrections, and civil process functions as the Bannock County Sheriff's Office, providing a direct operational benchmark for staffing, jail management, and public safety service delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCYPzBrOISwzVKWh1XnkG7Tg/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/BannockSheriff
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bannock-county-shop
• Instagraminstagram.com/bannockcountyid
• Xx.com/bannocksheriff

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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