Signature · 7.4% low-access (14th pct)
Austin County, TX
Austin County lands in the lower national band on low-access (7.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 7.4%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 9.2%
- on SNAP
- 31K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Austin County, TX
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 7.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.7 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Baylor County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Austin County lands in the lower national band (7.4%, #2,682 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,682
- national by low-access %
- #238
- in TX
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 637
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 7.4% low-access (14th pct) (-14.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Austin County compares nationally
Food access in Austin County compares favorably nationally: its 7.4% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 14% of them (rank #2,688).
Austin County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Austin County has 0 urban and 6 rural census tracts. The 1-mile (urban) vs 10-mile (rural) distance threshold above applies per tract, so a county's access rate reflects this mix.
Austin County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Hansford 7.6
Hansford 7.6%
7.6 % low-access
- Upshur 7.5
Upshur 7.5%
7.5 % low-access
- Austin 7.4
Austin 7.4%
7.4 % low-access
- Baylor 7.4
Baylor 7.4%
7.4 % low-access
- Collingsworth 7.4
Collingsworth 7.4%
7.4 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 28,417 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,094 |
| Low-Access Share | 7.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 637 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 31,170 |
| Median Household Income | $75,789 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.0%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,111 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.2%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Austin County
Austin County has 30 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 15 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 15
- 7 mart, sealy
- 7-eleven 41009, bellville
- bellville mart, bellville
- big 99 cents & gift shop, sealy
- elan 3, wallis
- little triangle, sealy
- murphy usa 7701, sealy
- road ranger llc 283, sealy
- sealy country market, sealy
- sealy country store, sealy
- sealy fuel express, sealy
- sealy mart llc, sealy
- star stop 70, sealy
- ta bernardo 270, sealy
- wallis quick stop, wallis
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- bellville meat market, bellville
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 8388, sealy
- dollar general 1619, sealy
- dollar general 6316, wallis
- dollar general 7145, bellville
- dollar tree 5664, sealy
- family dollar 11373, industry
- family dollar 3774, bellville
- walgreens 10681, sealy
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- eckermann's meat mkt inc, new ulm
- texas all grass-fed, sealy
Super Store · 2
- brookshire brothers 39, bellville
- walmart supercenter 437, sealy
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- lindemann store, industry
Supermarket · 1
- bills supermarket inc, sealy
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Texas
One of 253 counties in Texas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Austin County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Austin County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Austin County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TX (7.4% here).
- Appomattox County, VA · 7.4% low-access
- Appomattox County, VA · 7.4% low-access
- Wadena County, MN · 7.4% low-access
- Wadena County, MN · 7.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (9.2% here).
- Lancaster County, PA · 9.2% SNAP
- Lancaster County, PA · 9.2% SNAP
- Jefferson County, WI · 9.2% SNAP
- Jefferson County, WI · 9.2% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Austin County inside a lower low-access state context
Austin County sits inside Texas (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
PlainFoodAccess renders this county profile directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Figures for Austin County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48015. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.
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