Signature · 4.4% SNAP (8th pct in TX)
Comal County, TX
Comal County lands in the lower national band on low-access (14.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 14.6%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 4.4%
- on SNAP
- 184K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Comal County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 14.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 4.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Shackelford County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Comal County lands in the lower national band (14.6%, #2,141 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,141
- national by low-access %
- #203
- in TX
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 4.4% SNAP (8th pct in TX) (-7.7 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Comal County compares nationally
Comal County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.6% low-access share that beats 31% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,147).
Comal County's lower-band USDA tier split
24 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Comal County has 10 urban and 14 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.
Comal County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Trinity 15.1
Trinity 15.1%
15.1 % low-access
- Comal 14.6
Comal 14.6%
14.6 % low-access
- Shackelford 14.6
Shackelford 14.6%
14.6 % low-access
- Montague 14.5
Montague 14.5%
14.5 % low-access
- Hunt 14.3
Hunt 14.3%
14.3 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 24 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 108,472 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 15,842 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.6%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,851 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 183,826 |
| Median Household Income | $101,889 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.5%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,111 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 4.4%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Comal County
Comal County has 101 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 53 locations (52% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 53
- 7-eleven 41752h, new braunfels
- 7-eleven convenience store 40571a, spring branch
- 7-eleven convenience store 35800b, new braunfels
- 7-eleven convenience store 36259b, bulverde
- 7-eleven convenience store 36569a, canyon lake
- 7-eleven convenience store 36615, san antonio
- bigs 107, new braunfels
- circle k 1074, new braunfels
- circle k 2704029, new braunfels
- circle k 2704041, new braunfels
- circle k 2704090, new braunfels
- circle k 2741095, new braunfels
- circle k store 2704080, new braunfels
- e-z mart 4386, garden ridge
- fastway, new braunfels
- fillspot # 1, new braunfels
- fillspot # 2, new braunfels
- fischer's neighborhood market 10, canyon lake
- food basket #5, canyon lake
- market stand, new braunfels
- mi dulce tierra llc, new braunfels
- minute fuel #4, new braunfels
- murphy usa 6690, new braunfels
- new braunfels food store, new braunfels
- park place foods, new braunfels
- picnpac 19, new braunfels
- picnpac 2, canyon lake
- pilot travel center 330, new braunfels
- pit stop food mart 2, new braunfels
- pit stop food mart 20, spring branch
- pit stop food mart 5, new braunfels
- pit stop food mart 8, new braunfels
- pit stop food mart 9, new braunfels
- quick mart, new braunfels
- quiktrip 4029, spring branch
- quiktrip 4032, schertz
- quiktrip 4037, new braunfels
- quiktrip 4040, new braunfels
- quiktrip 4076, new braunfels
- rivercrest grocery, new braunfels
- stripes 40564h, new braunfels
- stripes 40565h, new braunfels
- stripes 40566h, new braunfels
- stripes 40567h, new braunfels
- stripes 40572h, new braunfels
- stripes 40573h, spring branch
- sbs food mart no 10, new braunfels
- short stop 35, new braunfels
- snax max 14, canyon lake
- snax max 5, new braunfels
- ta new braunfels 232, new braunfels
- tex best travel center 505, new braunfels
- valero corner store 274535, new braunfels
Combination Grocery/Other · 31
- cvs 10428, spring branch
- cvs 10541, new braunfels
- cvs pharmacy inc 7207, new braunfels
- cvs pharmacy 10403, canyon lake
- cvs pharmacy 10947, new braunfels
- dollar general 13433, canyon lake
- dollar general 13833, new braunfels
- dollar general 7443, new braunfels
- dollar general 9130, canyon lake
- dollar general 10042, spring branch
- dollar general 12529, canyon lake
- dollar general 13428, new braunfels
- dollar general 15617, canyon lake
- dollar general 17372, canyon lake
- dollar general 22275, new braunfels
- dollar general 25464, spring branch
- dollar general 6835, new braunfels
- dollar general 9904, new braunfels
- dollar tree 1960, new braunfels
- dollar tree 6579, new braunfels
- dollar tree 8289, new braunfels
- family dollar store 8330, canyon lake
- for goodness sake natural foods, new braunfels
- papa murphy's tx051, new braunfels
- the rust game place & meat market, new braunfels
- walgreens 10393, new braunfels
- walgreens 13086, new braunfels
- walgreens 06337, new braunfels
- walgreens 09394, new braunfels
- walgreens 11928, new braunfels
- walgreens 15904, bulverde
Supermarket · 8
- arlan's market #14, new braunfels
- heb 074, new brawnfels
- heb 694, new braunfels
- heb 775, new braunfels
- heb food store 622, spring branch
- lowes 108, canyon lake
- lowes 141, canyon lake
- sprouts farmers market 187, new braunfels
Super Store · 5
- brookshire brothers 79, canyon lake
- granzin meat market inc, new braunfels
- target t 2429, new braunfels
- walmart supercenter 3056, spring branch
- walmart supercenter 865, new braunfels
Large Grocery Store · 2
- guadalajara meat market, new braunfels
- guadalajara meat market 2, new braunfels
Farmers' Market · 1
- new braunfels food bank, new braunfels
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- del campo market, bulverde
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.
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Counties near Comal County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Comal County (4.4%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Texas.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TX (14.6% here).
- DeKalb County, TN · 14.6% low-access
- DeKalb County, TN · 14.6% low-access
- Muskogee County, OK · 14.6% low-access
- Muskogee County, OK · 14.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (4.4% here).
- Brookings County, SD · 4.4% SNAP
- Brookings County, SD · 4.4% SNAP
- Stafford County, VA · 4.4% SNAP
- Stafford County, VA · 4.4% 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.
Comal County inside a lower low-access state context
Comal 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 Comal County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48091. 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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