County food-access profile · Oklahoma
Comanche County, OK
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Comanche County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 27.9%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 16.1%
- on SNAP
- 122K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
27.9% of Comanche County residents live in a low-access area, and 4 of its 32 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 14
- low-access tracts
- 14K
- food-desert residents
- 8.2%
- households, no vehicle
- 18.1%
- below poverty line
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA, 1-and-10-mile measure).
USDA data puts Comanche County's low-access share at 27.9%, above the national share. 14 of the county's 32 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 34,654 people. 4 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 13,905 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Comanche County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Comanche County's 27.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 65% of them and ranked #1,093 most-affected nationwide.
Comanche County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 32 census tracts in Comanche County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Comanche County vs. other Oklahoma counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Oklahoma
- Comanche
Comanche County, OK
27.9 % low-access
- Adair 9.7
Adair County, OK
9.7 % low-access
- Alfalfa
Alfalfa County, OK
58.5 % low-access
- Atoka
Atoka County, OK
34.7 % low-access
- Beaver
Beaver County, OK
38.2 % low-access
- Beckham
Beckham County, OK
26.5 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 32 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 124,098 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 14 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 34,654 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 13,905 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 121,825 |
| Median Household Income | $60,761 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.1%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 7,246 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.1%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.2%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 7.9% |
About 16.1% of Comanche County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 27.9% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 16.1% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 7,246 households here.
- 8.2% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 4 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Comanche County
above the national share
4 of Comanche County's 32 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 12.5% of all its tracts.
A further 10 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 14.
An estimated 34,654 residents, roughly 27.9% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 13,905 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 18 tracts (56.3%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Comanche County
Comanche County has 107 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 44 locations (41% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 44
- 24-7 quick stop llc, lawton
- 7-eleven, inc. 19144, lawton
- 7-eleven, inc. 19146, lawton
- 7-eleven, inc. 19310, lawton
- 7-eleven, inc. 19584, lawton
- 7-eleven, inc. 20238, lawton
- 7-eleven, inc. 20828, lawton
- 7-eleven, inc. 21219, lawton
- 7-eleven, inc. 21220, lawton
- 7-eleven, inc. 24320, lawton
- 7-eleven, inc. 24337, lawton
- 7-eleven, inc. 25176, lawton
- 7-eleven, inc. 27580, lawton
- a & a food basket inc., lawton
- a & a foods #2, lawton
- bz distributors, lawton
- casey's 4513, lawton
- casey's 4514, lawton
- casey's 4515, lawton
- casey's 4518, lawton
- chisholm corner 7945, elgin
- chuck's corner, indiahoma
- fluffy's quick stop, lawton
- goodstop 4511, lawton
- goodstop 4512, lawton
- goodstop 4516, lawton
- goodstop 4517, lawton
- hop & sack #12, lawton
- hop & sack 16, lawton
- hop & sack convenience store 10, fletcher
- hop and sack #4, chattanooga
- lawton mart llc, lawton
- loves travel stops & country store 263, lawton
- macs store no 8 1, cache
- macs#10, geronimo
- murphy express 8836, lawton
- murphy usa 6883, lawton
- parkview 66, lawton
- quick stop 123, lawton
- skyline express, lawton
- swift shop, lawton
- the apache c-store, lawton
- the convenience store, lawton
- wms express 3, lawton
Combination Grocery/Other · 41
- ad-remiz african grocery store 1, lawton
- braum's 245, lawton
- braum's 282, lawton
- braum's 303, elgin
- braum's 314, lawton
- braum's 56, lawton
- cvs 10520, lawton
- cvs/pharmacy 6128, lawton
- dollar general 18608, fletcher
- dollar general 2790, lawton
- dollar general 2809, lawton
- dollar general 4029, lawton
- dollar general 4747, lawton
- dollar general 7578, elgin
- dollar general 8461, lawton
- dollar general 9348, cache
- dollar general 9421, lawton
- dollar general 12974, lawton
- dollar general 16156, fletcher
- dollar general 16272, geronimo
- dollar general 21275, lawton
- dollar general 23049, lawton
- dollar general 23972, lawton
- dollar general 24767, lawton
- dollar general 30360, lawton
- dollar general 30525, lawton
- dollar tree 1825, lawton
- dollar tree 1887, lawton
- dollar tree 5645, lawton
- dollar tree 7826, lawton
- dollar tree 8498, lawton
- family dollar 11937, lawton
- family dollar 13743, cache
- family dollar 4295, elgin
- family dollar store 1663, lawton
- family dollar store 4549, lawton
- family dollar store 4681, lawton
- roundtree's food market, lawton
- walgreen's 4703, lawton
- walgreens 06199, lawton
- yummy yummy korean grocery, lawton
Supermarket · 8
- aldi 75077, lawton
- countrymart 510, lawton
- countrymart 513, lawton
- cash saver 511, lawton
- discount foods, lawton
- discount store, lawton
- greenacres market, lawton
- williams foods, elgin
Super Store · 5
- sam's club 8239, lawton
- target 2739, lawton
- walmart neighborhood market 2984, lawton
- walmart supercenter 5071, lawton
- walmart supercenter 269, lawton
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- global food market, lawton
- korea korean store, lawton
- rancher's market, elgin
Small Grocery Store · 3
- asian market 1, lawton
- kabayan asian store llc, lawton
- primetime nutrition 406, lawton
Farmers' Market · 1
- lawton farmers market, lawton
Large Grocery Store · 1
- el rodeo market, lawton
Military Commissary · 1
- fort sill commissary 715, fort sill
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Oklahoma
Compare Comanche County vs Adair County → · All Oklahoma counties →
Food access nationally, Oklahoma in context
Comanche County sits inside Oklahoma (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.