Signature · 107 SNAP-authorized stores
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)
USDA FARA access plate
County Comanche County, OK
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 27.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +5.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.1% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Cherokee County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Comanche County ranks #1,086 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #33 of 77 counties in OK (27.9% low-access; 4 food-desert tracts).
- #1,086
- national by low-access %
- #33
- in OK
- 14
- low-access tracts
- 14K
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 107 SNAP-authorized stores .
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
32 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Comanche County has 23 urban and 9 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.
Comanche County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Oklahoma, not a full county-board reprint
- Grant
Grant 65.3%
65.3 % low-access
- McCurtain
McCurtain 28.4%
28.4 % low-access
- Comanche
Comanche 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Cherokee
Cherokee 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Grady
Grady 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Coal
Coal 27.4%
27.4 % low-access
- Pawnee 5.6
Pawnee 5.6%
5.6 % 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% |
Thick SNAP store book 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 stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Oklahoma
One of 76 counties in Oklahoma, 6 are shown here.
Compare Comanche County vs Adair County → · All Oklahoma counties →
Nationwide peers for Comanche County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Comanche County, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OK (27.9% here).
- Lorain County, OH · 27.9% low-access
- Lorain County, OH · 27.9% low-access
- Benton County, OR · 27.9% low-access
- Benton County, OR · 27.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OK (16.1% here).
- Multnomah County, OR · 16.1% SNAP
- Multnomah County, OR · 16.1% SNAP
- Tillamook County, OR · 16.1% SNAP
- Tillamook County, OR · 16.1% 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.
Food access nationally, Oklahoma in context
Comanche County sits inside Oklahoma (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 Comanche County, OK are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 40031. 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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