Signature · 56 SNAP-authorized stores

Dodge County, WI

Dodge County lands in the lower national band on low-access (12.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.

12.0%
low-access pop.
0
food-desert tracts
10.7%
on SNAP
89K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 WI

USDA FARA access plate

County Dodge County, WI

LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR

  • LA-MODERATE 12.0% low-access
  • BELOW-NATIONAL -10.1 pts vs US
  • LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-TYPICAL 10.7% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 4.1% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Grant County (+ 0.0 pts)

Lower-band low-access

Dodge County lands in the lower national band (12.0%, #2,337 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.

#2,337
national by low-access %
#51
in WI
5
low-access tracts
2K
food-desert residents

Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.

Signature read: 56 SNAP-authorized stores .

How Dodge County compares nationally

Dodge County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.0% low-access share that beats 25% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,344).

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Dodge County's lower-band USDA tier split

20 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .

Food access tier distribution for Dodge County, WI USDA-defined food-access tiers: 15 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 5 limited, 0 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 20 tracts evaluated. 15 tracts adequate (75.0%) 5 tracts limited (25.0%) Adequate 75% Limited 25% Severe 0% Food-access tier distribution: Dodge County, WI
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Dodge County has 9 urban and 11 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.

Dodge County vs nearby low low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Wisconsin, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · lower low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Dodge County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts20
Atlas Population (2010 basis)88,759
Low-Access Tracts5
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)0
Low-Access Population10,637
Low-Access Share12.0%well below the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population2,412

Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Dodge County
IndicatorValue
Population88,742
Median Household Income$75,929
Poverty Rate8.5%well below the national average
SNAP Households3,831
SNAP Participation Rate10.7%below the national average
Households Without a Vehicle4.1%well below the national average
Group-Quarters Population5.2%

Thick SNAP store book in Dodge County

Dodge County has 56 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 31 locations (55% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 31

  • a one oil llc 260, watertown
  • beaver dam mobil 1, beaver dam
  • brownsville bp, brownsville
  • budh enterprises llc, randolph
  • casey's general store 2005, beaver dam
  • farmers market, beaver dam
  • hi-way hop bp, lomira
  • juneau 26 shell, juneau
  • kwik trip 324, juneau
  • kwik trip 332, horicon
  • kwik trip 336, mayville
  • kwik trip 346, beaver dam
  • kwik trip 400, beaver dam
  • kwik trip 488, mayville
  • kwik trip 658, watertown
  • kwik trip 782, horicon
  • kwik trip 1207, waupun
  • kwik trip 1736, lomira
  • kwik trip 367, fox lake
  • kwik trip 444, watertown
  • kwik trip 785, beaver dam
  • refuel pantry- hustisford, hustisford
  • sam's bp/amoco, reeseville
  • simar oil, beaver dam
  • sofia mart, beaver dam
  • station 67, ashippun
  • station hustis llc, hustisford
  • station neosho llc, neosho
  • station ridge bp, iron ridge
  • stop-n-go 1207, waupun
  • the natural way, mayville

Combination Grocery/Other · 12

  • dollar general 6775, juneau
  • dollar general 6985, lomira
  • dollar general 12489, randolph
  • dollar general 19998, fox lake
  • dollar general 20759, horicon
  • dollar general 23464, hustisford
  • dollar general 23490, beaver dam
  • dollar general 25533, theresa
  • dollar tree 830, beaver dam
  • family dollar store 10511, mayville
  • walgreens 11253, beaver dam
  • walgreens 11649, waupun

Super Store · 6

  • leroy meats of horicon, horicon
  • piggly wiggly #345, lomira
  • piggly wiggly #82, mayville
  • piggly wiggly #83, beaver dam
  • walmart supercenter 1012, beaver dam
  • watertown piggly wiggly 77, watertown

Supermarket · 4

  • aldi 64084, beaver dam
  • piggly wiggly 205, randolph
  • piggly wiggly supermarket 304, juneau
  • the market at beaver dam, beaver dam

Medium Grocery Store · 2

  • leroy meats of fox lake, fox lake
  • lupita's market, llc, beaver dam

Farmers' Market · 1

  • beaver dam farmers market downtown, beaver dam

Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).

Other Counties in Wisconsin

One of 71 counties in Wisconsin, 6 are shown here.

Compare Dodge County vs Adams County → · All Wisconsin counties →

Counties near Dodge County's lower low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Dodge County, both outside Wisconsin so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.

Similar low-access share

Nearest low-access rates outside WI (12.0% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside WI (10.7% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Dodge County inside a lower low-access state context

Dodge County sits inside Wisconsin (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 Dodge County, WI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 55027. 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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