Signature · 97 SNAP-authorized stores
Eaton County, MI
Eaton County sits in the upper national band on low-access (30.9%, +8.8 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 30.9%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 10.1%
- on SNAP
- 109K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Eaton County, MI
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 30.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +8.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 11% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jackson County ( -0.5 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Eaton County sits in the upper national band (30.9%, #879 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #879
- national by low-access %
- #12
- in MI
- 13
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 97 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Eaton County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Eaton County's 30.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 72% of them and ranked #882 most-affected nationwide.
Eaton County's elevated USDA tier split
28 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Eaton County has 18 urban and 10 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.
Eaton County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Michigan, not a full county-board reprint
- Schoolcraft
Schoolcraft 46%
46 % low-access
- Ottawa
Ottawa 31.4%
31.4 % low-access
- Eaton
Eaton 30.9%
30.9 % low-access
- Jackson
Jackson 30.4%
30.4 % low-access
- Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo 30.3%
30.3 % low-access
- Oakland
Oakland 30.2%
30.2 % low-access
- Arenac 0
Arenac 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 28 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 107,759 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 13 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 33,309 |
| Low-Access Share | 30.9%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,479 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 109,130 |
| Median Household Income | $79,597 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.3%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,579 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.1%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Eaton County
Eaton County has 97 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 52 locations (54% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 52
- admiral 5769, lansing
- big 10 delta township 1, lansing
- brothers express mart, olivet
- charlotte shell 4080, charlotte
- citgo convenience, lansing
- cork & bottle liquor, charlotte
- dimondale express 82, dimondale
- dollar deal 12, lansing
- family fare express 886, eaton rapids
- fortino party store, grand ledge
- franks food mart potterville, potterville
- grand gas llc 1, mulliken
- grand ledge shell 4300, grand ledge
- iq fuel, lansing
- krish krisha 3, lansing
- lyle's party store, grand ledge
- lansing petroleum enterprises, dimondale
- lansing waverly st. ez mart 637, lansing
- love's travel stop 785, grand ledge
- m-50 liquor store, charlotte
- m-99 party store, eaton rapids
- marathon eaton rapids, eaton rapids
- meijer gas station 194, charlotte
- meijer gas station 210, grand ledge
- meijer gas station 23, lansing
- mikes corner mart, bellevue
- murphy usa 7601, charlotte
- north end party store, charlotte
- olivet petroleum, olivet
- potterville shell 1760, potterville
- quality dairy co 13, lansing
- quality dairy co 16, lansing
- quality dairy co 19, dimondale
- quality dairy co 23, eaton rapids
- quality dairy co 24, lansing
- quality dairy co 26, grand ledge
- quality dairy co 32, charlotte
- quality dairy co 33, lansing
- quickie convenience store, lansing
- ricks one stop party store, charlotte
- sams w party store, lansing
- speedway 2213, lansing
- speedway 2215, lansing
- speedway 7218, eaton rapids
- speedway 7383, grand ledge
- speedway 7515, charlotte
- speedway 8790, lansing
- the narrow lake country store, springport
- vermontville express 84, vermontville
- waverly party store, lansing
- west saginaw party store, lansing
- markos, sunfield
Combination Grocery/Other · 23
- cvs 8087, charlotte
- carls supermarket 141, dimondale
- dollar general 6274, olivet
- dollar general 10549, potterville
- dollar general 12213, bellevue
- dollar general 12345, lansing
- dollar general 14609, eaton rapids
- dollar general 19999, mulliken
- dollar general 21668, charlotte
- dollar general 22036, grand ledge
- dollar general 24450, sunfield
- dollar tree 2778, charlotte
- dollar tree 3266, lansing
- dollar tree 6139, grand ledge
- dollar tree 8660, lansing
- family dollar 13832, olivet
- family dollar 9208, lansing
- family dollar store 2922, charlotte
- family dollar store 4095, lansing
- llb asian market, lansing
- walgreens 5223, lansing
- walgreens 07770, lansing
- walgreens 13150, grand ledge
Super Store · 9
- bj's wholesale club, inc. 389, lansing
- family fare 1994, eaton rapids
- kroger co 888, lansing
- meijer inc 194, charlotte
- meijer inc 210, grand ledge
- meijer inc 23, lansing
- target store 616, lansing
- walmart 2869, lansing
- walmart supercenter 1642, charlotte
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 67017 67017, lansing
- better health market 14, lansing
- gordon food service store mp056, lansing
- horrocks farm market inc, lansing
- town & country market bellevue, inc, bellevue
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- eaton meat, charlotte
- hanna davis fine meats inc, sunfield
- honey baked ham & cafe 1708, lansing
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- meat on the west side, grand ledge
- milligan's whitetail market, olivet
- new save more, lansing
Farmers' Market · 2
- charlotte artisan and farmers market 0709836, charlotte
- dimondale farmers' market, dimondale
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Michigan
One of 82 counties in Michigan, 6 are shown here.
Compare Eaton County vs Alcona County → · All Michigan counties →
Counties near Eaton County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Eaton County, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside MI (30.9% here).
- Berkshire County, MA · 30.9% low-access
- Berkshire County, MA · 30.9% low-access
- Steele County, MN · 30.9% low-access
- Steele County, MN · 30.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside MI (10.1% here).
- Faribault County, MN · 10.1% SNAP
- Faribault County, MN · 10.1% SNAP
- Union County, KY · 10.1% SNAP
- Union County, KY · 10.1% 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.
Eaton County inside a higher low-access state context
Eaton County sits inside Michigan (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 .
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