Signature · 72 SNAP-authorized stores
Eau Claire County, WI
Eau Claire County sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.0%, +9.9 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.0%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 11.1%
- on SNAP
- 107K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Eau Claire County, WI
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 32.0% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +9.9 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 15% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Sawyer County (+ 0.7 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Eau Claire County sits in the upper national band (32.0%, #809 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.
- #809
- national by low-access %
- #13
- in WI
- 12
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- 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: 72 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Eau Claire County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Eau Claire County's 32.0% low-access share is elevated, higher than 74% of them and ranked #813 most-affected nationwide.
Eau Claire County's elevated USDA tier split
20 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Eau Claire County has 16 urban and 4 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.
Eau Claire County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Wisconsin, not a full county-board reprint
- Richland
Richland 52.9%
52.9 % low-access
- Walworth
Walworth 33.2%
33.2 % low-access
- Washington
Washington 33%
33 % low-access
- Sawyer
Sawyer 32.7%
32.7 % low-access
- Eau Claire
Eau Claire 32%
32 % low-access
- Langlade
Langlade 31.1%
31.1 % low-access
- Pepin 0
Pepin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 20 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 98,736 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 12 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 31,626 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.0%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,487 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 107,116 |
| Median Household Income | $74,546 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,962 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.1%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Eau Claire County
Eau Claire County has 72 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 38 locations (53% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 38
- avon wi llc, fall creek
- birch street sunoco, eau claire
- bmsl, eau claire
- casey's 3851, altoona
- casey's 3874, eau claire
- chohan, eau claire
- circle k 2746575, eau claire
- circle k 2746576, eau claire
- circle k 2746577, eau claire
- circle k 2746578, eau claire
- circle k 2746593, eau claire
- circle k 2746597, eau claire
- circle k 2746600, eau claire
- express lane 9514, eau claire
- falls marketplace, fall creek
- hmong tkb oriental market llc, eau claire
- hy-vee fast & fresh express 5166, eau claire
- j p h llc, eau claire
- j's circle c 2, eau claire
- jn food mart 1, eau claire
- k j m mart llc, altoona
- kwik trip 389, eau claire
- kwik trip 390, eau claire
- kwik trip 398, eau claire
- kwik trip 459, eau claire
- kwik trip 472, eau claire
- kwik trip 828, altoona
- kwik trip 1110, eau claire
- kwik trip 1128, altoona
- kwik trip 1149, eau claire
- kwik trip 1162, eau claire
- kwik trip 201, eau claire
- kwik trip 208, altoona
- kwik trip 210, eau claire
- kwik trip 573, eau claire
- kwik trip 633, eau claire
- pops 202, chippewa falls
- stop-n-go 813, eau claire
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- cvs 10550, eau claire
- dollar general 9836, eau claire
- dollar general 15733, eau claire
- dollar general 21048, eau claire
- dollar general 24742, fairchild
- dollar tree 3571, eau claire
- dollar tree 5297, eau claire
- dollart tree 4842, eau claire
- family dollar 11104, augusta
- family dollar store 10880, eau claire
- walgreens 03497, eau claire
- walgreens 01937, eau claire
- weavers country store, fall creek
Super Store · 9
- costco wholesale 1664, eau claire
- festival foods 11, eau claire
- festival foods 40, eau claire
- festival foods 41, eau claire
- hy-vee 1166, eau claire
- sam's club 8185, eau claire
- target store 1774, eau claire
- walmart 1669, eau claire
- woodman's food market 41, altoona
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- amerasian food plus, eau claire
- hmongstop store, eau claire
- la luna minjares inc, eau claire
- lance's fresh market, augusta
Bakery Specialty · 2
- papa murphy's eau claire wi003, eau claire
- papa murphy's eau claire wi126, eau claire
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- jacobsons market 2, eau claire
- rump's butchers shoppe, altoona
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 72053, eau claire
- menomonie market food co-op - eau claire rs2, eau claire
Farmers' Market · 1
- eau claire downtown farmer's market, eau claire
Large Grocery Store · 1
- ifd warehouse store, eau claire
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 Eau Claire County vs Adams County → · All Wisconsin counties →
Counties near Eau Claire County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Eau Claire 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 (32.0% here).
- Orange County, TX · 32.0% low-access
- Orange County, TX · 32.0% low-access
- Ste. Genevieve County, MO · 32.0% low-access
- Ste. Genevieve County, MO · 32.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WI (11.1% here).
- Rockbridge County, VA · 11.1% SNAP
- Rockbridge County, VA · 11.1% SNAP
- Giles County, VA · 11.1% SNAP
- Giles County, VA · 11.1% 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.
Eau Claire County inside a higher low-access state context
Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire County, WI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 55035. 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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