Signature · 1.7% low-access (5th pct)
Marquette County, WI
Marquette County lands in the lower national band on low-access (1.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 1.7%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 11.9%
- on SNAP
- 16K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Marquette County, WI
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 1.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -20.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Kewaunee County ( -1.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Marquette County lands in the lower national band (1.7%, #2,978 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,978
- national by low-access %
- #70
- in WI
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 50
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1.7% low-access (5th pct) (-20.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Marquette County compares nationally
Food access in Marquette County compares favorably nationally: its 1.7% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 5% of them (rank #2,978).
Marquette County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 5 of Marquette County's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Marquette County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Wisconsin, not a full county-board reprint
- Richland
Richland 52.9%
52.9 % low-access
- Oconto 6.6
Oconto 6.6%
6.6 % low-access
- Polk 5.8
Polk 5.8%
5.8 % low-access
- Marquette 1.7
Marquette 1.7%
1.7 % low-access
- Kewaunee 0.4
Kewaunee 0.4%
0.4 % low-access
- Pepin 0
Pepin 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 15,404 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 269 |
| Low-Access Share | 1.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 50 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,746 |
| Median Household Income | $65,681 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.1%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 831 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.9%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.1% |
SNAP retailers in Marquette County
Marquette County has 18 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 8 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 18 authorized stores; Westfield holds 28% of them. 3 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Endeavor, Neshkoro, Briggsville.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Westfield | 5 | 1 |
| Montello | 4 | 1 |
| Oxford | 4 | 1 |
| Endeavor | 2 | none |
| Neshkoro | 2 | none |
| Briggsville | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 8
- gohl post, endeavor
- kwik trip 626, montello
- refuel pantry- oxford, oxford
- refuel pantry- oxford hwy 39, oxford
- refuel pantry- westfield bp, westfield
- refuel pantry- westfield mart, westfield
- refuel pantry- westfield pioneer, westfield
- the mason station, briggsville
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 18858, neshkoro
- dollar general 10915, montello
- dollar general 13661, oxford
- family dollar 13356, montello
- family dollar store 7001, westfield
Small Grocery Store · 2
- andy's meats, endeavor
- reetz meats and groceries, neshkoro
Large Grocery Store · 1
- freitag's food center, montello
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- harvest market, oxford
Supermarket · 1
- westfield supervalue, westfield
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 Marquette County vs Adams County → · All Wisconsin counties →
Counties near Marquette County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Marquette 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 (1.7% here).
- Russell County, VA · 1.7% low-access
- Huntingdon County, PA · 1.7% low-access
- Kent County, MD · 1.7% low-access
- Caldwell County, KY · 1.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside WI (11.9% here).
- Lee County, TX · 11.9% SNAP
- Burleson County, TX · 11.9% SNAP
- Brown County, TX · 11.9% SNAP
- Anderson County, TN · 11.9% 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.
Wisconsin among East North Central states
Wisconsin ranks 4th of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (21.4%). Marquette County, at 1.7%, runs 19.7 pts below the Wisconsin rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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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