Signature · 4 SNAP-authorized stores
Motley County, TX
Motley County has a slim SNAP-authorized store book (4) while 18.5% of residents live low-access, distance and shelf access compound.
- 18.5%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 12.6%
- on SNAP
- 1K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Motley County, TX
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 18.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -3.6 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Webb County (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Motley County ranks #1,818 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #175 of 252 counties in TX (18.5% low-access).
- #1,818
- national by low-access %
- #175
- in TX
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 40
- 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: 4 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Motley County compares nationally
Motley County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 18.5% low-access share that beats 42% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,818).
Motley County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
1 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 1 of Motley 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.
Motley County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Dallas 18.6
Dallas 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Fayette 18.6
Fayette 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Grayson 18.6
Grayson 18.6%
18.6 % low-access
- Motley 18.5
Motley 18.5%
18.5 % low-access
- Webb 18.5
Webb 18.5%
18.5 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 1 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 1,210 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 223 |
| Low-Access Share | 18.5%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 40 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,183 |
| Median Household Income | $61,154 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.1%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 58 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.6%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.6%well below the national average |
Slim SNAP store book in Motley County
Motley County has 4 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 2 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 2 locations (50% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
All 4 authorized stores are in Matador, and none of them is a supermarket or large/medium grocery.
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 30238, matador
- family dollar 12737, matador
Convenience Store · 2
- allsups 242, matador
- hop in #1, matador
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Texas
One of 253 counties in Texas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Motley County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Texas among West South Central states
Texas ranks 3rd of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.0%). Motley County, at 18.5%, runs 6.5 pts below the Texas 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 .
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 Motley County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48345. 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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