Signature · 53 SNAP-authorized stores
Sandusky County, OH
Sandusky County lands in the lower national band on low-access (10.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 10.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 13.5%
- on SNAP
- 59K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Sandusky County, OH
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 10.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -11.4 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 7% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Fayette County ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Sandusky County lands in the lower national band (10.7%, #2,431 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,431
- national by low-access %
- #67
- in OH
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 53 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Sandusky County compares nationally
Sandusky County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.7% low-access share that beats 22% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,433).
Sandusky County's lower-band USDA tier split
15 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Sandusky County has 8 urban and 7 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.
Sandusky County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Ohio, not a full county-board reprint
- Warren
Warren 45.7%
45.7 % low-access
- Tuscarawas 11.5
Tuscarawas 11.5%
11.5 % low-access
- Washington 11.2
Washington 11.2%
11.2 % low-access
- Sandusky 10.7
Sandusky 10.7%
10.7 % low-access
- Fayette 10.6
Fayette 10.6%
10.6 % low-access
- Auglaize 9.9
Auglaize 9.9%
9.9 % low-access
- Morrow 2.2
Morrow 2.2%
2.2 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 15 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 60,944 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,532 |
| Low-Access Share | 10.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,991 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 58,778 |
| Median Household Income | $62,295 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.0%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,340 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Sandusky County
Sandusky County has 53 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 24 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 24
- 104 broadway, green springs
- bellevue beverage center, bellevue
- certified oil 400352, clyde
- chud's inc., fremont
- cidermill carryout, bellevue
- circle k 4705378, fremont
- circle k 4705570, bellevue
- circle k 5654, clyde
- fishers drive thru carry out, fremont
- friendship 80, fremont
- friendship 94, fremont
- friendship 73, fremont
- hd travel center, clyde
- hayes carry out, fremont
- hy-miler 2244, fremont
- hy-miler 2245, fremont
- lindsey village market, lindsey
- mickey mart 29, fremont
- sheetz 874, fremont
- southridge market, clyde
- speedway 1405 1405, fremont
- speedway 3606 3606, clyde
- speedway 9691, fremont
- woodville market, llc 1, woodville
Combination Grocery/Other · 17
- bubba rock meat co., bellevue
- cvs 3471, fremont
- cvs 6177, bellevue
- dollar general 14063, woodville
- dollar general 1612, fremont
- dollar general 4694, bellevue
- dollar general 7014, clyde
- dollar general 9831, gibsonburg
- discount drug mart 72, clyde
- dollar general 14837, green springs
- dollar general 21183, fremont
- dollar general 25107, clyde
- dollar tree 2332, fremont
- dollar tree 8935, fremont
- family dollar store 3449, fremont
- family dollar store 3733, clyde
- walgreens 12159, fremont
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- el aguila bakery, fremont
- hasselbach meats, fremont
- root's poultry, fremont
- the prairie market, fremont
Super Store · 4
- bassett's market 1074, bellevue
- kroger 536, fremont
- miller's newmarket, clyde
- walmart 1429, fremont
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 63003 63003, fremont
- ballville e-z shop,inc., fremont
- hogue's iga, bellevue
- r p kirwen & sons inc, gibsonburg
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Ohio
One of 87 counties in Ohio, 6 are shown here.
Compare Sandusky County vs Adams County → · All Ohio counties →
Counties near Sandusky County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Sandusky County, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside OH (10.7% here).
- Chambers County, TX · 10.7% low-access
- Chambers County, TX · 10.7% low-access
- Kaufman County, TX · 10.7% low-access
- Kaufman County, TX · 10.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside OH (13.5% here).
- Bryan County, OK · 13.5% SNAP
- Bryan County, OK · 13.5% SNAP
- Haywood County, NC · 13.5% SNAP
- Haywood County, NC · 13.5% 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.
Sandusky County inside a lower low-access state context
Sandusky County sits inside Ohio (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 Sandusky County, OH are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 39143. 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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