Signature · 3 LILA tracts (30% of tracts)
Tooele County, UT
Tooele County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (30% of the book) alongside 25.8% low-access.
- 25.8%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 6.8%
- on SNAP
- 79K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Tooele County, UT
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 25.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 30% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Carbon County (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Tooele County ranks #1,233 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #19 of 29 counties in UT (25.8% low-access; 3 food-desert tracts).
- #1,233
- national by low-access %
- #19
- in UT
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 3 LILA tracts (30% of tracts) .
How Tooele County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Tooele County's 25.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 61% of them and ranked #1,233 most-affected nationwide.
Tooele County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.
Tooele County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (6 urban, 4 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 4 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Tooele County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Utah, not a full county-board reprint
- Rich
Rich 100%
100 % low-access
- Weber 26.6
Weber 26.6%
26.6 % low-access
- Carbon 26
Carbon 26%
26 % low-access
- Tooele 25.8
Tooele 25.8%
25.8 % low-access
- Uintah 24.6
Uintah 24.6%
24.6 % low-access
- Duchesne 24
Duchesne 24%
24 % low-access
- Morgan 0.4
Morgan 0.4%
0.4 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 58,218 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 15,006 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,961 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 79,347 |
| Median Household Income | $106,587 |
| Poverty Rate | 5.2%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,632 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.8%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Tooele County
Tooele County has 34 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 17 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
7 towns share the 34 authorized stores; Tooele holds 59% of them. 5 of the 7 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Wendover, Lake Point, Dugway, Stansbury, Stockton.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Tooele | 20 | 6 |
| Grantsville | 6 | 1 |
| Wendover | 3 | none |
| Lake Point | 2 | none |
| Dugway | 1 | none |
| Stansbury | 1 | none |
| Stockton | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 17
- 7-eleven store 19587 c, tooele
- 7-eleven store 36342a, tooele
- grantsville way station, grantsville
- hales oil co, grantsville
- hales oil co stockton, stockton
- holiday oil 85, lake point
- holiday oil company 42, tooele
- holiday oil company 60, tooele
- hometown grocery, tooele
- maverik, inc 365, tooele
- maverik, inc 384, grantsville
- maverik, inc 508, stansbury
- miller's wendover, wendover
- pilot travel center 742, lake point
- quality quick stop i b, tooele
- ta toole 060, tooele
- vine street market, tooele
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar tree 2678, tooele
- family dollar 6224, tooele
- family dollar 6847, wendover
- family dollar 7301, grantsville
- melanie's health and nutrition, tooele
- walgreens 10415, tooele
Super Store · 4
- smiths 290, tooele
- soelbergs market, tooele
- soelbergs thriftway, grantsville
- walmart 1440, tooele
Supermarket · 2
- lucky 339, tooele
- maceys 1-1042, tooele
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphys pizza 021, tooele
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- tooele valley meat, grantsville
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- zacatecas market, tooele
Military Commissary · 1
- dugway pg commissary 1406, dugway
Small Grocery Store · 1
- mi pueblito llc, wendover
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Utah
One of 28 counties in Utah, 6 are shown here.
Compare Tooele County vs Beaver County → · All Utah counties →
Nationwide peers for Tooele County's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Tooele County, both outside Utah so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside UT (25.8% here).
- Grant County, WA · 25.8% low-access
- Pend Oreille County, WA · 25.8% low-access
- Bossier Parish, LA · 25.8% low-access
- Polk County, OR · 25.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside UT (6.8% here).
- Hutchinson County, TX · 6.8% SNAP
- Fort Bend County, TX · 6.8% SNAP
- Erath County, TX · 6.8% SNAP
- Ellis County, TX · 6.8% 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.
Utah among Mountain states
Utah ranks 5th of 8 Mountain states by population-weighted low-access (23.9%). Tooele County, at 25.8%, runs 1.9 pts above the Utah rate.
- New Mexico 31.7%
- Wyoming 29.7%
- Arizona 26.8%
- Idaho 25.8%
- Utah 23.9%
- Nevada 23.0%
- Montana 22.3%
- Colorado 21.5%
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 Tooele County, UT are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 49045. 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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