Signature · 5.6% SNAP (12th pct in TX)
Travis County, TX
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Travis County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 26.4%
- low-access pop.
- 25
- food-desert tracts
- 5.6%
- on SNAP
- 1.3M
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Travis County, TX
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 26.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +4.3 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 25 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 5.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 12% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Eastland County ( -0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Travis County ranks #1,193 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #116 of 252 counties in TX (26.4% low-access; 25 food-desert tracts).
- #1,193
- national by low-access %
- #116
- in TX
- 76
- low-access tracts
- 54K
- 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: 5.6% SNAP (12th pct in TX) (-6.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Travis County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Travis County's 26.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 62% of them and ranked #1,193 most-affected nationwide.
Travis County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
217 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 25 LILA.
Travis County is mostly urban by USDA tract type (196 urban, 21 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 21 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Travis County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Concho 26.7
Concho 26.7%
26.7 % low-access
- San Augustine 26.6
San Augustine 26.6%
26.6 % low-access
- Travis 26.4
Travis 26.4%
26.4 % low-access
- Eastland 26.3
Eastland 26.3%
26.3 % low-access
- Milam 26.1
Milam 26.1%
26.1 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 217 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 1,024,266 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 76 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 25 |
| Low-Access Population | 270,568 |
| Low-Access Share | 26.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 54,184 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 1,330,015 |
| Median Household Income | $99,611 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.9%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 32,506 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 5.6%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Travis County
Travis County has 685 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 395 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
20 towns share the 685 authorized stores; Austin holds 82% of them. 9 of the 20 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Spicewood, Cedar Creek, Creedmoor, Bee Caves, Del Valle Travis County, Jonestown and 3 more.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | 565 | 136 |
| Pflugerville | 46 | 10 |
| Manor | 24 | 3 |
| Del Valle | 11 | 4 |
| Lakeway | 8 | 2 |
| Lago Vista | 6 | 2 |
| West Lake Hills | 4 | 2 |
| Bee Cave | 3 | 1 |
| Spicewood | 3 | none |
| Cedar Creek | 2 | none |
Top 10 of 20 towns by store count.
Convenience Store · 395 (250 shown)
- 1 stop food store, austin
- 1st express, austin
- 2222 market, austin
- 290 xpress, manor
- 7 eleven 16996, austin
- 7 eleven 19097a, austin
- 7 eleven convenience store 36563c, austin
- 7 eleven convenience store 38289a, austin
- 7-11 36680, austin
- 7-eleven 24008, austin
- 7-eleven 36559h, austin
- 7-eleven 36562h, austin
- 7-eleven 36564j, austin
- 7-eleven 36575h, pflugerville
- 7-eleven 41632h, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 12705b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 21884, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 23807b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 24909b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 32654b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 35801a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 35808a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36263b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36265a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36266a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36273a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36592a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36600a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36604b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 41555a, manor
- 7-eleven/ vaishnavi food & gas 23621, austin
- 7-eleven 12702, austin
- 7-eleven 22245, austin
- 7-eleven 25445, austin
- 7-eleven 26353, austin
- 7-eleven 34252, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 23295b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 34251b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 34253b, pflugerville
- 7-eleven convenience store 35473a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 35623b, pflugerville
- 7-eleven convenience store 35624b, pflugerville
- 7-eleven convenience store 35792b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 35805b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36274b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36577b, west lake hills
- 7-eleven convenience store 36586c, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36587b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36588b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36591b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36609b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36610b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36612a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36616b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36621b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36630b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36633b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36636a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36641a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36642b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 36999b, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 38054a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 38104a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 38267a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 38402b, spicewood
- 7-eleven convenience store 38413a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 38608a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 38613a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 38615a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 39069d, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 41114a, austin
- 7-eleven convenience store 41166a, bee cave
- 7-eleven convenience store 41642a, austin
- 71 xpress, del valle
- aa food mart, austin
- all star grocery 3, austin
- atx food mart, austin
- aa food mart 2, austin
- airport quick stop, austin
- alfason african market 1, cedar park
- all star grocery 1, austin
- all star grocery 2, austin
- anyday grocery, austin
- apple express, manor
- arsheen investment inc., austin
- austin food market, austin
- avenue food mart, pflugerville
- barton hill food mart, austin
- berkman food mart, austin
- best stop food market, austin
- bread basket - chevron, austin
- barton hills market, austin
- beatniks market, austin
- beer geek, manchaca
- beverage barn, austin
- blake manor food mart, manor
- bless food mart, manor
- bluebonnet food mart, austin
- bread basket, austin
- bread basket, austin
- bread basket, austin
- bread basket justin lane, austin
- bread basket texaco, austin
- bread basket, austin
- brew market & cafe, austin
- buddies market at gaston, austin
- burnet express, austin
- burpy market, austin
- buttercup chevron, pflugerville
- c-mart icehouse, austin
- capitol food stop 2, austin
- cefco 36, lago vista
- cameron xpress mart, austin
- cannon food mart, austin
- cedar food mart, austin
- champs food mart, austin
- circle k 2704103, pflugerville
- circle k 2704673, austin
- circle k 2704675, del valle
- circle k 2704677, austin
- circle k 2704680, austin
- circle k 2704682, austin
- circle k 2704683, austin
- circle k 2704684, austin
- circle k 2704686, austin
- circle k 2704687, austin
- circle k 2704688, austin
- circle k 2704690, austin
- circle k 2704691, cedar creek
- circle k 2740080, austin
- circle k 2741396, austin
- circle k 2741551, austin
- circle k 2741570, austin
- circle k 2742095, austin
- circle k 2742102, austin
- circle k 2742169, austin
- circle k 2742194, austin
- circle k 2742420, austin
- circle k 3957, austin
- cmart #2, austin
- corner store 2741308, austin
- corner store 2741552, austin
- corner store 2742103, austin
- corner store 2742141, austin
- corner store 274557, pflugerville
- courtesy shell #2, austin
- craigwood food mart, austin
- crunch n munch, austin
- cuernavaca market, austin
- davids food store, austin
- dessau food mart inc, austin
- dj's food and gas mart, austin
- dons short stop, pflugerville
- del valle market, del valle
- dessau mini mart, austin
- dessau quick stop, austin
- diamond food mart, austin
- double rr grocery, austin
- duval market, austin
- e braker lane food mart, austin
- express food mart 4, austin
- express food mart 5, pflugerville
- express food mart 7, austin
- ez food stores, austin
- ez stop 2, austin
- east first grocery, austin
- el pulgarcito de america, austin
- exalted enterprises inc, austin
- express 35, austin
- express food mart, austin
- express-o, austin
- ez way food store, austin
- fab groceries lp, austin
- fairfield food store, austin
- fast market 4567, del valle
- food basket, austin
- food basket #9, manor
- food basket 10, austin
- food basket 7, austin
- food box #13, pflugerville
- food bucket, austin
- food `n more, austin
- foodbox 11, austin
- foodies corner 6, austin
- foodspot 1 grocery inc 0, austin
- foodspot2 grocery, austin
- forest bluff grocery, austin
- fred groceries, austin
- general store, austin
- georgian market, austin
- gilbert xpress, austin
- go xpress, pflugerville
- golden rooster feed & general store 1, manor
- graboost #4, austin
- graboost 1, austin
- gracy food mart, austin
- grand stop food mart, pflugerville
- grubbys, austin
- h & r grocery, austin
- heb food store 768, austin
- haven food mart, austin
- highway food mart, del valle travis county
- hill country food mart, austin
- hwy 969 food mart n/a, austin
- hyde park market, austin
- hyridge mart, austin
- jd conoco 2, austin
- jj food mart, austin
- john's food mart, austin
- jonestown mobil, jonestown
- jd's market 5, austin
- jd's meat market 4, austin
- jet stop food mart, austin
- king food mart, austin
- kool corner, austin
- kwick in, austin
- kwik chek 55, austin
- kwik chek 62, spicewood
- kwik chek 64, lakeway
- kwik star, austin
- kwik stop, austin
- lucky food stores, austin
- lucky food stores, austin
- la buena market, austin
- la tienda creedmoor, creedmoor
- lamar food market, austin
- loco jefe, austin
- lone star souvenir food mart, austin
- longhorn market, austin
- loyola grocery, austin
- lt country store, austin
- m & m food mart, austin
- mets conoco 1, austin
- mets mart, austin
- minimax food mart, austin
- mangat investment inc 36618, austin
- manor food mart 1, austin
- manor shell #60, manor
- manor xpress mart, manor
- market xpress, manor
- merito food mart, lakeway
- metro food & cafe, austin
- mi pueblito 4, austin
- mi pueblito food mart & taco house, austin
- mi pueblo meat market, austin
- mi-tiendita, austin
- minimax food mart 2, austin
- minimax food mart 3, austin
- minimax food mart 4, austin
- moms 8 enterprises inc, austin
Showing 250 of 685 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
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 Travis County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Nationwide peers for Travis County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Travis County (5.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Texas.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TX (26.4% here).
- Georgetown County, SC · 26.4% low-access
- Allegheny County, PA · 26.4% low-access
- Bryan County, OK · 26.4% low-access
- Bristol County, MA · 26.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (5.6% here).
- Box Elder County, UT · 5.6% SNAP
- Chester County, PA · 5.6% SNAP
- Douglas County, NV · 5.6% SNAP
- Howard County, MD · 5.6% 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.
Texas among West South Central states
Texas ranks 3rd of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.0%). Travis County, at 26.4%, runs 1.4 pts above 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 Travis County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48453. 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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