County food-access profile · Texas
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)
The food-access picture
26.4% of Travis County residents live in a low-access area, and 25 of its 217 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 76
- low-access tracts
- 54K
- food-desert residents
- 5.9%
- households, no vehicle
- 10.9%
- below poverty line
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, 1-and-10-mile measure).
USDA data puts Travis County's low-access share at 26.4%, above the national share. 76 of the county's 217 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 270,568 people. 25 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 54,184 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
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 #1,194 most-affected nationwide.
Travis County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 217 census tracts in Travis County, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Travis County vs. other Texas counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Texas
- Travis
Travis County, TX
26.4 % low-access
- Anderson
Anderson County, TX
43.8 % low-access
- Andrews
Andrews County, TX
26.8 % low-access
- Angelina
Angelina County, TX
26 % low-access
- Aransas
Aransas County, TX
31.7 % low-access
- Archer
Archer County, TX
18.3 % 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 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| 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% |
About 5.6% of Travis County households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 26.4% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 5.6% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 32,506 households here.
- 5.9% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 25 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Travis County
above the national share
25 of Travis County's 217 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 11.5% of all its tracts.
A further 51 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 76.
An estimated 270,568 residents, roughly 26.4% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 54,184 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 141 tracts (65.0%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Travis County
Travis County has 685 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 136 locations (20% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 136
- 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
Combination Grocery/Other · 113
- africa's best food market, pflugerville
- afriqmart ethnic groceries, pflugerville
- anand bazar, austin
- cvs 10106, pflugerville
- cvs pharmacy inc 6822, austin
- cvs pharmacy inc 6892, austin
- cvs pharmacy inc 6893, austin
- cvs pharmacy inc 6895, austin
- cvs pharmacy inc 6945, austin
- cvs pharmacy inc 6964, austin
- cvs pharmacy inc 7243, austin
- cvs pharmacy 10888, austin
- cvs pharmacy 11199, austin
- cvs pharmacy 11210, austin
- cvs pharmacy cvs07210, austin
- cvs pharmacy cvs10059, del valle
- cvs pharmacy cvs11306, austin
- cvs/ pharmacy 7442, austin
- cvs/ pharmacy 80, lakeway
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 1430, austin
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 213, austin
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 357, austin
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 3881, austin
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 59, austin
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7719, austin
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 8387, austin
- cvs/ pharmacy inc. 8357, lago vista
- cvs/pharmacy 10139, austin
- dollar general 10315, austin
- dollar general 10554, lago vista
- dollar general 10959, austin
- dollar general 13115, austin
- dollar general 18824, manor
- dollar general 3273, austin
- dollar general 3913, austin
- dollar tree 3279, austin
- dollartree 8060, austin
- dollartree 8129, austin
- dollartree 9426, pflugerville
- dollar general 10948, austin
- dollar general 12304, austin
- dollar general 12561, austin
- dollar general 12630, austin
- dollar general 12797, austin
- dollar general 12967, austin
- dollar general 16194, del valle
- dollar general 20388, austin
- dollar general 22706, pflugerville
- dollar general 24504, austin
- dollar general 25379, spicewood
- dollar general 6619, pflugerville
- dollar general 6946, manor
- dollar general store 16198, del valle
- dollar tree 1162, round rock
- dollar tree 2875, austin
- dollar tree 2988, austin
- dollar tree 3124, austin
- dollar tree 3211, austin
- dollar tree 3230, austin
- dollar tree 4105, austin
- dollar tree 4265, pflugerville
- dollar tree 5110, austin
- dollar tree 6263, austin
- dollar tree 6372, austin
- dollar tree 6785, austin
- dollar tree 7241, austin
- family dollar 10028, austin
- family dollar 10276, austin
- family dollar 5520, austin
- family dollar 6170, austin
- family dollar 6846, austin
- family dollar store 6011, austin
- filipino asian mart, austin
- fresh plus one, austin
- homefoods v llc v, austin
- la michoacana meat market 8, austin
- la placita supermarket llc 1, austin
- masterson super mercado mexicana, austin
- sanvi austin llc, austin
- selam international mart cafe, austin
- tropical market, austin
- walgreens 01970, austin
- walgreens 03451, austin
- walgreens 04704, austin
- walgreens 06861, austin
- walgreens 10615, austin
- walgreens 11097, austin
- walgreens 11272, bee caves
- walgreens 11513, austin
- walgreens 11568, pflugerville
- walgreens 11853, austin
- walgreens 13444, austin
- walgreens 13446, pflugerville
- walgreens 1933, austin
- walgreens 2462, austin
- walgreens 3341, austin
- wheatsville food co-op, austin
- walgreen 04458, austin
- walgreens 03092, austin
- walgreens 03159, pflugerville
- walgreens 03724, austin
- walgreens 04134, austin
- walgreens 04632, austin
- walgreens 04761, austin
- walgreens 06050, west lake hills
- walgreens 06189, austin
- walgreens 06649, austin
- walgreens 06734, austin
- walgreens 07023, lakeway
- walgreens 07187, austin
- walgreens 11271, austin
- walgreens 15672, austin
- walgreens 5160, austin
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's pizza tx069, lakeway
Showing 250 of 685 authorized retailers, largest categories first.
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Texas
Compare Travis County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Food access nationally, Texas in context
Travis County sits inside Texas (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Understand the Data
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.