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Trempealeau County, WI

Trempealeau County lands in the lower national band on low-access (10.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.

10.8%
low-access pop.
0
food-desert tracts
9.1%
on SNAP
31K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 WI

USDA FARA access plate

County Trempealeau County, WI

LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR

  • LA-MODERATE 10.8% low-access
  • BELOW-NATIONAL -11.3 pts vs US
  • LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-LIGHT 9.1% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 4.7% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Sheboygan County (+ 0.1 pts)

Lower-band low-access

Trempealeau County lands in the lower national band (10.8%, #2,423 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.

#2,423
national by low-access %
#57
in WI
1
low-access tracts
1K
food-desert residents

Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.

Signature read: 30 SNAP-authorized stores .

How Trempealeau County compares nationally

Trempealeau County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 10.8% low-access share that beats 23% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,424).

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Trempealeau County's lower-band USDA tier split

8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .

Food access tier distribution for Trempealeau County, WI USDA-defined food-access tiers: 7 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 1 limited, 0 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 8 tracts evaluated. 7 tracts adequate (87.5%) 1 tracts limited (12.5%) Adequate 88% Limited 13% Severe 0% Food-access tier distribution: Trempealeau County, WI
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Trempealeau County has 1 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.

Trempealeau County vs nearby low low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Wisconsin, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · lower low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Trempealeau County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts8
Atlas Population (2010 basis)28,816
Low-Access Tracts1
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)0
Low-Access Population3,114
Low-Access Share10.8%well below the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population1,084

ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Trempealeau County
IndicatorValue
Population30,839
Median Household Income$76,313
Poverty Rate9.9%below the national average
SNAP Households1,140
SNAP Participation Rate9.1%below the national average
Households Without a Vehicle4.7%well below the national average
Group-Quarters Population1.3%

Thick SNAP store book in Trempealeau County

Trempealeau County has 30 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 11 locations (37% of the total), followed by convenience store.

Combination Grocery/Other · 11

  • dollar general 14069, galesville
  • dollar general 6972, whitehall
  • dollar general 18788, arcadia
  • dollar general 21655, eleva
  • dollar general 22163, independence
  • dollar general 24499, whitehall
  • dollar general 25050, trempealeau
  • family dollar store 6336, arcadia
  • family dollar store 7443, osseo
  • randy's neighborhood market - arcadia, arcadia
  • randys neighborhood market - whitehall, whitehall

Convenience Store · 7

  • kwik trip 328, blair
  • kwik trip 413, arcadia
  • kwik trip 729, whitehall
  • kwik trip 756, osseo
  • osseo bp/dq, osseo
  • speedway 4523, osseo
  • ta express osseo, osseo

Medium Grocery Store · 3

  • guerrero authentic latin products, arcadia
  • mm san juan llc, arcadia
  • robbe's family market, strum

Supermarket · 3

  • lance's fresh market, osseo
  • randy's neighborhood market - galesville, galesville
  • stockmans farm supply and more, osseo

Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2

  • maple leaf meats llc, whitehall
  • the strum locker, strum

Small Grocery Store · 2

  • common market, galesville
  • mm san juan, independence

Farmers' Market · 1

  • osseo farmers market, osseo

Large Grocery Store · 1

  • falls meat service, pigeon falls

Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).

Other Counties in Wisconsin

One of 71 counties in Wisconsin, 6 are shown here.

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Counties near Trempealeau County's lower low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Trempealeau County, both outside Wisconsin so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.

Similar low-access share

Nearest low-access rates outside WI (10.8% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside WI (9.1% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Trempealeau County inside a lower low-access state context

Trempealeau County sits inside Wisconsin (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 Trempealeau County, WI are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 55121. 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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