How far is the nearest supermarket? Data from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) for a representative census tract near each area center. Actual access varies by specific address.
These figures show the share of residents in each representative census tract who live more than 1 mile from the nearest supermarket or large grocery store. The USDA Low Income + Low Access (LILA) designation — the official "food desert" marker — requires both a high poverty rate and low access by USDA standards; none of the seven representative tracts here carry that flag, partly because rural areas use a 10-mile threshold rather than 1 mile.
Downtown Ocala
34471
11%
of residents more than 1 mile from nearest supermarket
Most within 1 mile
Low-income tract
Poverty rate: 28%
NE Ocala
34470
3.2%
of residents more than 1 mile from nearest supermarket
Most within 1 mile
Low-income tract
Poverty rate: 13.9%
NW Ocala
34475
69.1%
of residents more than 1 mile from nearest supermarket
Car usually needed
Low-income tractSuburban / Rural
Poverty rate: 39.4%
SW Ocala / SR-200
34476
69.3%
of residents more than 1 mile from nearest supermarket
Car usually needed
Poverty rate: 8.4%
SE Ocala
34480
75%
of residents more than 1 mile from nearest supermarket
Most 1+ miles away
Poverty rate: 8.6%
Silver Springs Shores
34472
94.7%
of residents more than 1 mile from nearest supermarket
Most 1+ miles away
Low-income tractSuburban / Rural
Poverty rate: 16.4%
Marion Oaks
34473
99.5%
of residents more than 1 mile from nearest supermarket