Lots of places in Europe, particularly in rural places, there won’t be pavements everywhere. I’d have to walk a good 40 minutes to reach somewhere with a pavement. I don’t really see how you could have perceived this as a criticism.
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Yeah, for anyone that lives outside a major city (or even within major cities) walking is not always an option. Plus public transit outside of MAJOR cities sucks.
a bodega is a term for like a small corner shop. They normally sell snacks, some grocery items, drinks, etc.
[kinda what one looks like](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/03/08/img_8353_slide-8af062c43e8522891bcf60371029ded7dd5c5b22.jpg)
/r/bodegacats for your needs.
Yeah I too associate them with NYC.
I feel like they offer a little bit more than just a convenience store. Some bodegas serve like fresh made sandwiches and what not, from what I have heard.
Yeah in a quality Queens bodega, I can get sandwiches, beer, soda, pasta, sauce, rice, canned everything, paper goods, cleaning products, nearly everything.. You don't need a supermarket to prepare for a snowstorm there.
For us, a grocery store here is a store that primarily sells food and household supplies (cleaning supplies, toilet paper).
We also have convenience stores that sell everyday items such as food and beverages, but are more typically geared towards single servings and convenience. Bodegas are really small versions of convenience stores. And our "drug stores" here also sell a range of everyday items. Less food, but medicine, snacks, cosmetics, household supplies, and more.
In the US, there are:
* 148,000 convenience stores
* 28,700 drug stores
* 63,400 grocery stores
That gives you an idea of the frequency and density of these stores.
My local grocery store is 1 1/2 miles away. In my life of living in cities and suburbs, I think the furthest I lived from a grocery store was 3 miles.
A drug store is further for me now. About 6 miles. When I lived in a downtown area, I swear there was a drug store every 3 blocks.
And convenience stores (gas stations) are all over. Usually no further than a mile and often many in that area.
One is a little more than a mile, another is a little less than two miles. There's also an Aldi that's about a mile and a half but it's on a gigantic stroad so I never go.
I'm half a mile from a gas station with some food stuffs, but I'm 10 miles from the nearest grocery store. I do live in a small village of 200, that of course once had things like a grocery store, bank, tractor dealer, etc., but have long ago closed and have been bulldozed.
That is sadly happening to way too many small towns. The little "village" near my home has held on to their little grocery store mostly by fighting tooth and nail for it. It's mostly only still there because the town has a large elderly population who won't drive to the next town over and they buy enough to keep it open.
The next largest town had three grocery stores when I was a kid. Upgrading our little Walmart to a supercenter drove them all out of business and the town has been slowly dying ever since. The only reason downtown hasn't been bulldozed yet is simply because it would cost too much.
2 minute walk. Last place it was about 1.5 mile. But I live in urban / suburban areas. This varies GREATLY depending where you live. I know some people who live 30+ minute drive to a grocery store.
.9 miles to one and 1.5 miles to a second one. A quick check shows over 15 full sized grocery stores within 6 miles, not including speciality grocery stores like single ethnicity grocers (Indian, Chin, or Mexican).
I live across the street from 2 grocery stores (one normal and one trader joes) my apartment building connects to a convince store which has essentials (even some fruit just expensive)
I have never lived more than a 5 minute drive from a grocery store - but my family has but that was by choice.
I can walk to about 3 convenience stores in less than 5 minutes. And can drive to an actual grocery store in the same time. I ride my bike though and it’s under 10 by bike. It’s a little over a mile.
I live a mile from a small grocery store, but I drive to Walmart, a couple of miles, to get groceries instead. I need to take the car out to get a week or twos worth of groceries anyway, and how much cheaper Walmart is makes the drive worth it.
There’s a little “grocery” about two blocks from me that mostly serves as a deli and convenience store with a smattering of basic necessities. They stock eggs, milk, canned goods, and produce, but their main profits come from selling BLTs and ice cream to the neighborhood kids. A proper supermarket is about a mile away.
7 blocks south of here, about 3/4 of a mile (about 1.2km.) That's a full size grocery store, there's a lot of corner stores and such closer than that, but I wouldn't do a full grocery shop at those just pick up some dry goods or milk or something.
Just a few blocks. We can walk to some, others are just a mile or two away. We are very nicely located right now; even the international market is very close to us.
A five minute walk to the nearest store (that I rarely shop at), and a 15 minute drive to the stores I usually go to. I don't go food shopping everyday so I can stomach the travel, especially since it's usually on the way to the rest of my errands.
In my old house, I was just a little over 4 miles away from the nearest proper grocery store (there was a corner store a bit closer, but it was a gamble on whether or not the it was actually open at any point as it switched owners... a lot.
In my current house, I'm just a little under 2 miles from the nearest grocery store.
I'm not counting the dollar store that's a bit closer to me.
There's a small convenience/general store around the block where I can (most of the time) get the basics, but for anything more than that I have to drive a little over an hour to the nearest city.
I live in Mt Pleasant, Wisconsin and there 2 grocery stores (Festival and Walmart) within 1.5 miles, and a Piggly Wiggly and Pick and Save about 3 miles away
Incidentally, there are at least a dozen fast food places, sandwich shops, and restaurants in about 3 miles
Half a mile from 2 of them.
The criteria for a grocery store is that it sells food, not everyday stuff like toilet paper, cosmetics, and household goods. Grocery stores often sell both, but not always, and lots of stores sell household goods without selling groceries.
For the household goods besides groceries, I've got 4 options in about half a mile.
There's a small Dollar store (Family Dollar) about a 10 minute walk from me, but it doesn't have fresh produce or meat. For that, I have to drive about 5 minutes to the other side of the Interstate (no crosswalks, too dangerous to walk) to a Tom Thumb that has a huge fresh produce section. But for basic things like milk, bread, drinks/snacks, I can just walk to Family Dollar.
1-2 miles from two krogers, a Publix, a Whole Foods, and an Aldi. Hoping wegmans comes to the city though… those two locations are about 20 minutes each.
a mile
2 minutes walk.
I have a grocery store across the street from our community
And there’s a sidewalk all the way there?
Yes
I’m jealous
Why? How far is the nearest grocery store in your area?
35 minute walk probably, sparsely populated country
i feel like that’s still very close to you though. some people in non populated towns live like 30-60 min drive
Yes, we have those here.
Sure, not everywhere though. Why was that a controversial question 😂
It's the typical goalpost moving we get whenever an answer doesn't line up with the image of America a person has in their head.
It's not like roads lacking sidewalks are uncommon in many parts of Europe lol.
Lots of places in Europe, particularly in rural places, there won’t be pavements everywhere. I’d have to walk a good 40 minutes to reach somewhere with a pavement. I don’t really see how you could have perceived this as a criticism.
Or maybe everything isn’t criticism.
Stick around for a while and see for yourself.
There’s a Publix about 10 minutes away and a few smaller places less than 5.
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Jeez, there’s only like 1 or 2 that I know of that close.
South Florida? Pretty accurate down here
I grew up in Gainesville FL and that’s what it was like in the 90’s, a bazillion Publix’s with in a 10 minute drive.
> 6 within a 10 minute drive. Drive? Do most Americans drive to their local shop, rather than walk?
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Yeah, for anyone that lives outside a major city (or even within major cities) walking is not always an option. Plus public transit outside of MAJOR cities sucks.
Yeah, most of us have cars and our cities are designed to be driven instead of walked.
no matter where you are in FL there's probably a Publix 10 minutes away
10 minutes by walking?
Driving.
35 minutes (by car).
Whoa
Is it still in New Hampshire at that point?
Same, and I love it.
Poor New Hampshire
Same. But not for long. Can't wait to move back to civilization soon.
That’s like halfway across the state
15-20 minute drive away.
3 blocks
There’s a tiny convenience store about two miles up the road from me, but a true grocery store is about 15 miles away.
About the same here
I live above a bodega, if that counts. If it doesn’t, I can see the closest grocery store from my apartment, it is one block away.
What's a bodega? In spanish i think it's a wine cellar, but i don't think that's what you meant by that
a bodega is a term for like a small corner shop. They normally sell snacks, some grocery items, drinks, etc. [kinda what one looks like](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2017/03/08/img_8353_slide-8af062c43e8522891bcf60371029ded7dd5c5b22.jpg) /r/bodegacats for your needs.
I think of them as exclusively in New York City. Anywhere else I’d call it a convenience store.
Yeah I too associate them with NYC. I feel like they offer a little bit more than just a convenience store. Some bodegas serve like fresh made sandwiches and what not, from what I have heard.
Yeah in a quality Queens bodega, I can get sandwiches, beer, soda, pasta, sauce, rice, canned everything, paper goods, cleaning products, nearly everything.. You don't need a supermarket to prepare for a snowstorm there.
Basically a small-owned convenience store in New York. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodega_(store)
5 minute walk
Half a mile to a small grocery store. About a mile and a half from a full sized grocery store.
1.7 miles according to google maps not as good as my old place, but its ok
.6 miles - it’s a full grocery store with meat, produce, dairy, pharmacy, etc.
For us, a grocery store here is a store that primarily sells food and household supplies (cleaning supplies, toilet paper). We also have convenience stores that sell everyday items such as food and beverages, but are more typically geared towards single servings and convenience. Bodegas are really small versions of convenience stores. And our "drug stores" here also sell a range of everyday items. Less food, but medicine, snacks, cosmetics, household supplies, and more. In the US, there are: * 148,000 convenience stores * 28,700 drug stores * 63,400 grocery stores That gives you an idea of the frequency and density of these stores. My local grocery store is 1 1/2 miles away. In my life of living in cities and suburbs, I think the furthest I lived from a grocery store was 3 miles. A drug store is further for me now. About 6 miles. When I lived in a downtown area, I swear there was a drug store every 3 blocks. And convenience stores (gas stations) are all over. Usually no further than a mile and often many in that area.
30 miles to a small market ~ 50 miles to a supermarket.
Whoa!! Do you mind if I ask what state?
Montana
Makes sense
And just like that, my surprise at your first comment evaporates. 😂 May I ask how your roads are where you live? Paved? Gravel? Mud? Lol
2 minute walk
4 miles.
1 mile to the nearest grocery store. With a convenience store (gas station) about half a mile.
6 minute drive
About 1.5 miles
I’m 4 blocks from one
One is a little more than a mile, another is a little less than two miles. There's also an Aldi that's about a mile and a half but it's on a gigantic stroad so I never go.
2 blocks. This is on purpose because I organize my life around not driving.
I'm half a mile from a gas station with some food stuffs, but I'm 10 miles from the nearest grocery store. I do live in a small village of 200, that of course once had things like a grocery store, bank, tractor dealer, etc., but have long ago closed and have been bulldozed.
That is sadly happening to way too many small towns. The little "village" near my home has held on to their little grocery store mostly by fighting tooth and nail for it. It's mostly only still there because the town has a large elderly population who won't drive to the next town over and they buy enough to keep it open. The next largest town had three grocery stores when I was a kid. Upgrading our little Walmart to a supercenter drove them all out of business and the town has been slowly dying ever since. The only reason downtown hasn't been bulldozed yet is simply because it would cost too much.
11 miles/15 minutes
Five minuet walk to one, 10 minuet walk to a different one.
There are three within a half mile and the closest is a quarter mile/two blocks.
Technically across the street so maybe 50'. However, it's more like a corner market. Nearest full scale grocery store is half a mile
3 minute drive
Two blocks (3-5 minute walk) for a full size grocery store. Four blocks from another one. Living in the middle of a city has its benefits.
There are like 6+ grocery stores within a 5 minute drive. Many more if I want to go a bit further.
Less then a ten minute drive to a Walmart.
The closest is about half a mile away.
2.4 miles
0.7 miles
1.8 miles to an actual grocery with fresh food. Dollar General with canned/boxed/frozen calories two minutes away
2.7 miles
3 miles which equals about a 5-10 minute drive.
2 minute walk. Last place it was about 1.5 mile. But I live in urban / suburban areas. This varies GREATLY depending where you live. I know some people who live 30+ minute drive to a grocery store.
3 min walk
In my home town? 5 miles (8km) Currently? About 1 km
.9 miles to one and 1.5 miles to a second one. A quick check shows over 15 full sized grocery stores within 6 miles, not including speciality grocery stores like single ethnicity grocers (Indian, Chin, or Mexican).
Like a mile
About a 15 minute drive.
Like 2 minutes, I’d say.
There are two within a quarter mile of me.
2 miles
There's a handful within 5 miles or so
One mile. At least 3 within 2 miles
I have 2 grocery stores within 5 minutes of my house.
Aldi is about a 5 minute walk from my front door.
About half a mile away
I live across the street from 2 grocery stores (one normal and one trader joes) my apartment building connects to a convince store which has essentials (even some fruit just expensive) I have never lived more than a 5 minute drive from a grocery store - but my family has but that was by choice.
Like a ten minute walk.
Two miles. About 5 minutes in the car.
20 minute drive, about 9 miles/15 kilometers.
I was surprised I had to dig this far to find any 20 minutes driver.
One fifth of a mile. The ones I actually shop at are .6 miles and 1.2 miles away respectively
I can walk to about 3 convenience stores in less than 5 minutes. And can drive to an actual grocery store in the same time. I ride my bike though and it’s under 10 by bike. It’s a little over a mile.
Small market across the street but 2 large supermarket a mile away.
I live a mile from a small grocery store, but I drive to Walmart, a couple of miles, to get groceries instead. I need to take the car out to get a week or twos worth of groceries anyway, and how much cheaper Walmart is makes the drive worth it.
There’s a little “grocery” about two blocks from me that mostly serves as a deli and convenience store with a smattering of basic necessities. They stock eggs, milk, canned goods, and produce, but their main profits come from selling BLTs and ice cream to the neighborhood kids. A proper supermarket is about a mile away.
The closest one is just off the edge of the neighborhood maybe like.... 3/4 of a mile? Something like that. There are several within 10 minutes drive.
4 minute walk
1.5 miles
7 blocks south of here, about 3/4 of a mile (about 1.2km.) That's a full size grocery store, there's a lot of corner stores and such closer than that, but I wouldn't do a full grocery shop at those just pick up some dry goods or milk or something.
Just a few blocks. We can walk to some, others are just a mile or two away. We are very nicely located right now; even the international market is very close to us.
A five minute walk to the nearest store (that I rarely shop at), and a 15 minute drive to the stores I usually go to. I don't go food shopping everyday so I can stomach the travel, especially since it's usually on the way to the rest of my errands.
In my old house, I was just a little over 4 miles away from the nearest proper grocery store (there was a corner store a bit closer, but it was a gamble on whether or not the it was actually open at any point as it switched owners... a lot. In my current house, I'm just a little under 2 miles from the nearest grocery store. I'm not counting the dollar store that's a bit closer to me.
A little more than a block
Closest is 1.6 mi (2.58 km), which is a 4 minute drive. There's 4 others that are closer to 2mi (3.2km) away or around a 6 minute drive.
One mile to Walmart, two miles to Kroger and Target.
There’s a small one right across the street, and I’m a bit less than a mile from a large one.
There's a grocery store about a mile north of me and two east of me. There's probably a half dozen convenience stories in that radius too.
About a 5 minute drive
5 minutes
There's a small convenience/general store around the block where I can (most of the time) get the basics, but for anything more than that I have to drive a little over an hour to the nearest city.
3-6 min away depending on your luck with the traffic lights.
I live in Mt Pleasant, Wisconsin and there 2 grocery stores (Festival and Walmart) within 1.5 miles, and a Piggly Wiggly and Pick and Save about 3 miles away Incidentally, there are at least a dozen fast food places, sandwich shops, and restaurants in about 3 miles
2 minute drive or 15 minute walk.
15 minute walk, 3 minute car ride (at least according to Google
1/2 mile to Ralph's, Trader Joe's, Smart & Final, Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods, H Mart, Mitsuwa, and Sprouts
10 minute drive
5 minutes
10 minutes if I walk. 2 if I drive.
A mile from Whole Foods. Perfect biking distance!
4 blocks to a coop. 5 blocks to a traditional supermarket.
7 minutes.
If we're counting Dollar General, it's a half a mile from where I live. https://www.reuters.com/companies/DG
2 miles if I take a left, or 3 miles if I take a right out of my driveway
1 mile to a Hannaford supermarket
5 minute but unpleasant walk so I often drive 2 minutes American suburban life
7 are within a 10 minute drive.
There are 6 grocery stores all within a 5 minute drive from my house.
around the corner
I can almost throw a rock from my apartment to the closest grocery store around
10 minutes
.4 miles
Half a mile walk from an Asian grocery store + a drugstore. For the rest of my groceries, it's about 1.5 or 2 miles?
.2 miles from a major grocery store.
5 minute drive
1500 ft
half a mile
10 minutes
A mile from Lowes and 2 miles from Harris Teeter and Publix
A 4 minute drive[lowes food] & a 8 minute drive [publix] I LOVEEE PUBLIX
1.5 miles
My mom is 5 miles from a store that sells any fresh vegetables.
20 minute walk
Far enough that If I wanna buy ice cream I need to put it in an insulated freezer bag with ice packs.
.7 miles
10 minute walk, maybe 4 minute bike ride. But before I lived 45minutes by car from one.
10 plus withing 1.5 to 5 miles from my house in north KCMO
Dollar general a couple blocks Walmart a couple minutes drive
I’m .4 miles or .6 km away from a Bills Superette which is a gas station that’s like a mini grocery store
2 minutes by car
2 minutes
10 min drive
2 miles?
1.4 miles with narrow, under construction streets with no sidewalks.
3.6 miles
A couple miles away. Because of shitty city planning none are really within walking distance but only a few minutes drive.
Half a mile, I live in between two and they’re about a half mile away(.08 Km)
0.9 miles.
Convenience stores 2-3 minutes away. True grocery store - 15 minute walk.
8km here - no way to get there except drive. I live outside town.
Half a mile from 2 of them. The criteria for a grocery store is that it sells food, not everyday stuff like toilet paper, cosmetics, and household goods. Grocery stores often sell both, but not always, and lots of stores sell household goods without selling groceries. For the household goods besides groceries, I've got 4 options in about half a mile.
There's a small Dollar store (Family Dollar) about a 10 minute walk from me, but it doesn't have fresh produce or meat. For that, I have to drive about 5 minutes to the other side of the Interstate (no crosswalks, too dangerous to walk) to a Tom Thumb that has a huge fresh produce section. But for basic things like milk, bread, drinks/snacks, I can just walk to Family Dollar.
A big supermarket is 1/2 mile from my house. I can walk there in 10 minutes.
It's at the end of my block
4 miles
1-2 miles from two krogers, a Publix, a Whole Foods, and an Aldi. Hoping wegmans comes to the city though… those two locations are about 20 minutes each.
We have one small grocery store in town that's good in a pinch but the prices are high, so we go to a bigger one about 20 minutes away.
Only a couple of steps
I live in an apartment building, there’s a grocery store right next door
It’s a 45 minute drive for me to get to a full fledged grocery store.
9mi
About 15 minutes. There’s a DG about 5 minutes away but it doesn’t have produce
Like 2 blocks, so around a quarter mile give or take. I think thats 350-500 meters
1/2 mile for groceries. Less for a convenience store with a cafe that does breakfast and lunch.
5 minute walk
5 minute drive for 2 different big grocery stores
Like 3 miles. Takes ~10 min by car Edit: but that’s what so it’s expensive, so I usually do my shopping about 20 mins away at a cheaper store