I'm 16 miles to the nearest grocery store which is a walmart so 32 mile round trip. The worst part is most of the road is terribly beat up with blow outs and potholes, fair amount of hills. There is a smoother route I can take but its longer and hillier. The only thing closer is dollar general about 10 miles one way and I don't really like getting much there. I'm planning to get a bob trailer soon so I can make my trips count. Currently I just take an older bike with a rack and a homemade bag but the weight is too high on the rack and its hard to make it all fit. Once I get a trailer I figure I can eliminate taking a vehicle at all for groceries or shopping and go once a week. We also grow as much food at home as possible.