This study examined the food purchasing behavior of rural housewives in Bibong-myeon, Hwaseong. The surveytargeted grocery shopping for the home, in particular by housewives. The type of grocery store frequented, age, socioeconomicfactors, and ease of purchase were compared with interests in health foods. One super supermarket (SSM), threesupermarkets (SM), and four convenience stores were examined in the research area, whereas a large-scale discount storeand grocery stores were also examined outside the research area. The grocery store visiting rate was 61.5% in the researcharea and 38.5% in the other area. The SSM (62.7%) and SM (29.9%) in the research area and LDS (57.1%) and SSM(16.7%) in the other area were most frequently visited. Major purchasing products greatly differed according to the grocerystore type. Major foods purchased in the SSM were grain, meat, and fish. Major foods purchased in the LDS and SM wereprocessed products and vegetables, respectively. The LDS visiting frequency was 41.7% for 2-3 times per month and 41.7%for <1 time per month. The means of transport were mostly by private car (87.5%), whereas the SSM was visited 1-2 timesper week 53.1% of the time by foot. In addition, various grocery stores are absent in rural areas and it is therefore importantto find other methods to assess the food environment of rural areas. In future research, it will be necessary to design variousways to perform food environment research.