The towns have squares with shops on all sides. The town in my county is situated on a hill and you have to drive around three sides of the square to continue along the highway.
My place is far from town, more than 20 miles from the nearest one, 30-40 miles from three other towns. There are no major highways in my county. I am situated on a rough dirt road that no one ever travels down.
The nearest country store is two miles away. But the owner there only seems happy to see you if you buy beer, which I don’t. The nearest gas station was just over three miles away, but now that they’ve stopped selling gas, the nearest gas station is nine miles away.