Health · Au Train

Au Train, MI health

On most measures Au Train looks like Michigan as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with heart disease (8.3% vs 7%) and more adults who have had cancer (10.4% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49862, 49895, 49806

Report card

How Au Train compares with Michigan

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Au Train adults…

40 of every 100 Au Train adults have high blood pressure

Michigan: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.6–44.3%

Bars show Au Train; the black tick is Michigan. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Au Train, betterAu Train, worseToo close to callMichigan

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.4% Au Train
MI 24.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.1% Au Train
MI 34.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% Au Train
MI 15.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.3% Au Train
MI 14.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Au Train adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Michigan.

Yearly checkup

MI 80%

Dentist visit

MI 68%

Cholesterol check

MI 87%

Colon screening

MI 69%

Mammogram

MI 77%

Taking BP meds

MI 78%

1 in 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Au Train 7.1% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)

Mind & connection

How Au Train adults are doing

1 in 3Au Train adults feel lonely

31.8% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Au Train adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.6% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Au Train adults lack social or emotional support

24.3% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Au Train adults are in frequent mental distress

17% · Michigan 17.6% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 7

Au Train adults worry about having enough food

14.7% · MI 15.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Au Train adults worry about keeping their housing

11.4% · MI 11.9% · about the same

1 in 12

Au Train adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.4% · MI 8.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Au Train adults lack reliable transportation

8.1% · MI 8.3% · about the same

13.6% of Au Train adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.5%

of Au Train adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%

Thinking or memory14.5%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4%

Black tick: Michigan. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Au Train

Au Train and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

35%39.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Munising35%

Onota35.3%

Rock River36%

Limestone36.1%

Grand Island36.8%

Au Train36.9%

Mathias37.3%

Munising37.6%

Care nearby

Munising Memorial HospitalMunising · 8.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Uphs Marquette Dlp HospitalMarquette · 33 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Schoolcraft Memorial HospitalManistique · 36.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bell HospitalIshpeming · 44.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sawyer Family Health CenterGwinn · 27.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Gwinn Family Health CenterGwinn · 31.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careAu Train is not a shortage area

! Dental careAu Train's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Alger County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthAu Train's county is a federal shortage area.Alger County · need score 12 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Au Train. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Au Train

Measure	Au Train	Margin	Michigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.9%	35.6–44.3%	36.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.5%	33.3–42%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.9%	29–45.3%	36.2%	about the same
Arthritis	32.7%	29.3–36.3%	29.1%	worse
Depression	24.6%	21.1–28.6%	25.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.3%	9.1–13.6%	10.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.2%	9.9–12.5%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.4–11.3%	8.9%	worse
Diabetes	12.9%	11.2–14.8%	11.9%	about the same
COPD	9.3%	8.2–10.6%	8.1%	worse
Heart disease	8.3%	7.4–9.3%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.7–4.6%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.3%	14–19%	14.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.1%	13.3–19.2%	15.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.4%	21.1–30.2%	24.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.1%	28.5–41.7%	34.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.2%	76.8–83.3%	80.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.5%	62.8–69.7%	68%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.6%	85.8–89.1%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	71.4%	66.5–75.5%	69%	about the same
Mammogram	75.4%	67.5–82%	76.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.7%	74.8–80.3%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	7.1%	5.7–8.7%	6.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.8%	26.8–37.2%	32.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.3%	20.8–28.2%	23.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17%	15.2–19.2%	17.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.3%	17.7–23.5%	19.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.1%	13.3–17%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.7%	12.3–17.6%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.4%	9.7–13.5%	11.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.4%	7.2–9.8%	8.7%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.1%	7–9.4%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.6%	11.4–16.2%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	33.5%	29.3–38.2%	31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.5%	13.5–17.8%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.5%	12.8–16.5%	14.3%
Hearing	8.8%	7.8–9.8%	7.3%
Vision	5.2%	4.6–5.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.7–4.6%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.8–9.9%	8.6%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Au Train door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Michigan figure falls inside it, we don't call Au Train better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Au Train by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Au Train by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Michigan figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.