Health · Detour

Detour, MI health

Detour differs from Michigan on 21 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.2% vs 11.9%) and fewer binge drinkers (11.4% vs 15.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (12.4% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 49725, 49736
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 590 people are less certain, so we show Detour's figures without a grade.

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How Detour 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 Detour adults…

51 of every 100 Detour adults have high blood pressure
Michigan: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 46–55.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Detour, betterDetour, worseToo close to callMichigan
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28% Detour
MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.5% Detour
MI 34.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 11.4% Detour
MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15% Detour
MI 14.6%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

86%
Yearly checkup
MI 80%
70%
Dentist visit
MI 68%
93%
Cholesterol check
MI 87%
77%
Colon screening
MI 69%
76%
Mammogram
MI 77%
86%
Taking BP meds
MI 78%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Detour 5.6% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Mind & connection

How Detour adults are doing

1 in 3Detour adults feel lonely
28.7% · Michigan 32.4% · too close to call
1 in 4Detour adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.7% · Michigan 25.7% · too close to call
1 in 5Detour adults lack social or emotional support
20.4% · Michigan 23.1% · too close to call
1 in 7Detour adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · Michigan 17.6% · better
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 8
Detour adults worry about having enough food
12.1% · MI 15.4% · better
1 in 12
Detour adults worry about keeping their housing
8.2% · MI 11.9% · better
1 in 16
Detour adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.4% · MI 8.7% · better
1 in 15
Detour adults lack reliable transportation
6.6% · MI 8.3% · better

11.5% of Detour adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.8%
Thinking or memory12.8%
Hearing12.9%
Errands alone9.3%
Vision5.9%
Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Detour

Detour and the towns around it

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

Raber: 34.4% Drummond: 34.4% Clark: 38% Soo: 34.1% Pickford: 37.3% Marquette: 39% Detour: 34.1% Detour Raber Drummond Clark Alcona Health Center Pickford Medical Clinic · Pickford · 19.9 mi+
34.1%39%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first
Detour34.1%
Raber34.4%
Drummond34.4%
Clark38%
6 places to get careNearest ER 35.3 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Detour

No hospital or community health center in Detour itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERMackinac Straits Hospital and Health CenterSaint Ignace · 35.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMclaren Northern Michigan★★★★★ · 63.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAlcona Citizens for HealthPickford · 19.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
19.9 mi
Alcona Citizens for Health
2 sites · nearest in Pickford
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
35.3 mi
Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center
Saint Ignace · not rated
ERRural critical access
37.8 mi
Bay Mills Indian Community
5 sites · nearest in Sault Sainte Marie
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
37.9 mi
Chippewa County War Memorial Hospital
Sault Ste Marie · ★★★★★
ER
63.5 mi
Mclaren Northern Michigan
Petoskey · ★★★★★
ER
69.6 mi
Mymichigan Medical Center Alpena
Alpena · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careDetour's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Chippewa County · need score 16 of 25
! Dental careDetour's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Chippewa County · need score 17 of 25
! Mental healthDetour's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Chippewa County · need score 17 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Detour. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Detour
MeasureDetourMarginMichigan
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure50.6%46–55.3%36.7%worse
High cholesterol45.8%41–50.7%35.4%worse
Obesity34.1%27–41.8%36.2%about the same
Arthritis43.5%39.3–47.8%29.1%worse
Depression23.7%20.2–27.4%25.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13.2%10.7–15.9%10.2%worse
Asthma11.4%10–12.8%11.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)15%13.6–16.6%8.9%worse
Diabetes17.2%14.9–19.5%11.9%worse
COPD12.1%10.6–13.9%8.1%worse
Heart disease12.4%11.1–13.9%7%worse
Stroke5.8%5.2–6.4%3.7%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15%12.6–17.6%14.6%about the same
Binge drink11.4%9.3–13.7%15.9%better
Get no exercise28%23.2–32.9%24.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.5%24–35.6%34.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup86%83.4–88.4%80.3%better
Dentist visit69.8%66.6–73%68%about the same
Cholesterol check92.6%91.5–93.7%87.4%better
Colon screening76.5%72.2–80.5%69%better
Mammogram76.4%68.9–83%76.9%about the same
Taking BP meds85.6%83–87.9%77.6%better
No health insurance5.6%4.6–6.8%6.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.7%23.9–33.7%32.4%about the same
Lack emotional support20.4%17–24%23.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.5%12.8–16.4%17.6%better
Fair or poor health22.4%19.2–25.6%19.4%about the same
Frequent physical distress17.4%15.3–19.6%14%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.1%9.9–14.2%15.4%better
Housing insecurity8.2%6.9–9.7%11.9%better
Utility shut-off threat6.4%5.5–7.4%8.7%better
No reliable transportation6.6%5.7–7.5%8.3%better
Receive SNAP11.5%9.5–13.7%14.3%
Disability
Any disability38.3%33.6–43.1%31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs20.8%17.9–23.8%14%
Thinking or memory12.8%11.1–14.6%14.3%
Hearing12.9%11.5–14.5%7.3%
Vision5.9%5.2–6.6%4.9%
Dressing or bathing4.8%4.3–5.4%3.8%
Errands alone9.3%8.1–10.6%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 Detour door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Michigan figure falls inside it, we don't call Detour better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Detour by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Detour 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.

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