Health · Thomastown

Thomastown, MN health

Thomastown differs from Minnesota on 18 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (78.9% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.5% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 56479, 56481

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 738 people are less certain, so we show Thomastown's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Thomastown compares with Minnesota

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 Thomastown adults…

36 of every 100 Thomastown adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 33.4–39.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Thomastown, betterThomastown, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.3% Thomastown
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.2% Thomastown
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Thomastown
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.8% Thomastown
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

MN 75%

Dentist visit

MN 68%

Cholesterol check

MN 85%

Colon screening

MN 69%

Mammogram

MN 79%

Taking BP meds

MN 76%

1 in 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Thomastown 8.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Thomastown adults are doing

1 in 3Thomastown adults feel lonely

31% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Thomastown adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.4% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Thomastown adults lack social or emotional support

21.1% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Thomastown adults are in frequent mental distress

16.5% · Minnesota 15.1% · 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

Thomastown adults worry about having enough food

13.8% · MN 11.4% · worse

1 in 10

Thomastown adults worry about keeping their housing

10.1% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 15

Thomastown adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.7% · MN 5.7% · worse

1 in 12

Thomastown adults lack reliable transportation

8.1% · MN 7.1% · worse

11.1% of Thomastown adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

34%

of Thomastown adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%

Thinking or memory14.9%

Hearing9.3%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Thomastown

Thomastown 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.

36.3%41.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Becker37.2%

Wing River38.3%

Aldrich38.6%

Staples38.7%

Bullard39%

Thomastown39.1%

Staples39.2%

Care nearby

Lakewood Health SystemStaples · 6.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Astera HealthWadena · 14.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Centracare - Long Prairie HospitalLong Prairie · 30.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical CenterBrainerd · 31.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Service Inc. - WillmarWillmar · 90 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Service Inc. MoorheadMoorhead · 95.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careThomastown's county is a federal shortage area.Wadena County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careThomastown's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Wadena County · need score 8 of 25

! Mental healthThomastown's county is a federal shortage area.Region 5 Mental Health Service Area · need score 16 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 Thomastown. 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 Thomastown

Measure	Thomastown	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.3%	33.4–39.2%	31%	worse
High cholesterol	35.8%	32.7–38.7%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.1%	33.7–44.3%	33.5%	worse
Arthritis	28.3%	25.9–30.6%	22.3%	worse
Depression	25.4%	22.6–28.1%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.5%	12.4–16.9%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.5%	9.6–11.4%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9.3–10.7%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	12.8%	11.6–14.1%	10.1%	worse
COPD	8%	7.2–8.9%	5.4%	worse
Heart disease	8.2%	7.5–8.9%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.9–4.6%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.8%	15.7–20.1%	13.1%	worse
Binge drink	16.8%	14.7–19%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.3%	25–32%	22.3%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	31.2%	27.1–35.7%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.1%	72.3–77.7%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.7%	58–63.5%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.5%	83–86%	85.3%	about the same
Colon screening	67.7%	64.1–71.2%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	77.8%	72.7–82.5%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.9%	76.9–80.9%	76.1%	better
No health insurance	8.4%	7.2–9.9%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31%	27.7–34.6%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.1%	18.9–23.7%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.5%	15–18.1%	15.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.2%	18.1–22.6%	16%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.3%	12.9–15.7%	11.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.8%	12–15.8%	11.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	10.1%	8.9–11.5%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.7%	6–7.6%	5.7%	worse
No reliable transportation	8.1%	7.3–9.1%	7.1%	worse
Receive SNAP	11.1%	9.6–13%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	34%	30.8–37.5%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.8%	14.2–17.7%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	14.9%	13.4–16.5%	12.8%
Hearing	9.3%	8.5–10.2%	6.8%
Vision	5.2%	4.8–5.8%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	4–4.8%	3.1%
Errands alone	9.1%	8.2–10%	7%

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 Thomastown door to door.

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

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

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Minnesota 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.