Health · Traverse

Traverse, MN health

Traverse differs from Minnesota on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults with high cholesterol (29.5% vs 33.4%) and fewer adults who have had cancer (7.6% vs 8.5%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.5% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 56082 (all of Traverse)

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 291 people are less certain, so we show Traverse's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Traverse 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 Traverse adults…

28 of every 100 Traverse adults have high blood pressure

Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 25.4–31.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Traverse, betterTraverse, worseToo close to callMinnesota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.9% Traverse
MN 22.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.1% Traverse
MN 29.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.5% Traverse
MN 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.8% Traverse
MN 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Traverse 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Traverse 8.7% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)

Mind & connection

How Traverse adults are doing

1 in 3Traverse adults feel lonely

31.6% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Traverse adults have been diagnosed with depression

26% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Traverse adults lack social or emotional support

21.7% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Traverse adults are in frequent mental distress

17.6% · Minnesota 15.1% · worse

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

Traverse adults worry about having enough food

14.1% · MN 11.4% · worse

1 in 9

Traverse adults worry about keeping their housing

10.8% · MN 9.3% · about the same

1 in 14

Traverse adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.9% · MN 5.7% · worse

1 in 11

Traverse adults lack reliable transportation

8.9% · MN 7.1% · worse

10.4% of Traverse adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.4%

of Traverse adults live with a disability (Minnesota 27.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.6%

Thinking or memory15.5%

Hearing7%

Errands alone8.4%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Traverse

Traverse 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 Traverse.

33.3%37.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 21towns on this map, healthiest first

St. Peter33.6%

Traverse33.7%

Oshawa33.7%

Granby34.4%

Lake Prairie34.6%

Kasota34.8%

Care nearby

River's Edge Hospital & ClinicSt. Peter · 4.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Minnesota Valley Health CenterLe Sueur · 10.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System - MankatoMankato · 13.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ridgeview Sibley Medical CenterArlington · 18.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Open Door Health CenterMankato · 13.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Axis LakeMinneapolis · 56.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careTraverse is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careTraverse is not a shortage area

! Mental healthTraverse's county is a federal shortage area.South Central Region · need score 18 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 Traverse. 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 Traverse

Measure	Traverse	Margin	Minnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	28.4%	25.4–31.8%	31%	about the same
High cholesterol	29.5%	26.2–33%	33.4%	better
Obesity	33.7%	27.8–40.3%	33.5%	about the same
Arthritis	21.2%	19–23.8%	22.3%	about the same
Depression	26%	22.6–29.9%	24.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.5%	10.3–15%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.5%	9.3–11.8%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.6%	6.9–8.3%	8.5%	better
Diabetes	9.7%	8.5–11.1%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	5.8%	5.1–6.7%	5.4%	about the same
Heart disease	5.9%	5.3–6.6%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3.1%	2.8–3.4%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.8%	12.6–17.2%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	19.5%	16.5–22.9%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.9%	21–29.1%	22.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.1%	25.9–36.7%	29.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	71.7%	67.9–75.4%	74.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.1%	60.9–67.2%	67.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	80.4%	77.8–82.8%	85.3%	worse
Colon screening	69.7%	65.3–73.7%	68.7%	about the same
Mammogram	78.4%	71.8–83.7%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74.8%	72.2–77.2%	76.1%	about the same
No health insurance	8.7%	7.3–10.4%	7.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.6%	27.3–36.3%	31.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.7%	18.8–25.2%	21.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.6%	15.5–19.9%	15.1%	worse
Fair or poor health	16.9%	14.6–19.4%	16%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11.9%	10.4–13.5%	11.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.1%	11.8–16.7%	11.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	10.8%	9.2–12.6%	9.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.9%	6.1–8%	5.7%	worse
No reliable transportation	8.9%	7.7–10.2%	7.1%	worse
Receive SNAP	10.4%	8.7–12.5%	7.9%
Disability
Any disability	30.4%	26.4–34.7%	27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.6%	10.1–13.3%	11.4%
Thinking or memory	15.5%	13.5–17.9%	12.8%
Hearing	7%	6.3–7.9%	6.8%
Vision	4.6%	4.1–5.2%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–3.8%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.4%	7.3–9.7%	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 Traverse door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Traverse by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Traverse 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.