Health · Wasioja

Wasioja, MN health

On every measure CDC estimates, Wasioja looks like Minnesota as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 55927, 55985, 55944, 55955
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 913 people are less certain, so we show Wasioja's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Wasioja 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 Wasioja adults…

30 of every 100 Wasioja adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 26.2–33.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wasioja, betterWasioja, worseToo close to callMinnesota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.2% Wasioja
MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.1% Wasioja
MN 29.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19.4% Wasioja
MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.5% Wasioja
MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

73%
Yearly checkup
MN 75%
66%
Dentist visit
MN 68%
84%
Cholesterol check
MN 85%
67%
Colon screening
MN 69%
78%
Mammogram
MN 79%
75%
Taking BP meds
MN 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wasioja 8.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Wasioja adults are doing

1 in 3Wasioja adults feel lonely
31.1% · Minnesota 31.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Wasioja adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.4% · Minnesota 24.4% · too close to call
1 in 5Wasioja adults lack social or emotional support
22.1% · Minnesota 21.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Wasioja adults are in frequent mental distress
15.8% · 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 9
Wasioja adults worry about having enough food
10.8% · MN 11.4% · about the same
1 in 11
Wasioja adults worry about keeping their housing
9.3% · MN 9.3% · about the same
1 in 18
Wasioja adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.6% · MN 5.7% · about the same
1 in 15
Wasioja adults lack reliable transportation
6.7% · MN 7.1% · about the same

7.2% of Wasioja adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.1%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing6.8%
Errands alone7%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing3%

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

Around Wasioja

Wasioja and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

Dodge Center: 36% Ashland: 36% Claremont: 38.3% Concord: 36.7% Mantorville: 34.9% Hayfield: 35.9% Canisteo: 34.3% Ripley: 37.9% Havana: 37.9% Ellington: 36.7% Milton: 35.5% Kasson: 33.9% Mantorville: 34.5% Kalmar: 36.8% Wasioja: 36.1% Wasioja Dodge Center Ashland Claremont Concord Mantorville
33.9%38.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Mantorville34.9%
Dodge Center36%
Ashland36%
Wasioja36.1%
Concord36.7%
Claremont38.3%
6 places to get careNearest ER 17.9 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 Wasioja

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

HNearest EROwatonna HospitalOwatonna · 17.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMayo Clinic Hospital Rochester★★★★★ · 19.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Service Inc. - RochesterRochester · 20.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.9 mi
Owatonna Hospital
Owatonna · ★★★★★
ER
19.3 mi
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester · ★★★★★
ER
20.4 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Rochester
Rochester · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
21.2 mi
Olmsted Medical Center
Rochester · ★★★★★
ER
24.6 mi
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center
Faribault · ★★★★★
ER
55.2 mi
Open Door Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Mankato
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careWasioja is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWasioja is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWasioja is not a shortage area

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 Wasioja. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 40 measures for Wasioja
MeasureWasiojaMarginMinnesota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure29.6%26.2–33.4%31%about the same
High cholesterol32.4%28.4–36.5%33.4%about the same
Obesity36.1%29.2–43.6%33.5%about the same
Arthritis22.8%19.9–25.7%22.3%about the same
Depression24.4%21–28.1%24.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)8.1%6.4–10%8.9%about the same
Asthma10%8.8–11.3%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.2%7.4–9.1%8.5%about the same
Diabetes9.9%8.6–11.5%10.1%about the same
COPD5.4%4.6–6.2%5.4%about the same
Heart disease5.8%5.1–6.5%5.9%about the same
Stroke3%2.7–3.3%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.5%12.2–17.2%13.1%about the same
Binge drink19.4%16.2–22.9%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise24.2%20–28.7%22.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours32.1%26.1–38.7%29.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup72.8%68.7–76.5%74.8%about the same
Dentist visit66.3%62.7–69.7%67.5%about the same
Cholesterol check84.4%82.3–86.3%85.3%about the same
Colon screening66.5%61.7–71%68.7%about the same
Mammogram78.2%71–84.4%78.5%about the same
Taking BP meds75.4%72.2–78.2%76.1%about the same
No health insurance8.1%6.7–9.7%7.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.1%26.3–36.1%31.2%about the same
Lack emotional support22.1%18.7–25.6%21.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.8%14–17.9%15.1%about the same
Fair or poor health16.2%13.9–18.9%16%about the same
Frequent physical distress11.8%10.3–13.5%11.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.8%8.8–12.9%11.4%about the same
Housing insecurity9.3%7.8–10.9%9.3%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.6%4.8–6.5%5.7%about the same
No reliable transportation6.7%5.7–7.7%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP7.2%5.8–8.7%7.9%
Disability
Any disability27.3%23.4–31.5%27.4%
Walking or climbing stairs11.1%9.5–12.9%11.4%
Thinking or memory13.2%11.5–15.2%12.8%
Hearing6.8%6–7.6%6.8%
Vision3.8%3.4–4.3%4%
Dressing or bathing3%2.7–3.4%3.1%
Errands alone7%6.1–7.9%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 Wasioja door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Minnesota figure falls inside it, we don't call Wasioja better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Wasioja by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Wasioja 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.

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