Health · Gasman

Gasman, ND health

Gasman differs from North Dakota on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults without reliable transportation (5.4% vs 6.5%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (9% vs 10.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.5% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 58759, 58781

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 48 people are less certain, so we show Gasman's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Gasman compares with North Dakota

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 Gasman adults…

36 of every 100 Gasman adults have high blood pressure

North Dakota: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 32.7–38.9%

Bars show Gasman; the black tick is North Dakota. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gasman, betterGasman, worseToo close to callNorth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.5% Gasman
ND 21.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.6% Gasman
ND 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20.7% Gasman
ND 21.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14% Gasman
ND 13.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Gasman adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Dakota.

Yearly checkup

ND 74%

Dentist visit

ND 65%

Cholesterol check

ND 83%

Colon screening

ND 65%

Mammogram

ND 78%

Taking BP meds

ND 76%

1 in 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Gasman 6.6% · North Dakota 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Gasman adults are doing

1 in 3Gasman adults feel lonely

29.1% · North Dakota 29.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Gasman adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.4% · North Dakota 21.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Gasman adults lack social or emotional support

20.9% · North Dakota 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Gasman adults are in frequent mental distress

13.6% · North Dakota 14.2% · 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 11

Gasman adults worry about having enough food

9% · ND 10.7% · better

1 in 13

Gasman adults worry about keeping their housing

7.6% · ND 8.9% · better

1 in 20

Gasman adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.9% · ND 5.8% · better

1 in 19

Gasman adults lack reliable transportation

5.4% · ND 6.5% · better

5.5% of Gasman adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.7% across North Dakota.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.7%

of Gasman adults live with a disability (North Dakota 27.6%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.9%

Thinking or memory11.7%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone6.7%

Vision3.9%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

Black tick: North Dakota. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Gasman

Gasman and the towns around it

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

34.6%39.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Freedom34.7%

Newman35.3%

Hilton35.3%

Gasman38.3%

Care nearby

Trinity HospitalsMinot · 17 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Garrison Memorial HospitalGarrison · 24 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Alexius Health Turtle LakeTurtle Lake · 37.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sakakawea Medical Center - CahHazen · 49.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Minot ClinicMinot · 17.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ccchc Hazen ClinicHazen · 49.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careGasman is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careGasman is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthGasman is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Gasman. 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 Gasman

Measure	Gasman	Margin	North Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.7%	32.7–38.9%	31.8%	worse
High cholesterol	37%	33.8–40.3%	33.8%	about the same
Obesity	38.3%	33.3–43.5%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	29.3%	26.7–31.9%	25.3%	worse
Depression	20.4%	18–23.2%	21.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.3%	10.3–14.4%	10.8%	about the same
Asthma	9.9%	8.9–11%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.5%	8.7–10.3%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	10.6%	9.4–11.9%	9.8%	about the same
COPD	6.5%	5.6–7.3%	5.9%	about the same
Heart disease	6.7%	6–7.3%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	3–3.6%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14%	12–16.1%	13.1%	about the same
Binge drink	20.7%	18–23.7%	21.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.5%	20.3–27%	21.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.6%	30–39.4%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.9%	72.8–78.7%	74.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	65%	62–68.1%	64.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.5%	83.6–87.2%	82.7%	better
Colon screening	67.3%	63.5–70.8%	64.9%	about the same
Mammogram	76.6%	70.7–81.5%	78%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.5%	77.1–81.9%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	6.6%	5.3–8%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.1%	25.8–32.8%	29.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.9%	18.3–23.7%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.6%	12.1–15.1%	14.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.1%	14.1–18.3%	16.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.2%	10.8–13.5%	11.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9%	7.5–10.5%	10.7%	better
Housing insecurity	7.6%	6.6–8.8%	8.9%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.9%	4.2–5.6%	5.8%	better
No reliable transportation	5.4%	4.7–6.2%	6.5%	better
Receive SNAP	5.5%	4.4–6.7%	6.7%
Disability
Any disability	27.7%	24.5–31.2%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.9%	10.5–13.5%	11.2%
Thinking or memory	11.7%	10.4–13.2%	12.6%
Hearing	8.3%	7.4–9.1%	7.8%
Vision	3.9%	3.5–4.3%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.8–3.5%	3.1%
Errands alone	6.7%	5.9–7.6%	7.1%

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 Gasman door to door.

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

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

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