Health · Holmen

Holmen, WI health

Holmen differs from Wisconsin on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (9.1% vs 12.1%) and fewer uninsured adults (6.2% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Holmen

B+Health Grade

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Holmen’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Holmen is healthier than 75% of U.S. towns and 82% of Wisconsin towns.

A-Self-rated healthA-Physical distressA-Mental distressC+ObesityADiabetesB+SmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 75%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 82%

Towns with similar incomes, $60K–$100K (9,817)Healthier than 85%

About what its income would suggest. Holmen does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Holmen could be anywhere from B− to A.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Wisconsin ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Holmen with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Holmen uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Holmen compares with Wisconsin

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 Holmen adults…

30 of every 100 Holmen adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · better · margin 26.5–32.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Holmen, betterHolmen, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.1% Holmen
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.7% Holmen
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.9% Holmen
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.6% Holmen
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

WI 78%

Dentist visit

WI 67%

Cholesterol check

WI 86%

Colon screening

WI 69%

Mammogram

WI 80%

Taking BP meds

WI 78%

1 in 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Holmen 6.2% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Holmen adults are doing

1 in 3Holmen adults feel lonely

31.5% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Holmen adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.3% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Holmen adults lack social or emotional support

19.6% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Holmen adults are in frequent mental distress

15.5% · Wisconsin 15.5% · 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

Holmen adults worry about having enough food

9.1% · WI 12.1% · better

1 in 13

Holmen adults worry about keeping their housing

8% · WI 9.7% · better

1 in 22

Holmen adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.5% · WI 5.5% · better

1 in 19

Holmen adults lack reliable transportation

5.4% · WI 6.7% · better

9.2% of Holmen adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.9%

of Holmen adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.6%

Thinking or memory11.9%

Hearing6.3%

Errands alone6.9%

Vision3.5%

Dressing or bathing2.8%

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

Around Holmen

Holmen 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 Holmen.

33.9%42%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Onalaska36.2%

Onalaska37.1%

Holmen37.3%

Holland37.7%

Care nearby

Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical CenterLa Crosse · 11.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse · 12.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Winona Health ServicesWinona · 18.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Hlth Systm Franciscan Hlthcare SpartaSparta · 22.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Scenic Bluffs Health Centers Inc- Reach LacrosseLa Crosse · 11.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Center - Black River Falls Dental CenterBlack River Falls · 32.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careHolmen is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careHolmen is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthHolmen 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 Holmen. 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 Holmen

Measure	Holmen	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	29.6%	26.5–32.7%	33.3%	better
High cholesterol	34.7%	31.3–38.2%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.3%	31.9–42.8%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	25.6%	23–28.2%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	24.3%	21.2–27.4%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.2%	6.5–10.2%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	11%	9.8–12.2%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.5%	7.7–9.3%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	9.6%	8.4–10.9%	11.4%	better
COPD	5.5%	4.8–6.3%	6.5%	better
Heart disease	5.7%	5.1–6.3%	6.6%	better
Stroke	2.8%	2.6–3.1%	3.4%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.6%	10.6–14.7%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	19.9%	16.8–23%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.1%	20.6–27.8%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.7%	27.5–38.2%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.8%	75.7–81.8%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	70.7%	67.4–73.8%	67.1%	better
Cholesterol check	87%	85.2–88.6%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	68.6%	64–72.9%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	82.5%	76.4–87.5%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.5%	73.6–79.2%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	6.2%	5.1–7.5%	8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.5%	27.2–35.9%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.6%	16.8–22.8%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.5%	13.6–17.2%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.2%	13.2–17.4%	17.8%	better
Frequent physical distress	11.9%	10.5–13.4%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.1%	7.5–10.9%	12.1%	better
Housing insecurity	8%	6.7–9.4%	9.7%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.5%	3.8–5.3%	5.5%	better
No reliable transportation	5.4%	4.7–6.3%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	9.2%	7.5–10.9%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	27.9%	24.6–31.4%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.6%	10–13.2%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11.9%	10.4–13.5%	12.8%
Hearing	6.3%	5.6–7%	6.9%
Vision	3.5%	3.1–3.9%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	2.8%	2.5–3.2%	3.5%
Errands alone	6.9%	6–7.8%	7.9%

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 Holmen door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Holmen directly, so these are its own figures.

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