Health · Martell

Martell, WI health

On most measures Martell looks like Wisconsin as a whole. It has fewer uninsured adults (6.3% vs 8%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (9.6% vs 12.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54003, 54022, 54767, 54002

B+Health Grade

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Martell’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Martell is healthier than 74% of U.S. towns and 82% of Wisconsin towns.

A-Self-rated healthA-Physical distressA-Mental distressBObesityA-DiabetesBSmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 74%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 82%

Towns with similar incomes, $71K–$118K (8,658)Healthier than 70%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Martell could be anywhere from C+ 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 Martell 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. Martell’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. 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 Martell 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 Martell adults…

33 of every 100 Martell adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.4–36.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Martell, betterMartell, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25% Martell
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.9% Martell
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.9% Martell
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.3% Martell
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Martell 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

Martell 6.3% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Martell adults are doing

1 in 3Martell adults feel lonely

29.9% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Martell adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.1% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Martell adults lack social or emotional support

18.8% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Martell adults are in frequent mental distress

15.2% · 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 10

Martell adults worry about having enough food

9.6% · WI 12.1% · better

1 in 13

Martell adults worry about keeping their housing

8% · WI 9.7% · better

1 in 21

Martell adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.7% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 17

Martell adults lack reliable transportation

5.8% · WI 6.7% · about the same

10% of Martell adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.9%

Thinking or memory12.5%

Hearing6.8%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision3.9%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Martell

Martell 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.

32.2%36.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

River Falls33.2%

Martell34.3%

Gilman34.7%

Ellsworth34.7%

Rush River36.6%

Care nearby

River Falls Area HospitalRiver Falls · 9.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Western Wisconsin HealthBaldwin · 10.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hudson HospitalHudson · 17.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System in Red WingRed Wing · 21.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Menomonie Dental CenterMenomonie · 26.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Elders LodgeSaint Paul · 31.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careMartell is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careMartell is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthMartell 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 Martell. 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 Martell

Measure	Martell	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.8%	29.4–36.5%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.7%	31.2–38.6%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.3%	28.4–40.7%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	27.2%	24.4–30.2%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	23.1%	20–26.5%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.2%	6.7–9.9%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.6–12.1%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.9%	8.2–9.8%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	10.4%	9–12%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	6.2%	5.3–7.1%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.3%	5.6–7%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.1%	2.8–3.5%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.3%	11–15.7%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	19.9%	16.9–23.2%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	25%	21.1–29.2%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.9%	27.7–38.1%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.4%	73.1–79.6%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.6%	66.5–72.5%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.1%	84.3–87.8%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	68.7%	64.4–72.5%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	78.4%	72.1–83.6%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.2%	74.5–79.8%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	6.3%	5–7.8%	8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.9%	25.6–34.4%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.8%	15.9–21.9%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.2%	13.3–17.1%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.3%	13.1–17.7%	17.8%	better
Frequent physical distress	12.5%	10.9–14.1%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.6%	7.8–11.7%	12.1%	better
Housing insecurity	8%	6.6–9.5%	9.7%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.7%	4–5.5%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.8%	5–6.7%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10%	8.2–12%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	27.6%	23.9–31.6%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.9%	10.2–13.8%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.5%	10.8–14.3%	12.8%
Hearing	6.8%	6–7.7%	6.9%
Vision	3.9%	3.4–4.3%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.8–3.6%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.4%	6.4–8.5%	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 Martell door to door.

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

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

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.