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Health in Clear Creek · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Clear Creek residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Clear Creek, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 54770, 54758, 54742, 54738. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Clear Creek adults…

On every condition, Clear Creek is about the same as Wisconsin. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Clear Creek adults have high blood pressure
Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.5–37%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Getting care

Care in and near Clear Creek

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

HNearest ERMayo Clinic Health System OakridgeOsseo · 7.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital★★★★★ · 15.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLakes Community Health Center, Inc theAugusta · 11.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.8 mi
Mayo Clinic Health System Oakridge
Osseo · not rated
ERRural critical access
11.4 mi
Lakes Community Health Center, Inc the
3 sites · nearest in Augusta
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.2 mi
Oakleaf Surgical Hospital
Altoona · not rated
13.6 mi
Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire
Eau Claire · ★★★★★
ER
15.9 mi
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital
Eau Claire · ★★★★★
ER
21.5 mi
Family Health Center of Marshfield
5 sites · nearest in Chippewa Falls
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careClear Creek is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careClear Creek is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthClear Creek 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 Clear Creek; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Wisconsin

Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.

Get no exercise 27.1%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.8%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 19.6%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 15.3%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Clear Creek, betterClear Creek, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Clear Creek gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupWI 78%
68%Dentist visitWI 67%
86%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
69%Colon screeningWI 69%
80%MammogramWI 80%
78%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Clear Creek 7.6% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Clear Creek adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10Clear Creek adults feel lonely
29.2% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Clear Creek adults lack social or emotional support
20.1% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Clear Creek adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Clear Creek adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Clear Creek adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

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
Clear Creek adults worry about having enough food
11.1% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 11
Clear Creek adults worry about keeping their housing
8.9% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 19
Clear Creek adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.2% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 16
Clear Creek adults lack reliable transportation
6.2% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

11.8% of Clear Creek adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Clear Creek and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Pleasant Valley: 33.2%Unity: 39.2%Otter Creek: 36.3%Lincoln: 31.6%Drammen: 37.6%Washington: 30%Albion: 34.9%Brunswick: 30.7%Sumner: 38.9%Hale: 40.2%Bridge Creek: 33.9%Ludington: 33.3%Seymour: 33.8%Clear Creek: 38.3%Clear CreekPleasant ValleyUnityOtter CreekLincolnMayo Clinic Health System Oakridge · Osseo · 7.8 miHOakleaf Surgical Hospital · Altoona · 12.2 miHMarshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire · Eau Claire · 13.6 mi · 3★ MedicareHMayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire Hospital · Eau Claire · 15.9 mi · 5★ MedicareHNorthlakes - Augusta · Augusta · 11.4 mi+
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Lincoln31.6%
Pleasant Valley33.2%
Otter Creek36.3%
Clear Creek38.3%
Unity39.2%
WI37.7%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Pleasant ValleyA−33.2%10.3%12.8%ZIP codes
Unity————
Otter Creek————
LincolnB+31.6%10.4%14.2%ZIP codes

Unity and Otter Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29.8%

of Clear Creek adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing7.4%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in Clear Creek

Why doesn’t Clear Creek have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Clear Creek.

What hospital is closest to Clear Creek?

Mayo Clinic Health System Oakridge in Osseo, 7.8 miles in a straight line from Clear Creek’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Clear Creek.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Wisconsin figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.