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Health in Pilot Mound Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Pilot Mound Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 55923, 55949, 55935, 55979. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Pilot Mound Township

The nearest ER is 26 miles from Pilot Mound Township

The closest emergency room is Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester, 25.6 miles away in a straight line. Getting care ↓

Cancer and heart disease run high in Pilot Mound Township

1 in 10 adults have had cancer (9.8%), vs 8.5% across Minnesota. 1 in 15 adults have heart disease (6.8%), vs 5.9% across Minnesota. Conditions ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Minnesota figure falls outside Pilot Mound Township’s likely range; Pilot Mound Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 55923, 55949, 55935, 55979, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Pilot Mound Township

No hospital or community health center in Pilot Mound Township itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest EROlmsted Medical CenterRochester · 25.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Service Inc. - RochesterRochester · 27.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
25.6 mi
Olmsted Medical Center
Rochester · ★★★★★
ER
25.8 mi
Winona Health Services
Winona · ★★★★★
ER
27.3 mi
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester · ★★★★★
ER
27.5 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Rochester
Rochester · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
29.2 mi
Regional Health Services of Howard County
Cresco · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
39.1 mi
Scenic Bluffs Health Center
5 sites · nearest in La Crosse
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Pilot Mound Township itself
✓ Dental carePilot Mound Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthPilot Mound Township 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 Pilot Mound Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Pilot Mound Township adults…

Pilot Mound Township runs above MN on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Pilot Mound Township adults have had cancer
Minnesota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9–10.7%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota

Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.6%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.7%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 17.9%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.4%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Pilot Mound Township, betterPilot Mound Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Pilot Mound Township gets moving

0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%Yearly checkupMN 75%
68%Dentist visitMN 68%
86%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
71%Colon screeningMN 69%
78%MammogramMN 79%
78%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pilot Mound Township 7.1% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Pilot Mound Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

3 in 10Pilot Mound Township adults feel lonely
28.6% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Pilot Mound Township adults lack social or emotional support
20% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Pilot Mound Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 7Pilot Mound Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.1% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Pilot Mound Township 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 10
Pilot Mound Township adults worry about having enough food
10% · MN 11.4%
About the same as MN
1 in 12
Pilot Mound Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.1% · MN 9.3%
About the same as MN
1 in 20
Pilot Mound Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.1% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 16
Pilot Mound Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.3% · MN 7.1%
About the same as MN

7.1% of Pilot Mound Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Around town

Pilot Mound Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Saratoga Township: 35.1%Arendahl Township: 40.1%Carrolton Township: 40.9%Chatfield Township: 39%St. Charles Township: 34.5%Fremont Township: 36.1%Elmira Township: 38.7%Rushford Village: 40.7%Holt Township: 40.6%Lanesboro: 40.9%Preston: 41%Preston Township: 41.4%Fountain Township: 40.4%Chatfield: 38.3%Jordan Township: 39.3%Pilot Mound Township: 39.3%Pilot Mound TownshipSaratoga TownshipArendahl TownshipCarrolton TownshipChatfield Township
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthy
Obesity
#7 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Saratoga Township35.1%
Chatfield Township39%
Pilot Mound Township39.3%
Arendahl Township40.1%
Carrolton Township40.9%
MN33.5%

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
Saratoga Township————
Arendahl Township————
Carrolton Township————
Chatfield Township————

Saratoga Township, Arendahl Township, Carrolton Township and Chatfield Township: 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.

29.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.6%
Thinking or memory12.8%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Pilot Mound Township

Why doesn’t Pilot Mound Township have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Pilot Mound Township?

Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester, 25.6 miles in a straight line from Pilot Mound Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Pilot Mound Township.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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