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Health in Pine Island Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Pine Island Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 55963, 55992, 55956. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Pine Island Township

★ What stands out · 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
Pine Island Township adults worry about having enough food
9% · MN 11.4%
Better than MN
1 in 13
Pine Island Township adults worry about keeping their housing
7.8% · MN 9.3%
Better than MN
1 in 21
Pine Island Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.8% · MN 5.7%
About the same as MN
1 in 17
Pine Island Township adults lack reliable transportation
5.9% · MN 7.1%
Better than MN

6.3% of Pine Island Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.9% across Minnesota.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Pine Island Township adults…

On every condition, Pine Island Township is about the same as Minnesota. Tap one to see it as people.

31 of every 100 Pine Island Township adults have high blood pressure
Minnesota: 31 in 100 · about the same · likely 28.3–34.4%
Better than MNWorseAbout the sameMinnesota
Getting care

Care in and near Pine Island Township

No hospital or community health center in Pine Island Township itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERMayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester · 16.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMayo Clinic Hospital Rochester★★★★★ · 16.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Service Inc. - RochesterRochester · 14.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.9 mi
Community Health Service Inc. - Rochester
Rochester · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
16.2 mi
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester · ★★★★★
ER
17.2 mi
Olmsted Medical Center
Rochester · ★★★★★
ER
19.1 mi
Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing
Red Wing · ★★★★★
ER
21.9 mi
Mayo Clinic Health System - Lake City
Lake City · not rated
ERRural critical access
53.1 mi
West Side Community Health Services
4 sites · nearest in Saint Paul
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Pine Island Township itself
✓ Dental carePine Island Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthPine Island 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 Pine Island 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Minnesota

Share of adults, with the Minnesota figure marked.

Get no exercise 22.2%MN 22.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.1%MN 29.2%
Binge drink 18.8%MN 17.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.1%MN 13.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Pine Island Township, betterPine Island Township, worseAbout the sameMinnesota
Where Pine Island Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%Yearly checkupMN 75%
71%Dentist visitMN 68%
86%Cholesterol checkMN 85%
71%Colon screeningMN 69%
79%MammogramMN 79%
77%Taking BP medsMN 76%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pine Island Township 6.4% · Minnesota 1 in 13 (7.5%)
Mind & connection

How Pine Island Township adults are doing

About the same as Minnesota on each measure.

3 in 10Pine Island Township adults feel lonely
27.9% · MN 31.2% · About the same as MN
1 in 5Pine Island Township adults lack social or emotional support
20% · MN 21.5% · About the same as MN
1 in 4Pine Island Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.6% · MN 24.4% · About the same as MN
1 in 7Pine Island Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15% · MN 15.1% · About the same as MN
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Pine Island 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.

Around town

Pine Island Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Pine Island: 34.3%Zumbrota: 34.9%Roscoe Township: 34.9%Mazeppa Township: 38.3%Zumbrota Township: 36%Mazeppa: 38.3%New Haven Township: 35.3%Oronoco Township: 36.6%Minneola Township: 35.1%Cherry Grove Township: 35.8%Milton Township: 35.5%Zumbro Township: 38%Chester Township: 37.8%Goodhue Township: 35.3%Pine Island Township: 35.5%Pine Island TownshipPine IslandZumbrotaRoscoe TownshipMazeppa TownshipZumbrota TownshipMazeppa
Healthier than MNNear MNLess healthy
Obesity
#7 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Pine Island34.3%
Zumbrota34.9%
Roscoe Township34.9%
Pine Island Township35.5%
Zumbrota Township36%
Mazeppa Township38.3%
Mazeppa38.3%
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
Pine IslandA34.3%8.3%12.3%CDC place
ZumbrotaA−34.9%9.5%13.7%CDC place
Roscoe Township————
Zumbrota Township————
Mazeppa Township————
Mazeppa————

Roscoe Township, Zumbrota Township and Mazeppa Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Mazeppa: not graded. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

25.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.2%
Thinking or memory12%
Hearing6.9%
Errands alone6.6%
Vision3.6%
Dressing or bathing2.9%
Minnesota

Questions about health in Pine Island Township

Why doesn’t Pine Island 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 Pine Island Township.

What hospital is closest to Pine Island Township?

Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester in Rochester, 16.2 miles in a straight line from Pine Island Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Pine Island 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.