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Health in Clare Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Clare Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57028. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Clare Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Clare Township adults…

Clare Township runs above SD on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

4 of every 100 Clare Township adults have had a stroke
South Dakota: 4 in 100 · worse · likely 3.8–4.7%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Clare Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Flandreau Hospital - CahFlandreau · 5.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBrookings Health System★★★★★ · 16.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 17.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.9 mi
Avera Flandreau Hospital - Cah
Flandreau · not rated
ERRural critical access
16.4 mi
Avera Dells Area Hospital - Cah
Dell Rapids · not rated
ERRural critical access
16.9 mi
Brookings Health System
Brookings · ★★★★★
ER
17.1 mi
Rural Health Care
3 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19.9 mi
Pipestone County Medical Center
Pipestone · not rated
ERRural critical access
35.4 mi
Falls Community Health
Sioux Falls · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Clare Township itself
✓ Dental careClare Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Clare Township itself

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 Clare 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 South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.5%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.6%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 16.1%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.2%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Clare Township, betterClare Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Clare Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Clare Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks South Dakota.

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
66%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
66%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Clare Township 9.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Clare Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Clare Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.3% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Clare Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · SD 15.3% · About the same as SD
The one neighbors can help with

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

Clare Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Egan Township: 34.3%Riverview Township: 35.9%Flandreau Township: 35%Jefferson Township: 32.3%Enterprise Township: 34.5%Grovena Township: 34.9%Colman Township: 32.2%Egan: 35%Fremont Township: 34.2%Trenton Township: 38.4%Spring Creek Township: 36.5%Union Township: 35.4%Rutland Township: 32.4%Clare Township: 35%Clare TownshipEgan TownshipRiverview TownshipFlandreau TownshipJefferson TownshipAvera Flandreau Hospital - Cah · Flandreau · 5.9 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Jefferson Township32.3%
Egan Township34.3%
Clare Township35%
Flandreau Township35%
Riverview Township35.9%
SD35.9%

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
Egan Township————
Riverview Township————
Flandreau Township————
Jefferson Township————

Egan Township, Riverview Township, Flandreau Township and Jefferson 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.

32.4%

of Clare Township adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.4%
Thinking or memory13.5%
Hearing9.8%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Clare Township

Why doesn’t Clare 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 Clare Township.

What hospital is closest to Clare Township?

Avera Flandreau Hospital - Cah in Flandreau, 5.9 miles in a straight line from Clare Township’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 Clare Township.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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