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Health in Clayton Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Clayton Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57332, 57029, 57366, 57311. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Clayton Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Clayton Township adults…

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

11 of every 100 Clayton Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10.3–12.4%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Clayton Township

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

HNearest ERFreeman Medical Center - CahFreeman · 14.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAccess Health - MitchellMitchell · 23.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.7 mi
Freeman Medical Center - Cah
Freeman · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.1 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
20.1 mi
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation
Scotland · not rated
ER
23.9 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
24.6 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
40.2 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careClayton Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careClayton Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Clayton 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 Clayton 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 25.1%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.6%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 16.9%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.4%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Clayton Township, betterClayton Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Clayton Township gets moving

11 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
71%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
69%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
80%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Clayton Township 8.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Clayton Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Clayton Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.4% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Clayton Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.3% · 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.

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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

Clayton Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Wittenberg Township: 33%Tschetter Colony: 31.6%Foster Township: 35.2%Pleasant Township: 35.4%Wolf Creek Township: 34%Capital Township: 34.2%Kassel Township: 33.7%Sharon Township: 33.5%Milltown Township: 34.3%Milltown: 34.3%Cross Plains Township: 36%Silver Lake Township: 35.2%Grandview Township: 34%Clayton Township: 35.2%Clayton TownshipWittenberg TownshipTschetter ColonyFoster TownshipPleasant TownshipWolf Creek TownshipFreeman Medical Center - Cah · Freeman · 14.7 miHAvera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah · Parkston · 15.1 mi · 5★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Tschetter Colony31.6%
Wittenberg Township33%
Wolf Creek Township34%
Clayton Township35.2%
Foster Township35.2%
Pleasant Township35.4%
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
Wittenberg Township————
Tschetter Colony————
Foster Township————
Wolf Creek Township————
Pleasant Township————

Wittenberg Township, Tschetter Colony, Foster Township, Wolf Creek Township and Pleasant 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.

31.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing9.9%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Clayton Township

Why doesn’t Clayton 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 Clayton Township.

What hospital is closest to Clayton Township?

Freeman Medical Center - Cah in Freeman, 14.7 miles in a straight line from Clayton 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 Clayton Township.

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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.