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Health in Enterprise Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Enterprise Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57438. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Enterprise Township

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Enterprise Township

1 in 10 adults have COPD (9.9%), vs 6.7% across South Dakota. 1 in 10 adults have heart disease (10%), vs 6.8% across South Dakota. Stroke is also above the state: 5.1%, vs 3.5% across South Dakota. In all, Enterprise Township runs above South Dakota on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Enterprise Township is short on every kind of care federal data tracks

Enterprise Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care, dental care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

Dental care lags in Enterprise Township

62.1% of adults saw a dentist this year, vs 69.2% across South Dakota. Among those 65 and older, 18.6% have lost all their teeth (South Dakota 12.7%). Enterprise Township’s county is a federal shortage area for dental care. Checkups ↓

More high blood pressure in Enterprise Township, and more people treating it

39.7% of adults have high blood pressure (South Dakota 33.3%), but 81.2% of them take medicine for it, vs 75.9% statewide. Checkups ↓

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 South Dakota figure falls outside Enterprise Township’s likely range; Enterprise Township’s figures come from ZIP code 57438, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Enterprise Township adults…

Enterprise Township runs above SD on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Enterprise Township adults have COPD
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 8.3–11.5%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Enterprise Township

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

HNearest ERFaulkton Area Medical CenterFaulkton · 13.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAberdeen · 42.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.3 mi
Faulkton Area Medical Center
Faulkton · not rated
ERRural critical access
26 mi
Bowdle Hospital - Cah
Bowdle · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.9 mi
Avera Missouri River Health Center
Gettysburg · not rated
ERRural critical access
41.9 mi
Avera St. Lukes
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
42.6 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Aberdeen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
48 mi
Rural Health Care
3 sites · nearest in Highmore
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Enterprise Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Enterprise Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Enterprise 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 Enterprise 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupSD 77%
62%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
73%MammogramSD 77%
81%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Enterprise Township 9.5% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 28.9%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.8%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 15.5%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 17%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Enterprise Township, betterEnterprise Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Enterprise Township gets moving

9.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Enterprise Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Enterprise Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Enterprise Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.3% · 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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Around town

Enterprise Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Saratoga Township: 36%Clark Township: 34.9%Vermont Township: 34.9%Freedom Township: 36%O'Neil Township: 35.6%Bryant Township: 36%Sherman Township: 34.9%Hillside Township: 34.9%Liberty Township: 34.7%Montpelier Township: 34.9%Emerson Township: 36.6%Enterprise Township: 36%Enterprise TownshipSaratoga TownshipClark TownshipVermont TownshipFreedom TownshipFaulkton Area Medical Center · Faulkton · 13.3 miH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Clark Township34.9%
Vermont Township34.9%
Enterprise Township36%
Saratoga Township36%
Freedom Township36%
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
Vermont Township————
Clark Township————
Saratoga Township————
Freedom Township————

Vermont Township, Clark Township, Saratoga Township and Freedom 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.

37.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.5%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing12%
Errands alone10.1%
Vision6.3%
Dressing or bathing4.9%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Enterprise Township

Why doesn’t Enterprise 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 Enterprise Township.

What hospital is closest to Enterprise Township?

Faulkton Area Medical Center in Faulkton, 13.3 miles in a straight line from Enterprise 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 Enterprise 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.