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Health in Garfield Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Garfield Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57004, 57069, 57014, 57010. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Garfield Township adults…

On every condition, Garfield Township is about the same as South Dakota. Tap one to see it as people.

31 of every 100 Garfield Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 27.9–34.9%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Garfield Township

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

HNearest ERSanford Vermillion Medical CenterVermillion · 12.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAlcester · 12.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.4 mi
Sanford Vermillion Medical Center
Vermillion · not rated
ERRural critical access
12.7 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Alcester
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.8 mi
Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah
Viborg · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.7 mi
Hawarden Regional Healthcare
Hawarden · not rated
ERRural critical access
28 mi
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
Yankton · ★★★★★
ER
35.9 mi
Greater Sioux Community Health Center
Sioux Center · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Garfield Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Garfield Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Garfield 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 Garfield 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 23%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.8%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.7%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Garfield Township, betterGarfield Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Garfield Township gets moving

1.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
84%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
66%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
75%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Garfield Township 8.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Garfield Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Garfield Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.8% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Garfield Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.6% · 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.

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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

Garfield Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Pleasant Valley Township: 36.2%Prairie Center Township: 35.4%Emmet Township: 33.2%Glenwood Township: 34.1%Bethel Township: 38.1%Riverside Township: 35.4%Spirit Mound Township: 34.2%Meckling Township: 35.4%Spink Township: 36.2%Fairview Township: 36.7%Prairie Township: 33.5%Big Springs Township: 32.7%Brooklyn Township: 34.7%Garfield Township: 34.7%Garfield TownshipPleasant Valley TownshipPrairie Center TownshipEmmet TownshipGlenwood TownshipSanford Vermillion Medical Center · Vermillion · 12.4 miHHorizon Health - Alcester Dental · Alcester · 12.7 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Emmet Township33.2%
Glenwood Township34.1%
Garfield Township34.7%
Prairie Center Township35.4%
Pleasant Valley Township36.2%
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
Pleasant Valley Township————
Emmet Township————
Prairie Center Township————
Glenwood Township————

Pleasant Valley Township, Emmet Township, Prairie Center Township and Glenwood 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 Garfield Township adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.9%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing8%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Garfield Township

Why doesn’t Garfield 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 Garfield Township.

What hospital is closest to Garfield Township?

Sanford Vermillion Medical Center in Vermillion, 12.4 miles in a straight line from Garfield 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 Garfield 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.