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Health in Gayville Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Gayville Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57031, 57046. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Gayville Township adults…

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

35 of every 100 Gayville Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.5–38.8%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Gayville Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Sacred Heart HospitalYankton · 10 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareYankton · 9.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.5 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Yankton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10 mi
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
Yankton · ★★★★★
ER
15.7 mi
Sanford Vermillion Medical Center
Vermillion · not rated
ERRural critical access
22.6 mi
Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah
Viborg · not rated
ERRural critical access
33 mi
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation
Scotland · not rated
ER
43.9 mi
Midtown Health Center - Wayne State College
Wayne · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careGayville Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGayville Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Gayville 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 Gayville 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 24.5%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.7%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18.6%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Gayville Township, betterGayville Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Gayville Township gets moving

1.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
67%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
76%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Gayville Township 8.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Gayville Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Gayville Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.3% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Gayville Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · 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

Gayville Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Volin Township: 39%Meckling Township: 35.4%Norway Township: 34.4%Bethel Township: 38.1%Mission Hill Township: 39%Mission Hill: 38.7%Marindahl Township: 38.1%Spirit Mound Township: 34.2%Pleasant Valley Township: 36.2%Vermillion Township: 34.2%Gayville Township: 39.9%Gayville TownshipVolin TownshipMeckling TownshipNorway TownshipSanford Vermillion Medical Center · Vermillion · 15.7 miHHorizon Health - Yankton Medical and Dental · Yankton · 9.5 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Norway Township34.4%
Meckling Township35.4%
Volin Township39%
Gayville Township39.9%
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
Volin Township————
Norway Township————
Meckling Township————

Volin Township, Norway Township and Meckling 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.

29.9%

of Gayville Township adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.8%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing8%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Gayville Township

Why doesn’t Gayville 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 Gayville Township.

What hospital is closest to Gayville Township?

Sanford Vermillion Medical Center in Vermillion, 15.7 miles in a straight line from Gayville Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Where can I get low-cost care near Gayville Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Horizon Health - Yankton Medical and Dental in Yankton, 9.5 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Gayville 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.