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Health in Goodwin Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Goodwin Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57238, 57226. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
16.2%
About the same as SD (17.3%)
Obesity
33.6%
About the same as SD (35.9%)
No exercise
23.4%
About the same as SD (24.1%)
Uninsured
8.8%
About the same as SD (8.8%)
Nearest ER
6.1 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
What stands out

What stands out about health in Goodwin Township

2 of 3federal care shortage designations
★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Goodwin Township

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

HNearest ERSanford Clear Lake Medical CenterClear Lake · 6.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPrairie Lakes Healthcare System★★★★★ · 15.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 36.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.1 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
15.7 mi
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System
Watertown · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
26.7 mi
Milbank Area Hospital/Avera Health
Milbank · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
27.9 mi
Sanford Canby Medical Center
Canby · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
36.8 mi
Rural Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
43 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Goodwin Township itself
✓ Dental careGoodwin Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Goodwin 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 Goodwin 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Goodwin Township adults…

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

32 of every 100 Goodwin Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 28.5–35.6%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with South Dakota

Share of adults, with the South Dakota figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.4%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.7%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19.5%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.7%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Goodwin Township, betterGoodwin Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Goodwin Township gets moving

0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

1Nelson State Wildlife Management Area79 acres2Marquardt GPA37 acres
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Goodwin 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 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Goodwin Township 8.8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Goodwin Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Goodwin Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.5% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Goodwin Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.7% · 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

Goodwin Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Altamont Township: 33.9%Kranzburg Township: 34.8%Rome Township: 35.5%Havana Township: 33.9%Clear Lake Township: 33.9%Glenwood Township: 33.1%Sheridan Township: 35.6%Waverly Township: 35.7%Elmira Township: 35.6%Hamlin Township: 34.9%Troy Township: 36.9%Portland Township: 36.3%Brandt Township: 33.5%Hidewood Township: 34.4%Goodwin Township: 33.6%Goodwin TownshipAltamont TownshipKranzburg TownshipRome TownshipHavana TownshipSanford Clear Lake Medical Center · Clear Lake · 6.1 miHPrairie Lakes Healthcare System · Watertown · 15.7 mi · 3★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Goodwin Township33.6%
Altamont Township33.9%
Havana Township33.9%
Kranzburg Township34.8%
Rome Township35.5%
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
Altamont Township————
Kranzburg Township————
Havana Township————
Rome Township————

Altamont Township, Kranzburg Township, Havana Township and Rome 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.

29.4%

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

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

Questions about health in Goodwin Township

Why doesn’t Goodwin 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 Goodwin Township.

What hospital is closest to Goodwin Township?

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System in Watertown, 15.7 miles in a straight line from Goodwin Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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