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Health in Oak Lake Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Oak Lake Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57276, 57213, 56136, 57268. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
15.9%
About the same as SD (17.3%)
Obesity
37.3%
About the same as SD (35.9%)
No exercise
21.9%
About the same as SD (24.1%)
Uninsured
7.8%
About the same as SD (8.8%)
Nearest ER
8.7 mi
Hendricks Community Hospital
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Oak Lake Township adults…

Oak Lake Township runs below SD on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

32 of every 100 Oak Lake Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29–35.8%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Oak Lake Township

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

HNearest ERHendricks Community HospitalHendricks · 8.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBrookings Health System★★★★★ · 15.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health CareBrookings · 15.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.7 mi
Hendricks Community Hospital
Hendricks · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
15.6 mi
Rural Health Care
3 sites · nearest in Brookings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.8 mi
Brookings Health System
Brookings · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
20.8 mi
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center
Clear Lake · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
21.2 mi
Sanford Canby Medical Center
Canby · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
39.3 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Lake Preston
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Oak Lake Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Oak Lake Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Oak Lake 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 Oak Lake 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 21.9%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.6%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19.5%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 14.2%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Oak Lake Township, betterOak Lake Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Oak Lake Township gets moving

1.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
71%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
69%Colon screeningSD 66%
80%MammogramSD 77%
77%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Oak Lake Township 7.8% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Oak Lake Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Oak Lake Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.9% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Oak Lake 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

Oak Lake Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Sherman Township: 39.7%Lake Hendricks Township: 37.9%Argo Township: 37.9%Alton Township: 39.3%White: 39.8%Richland Township: 39.1%Afton Township: 38.9%Hendricks Township: 37%Scandinavia Township: 34.1%Shaokatan Township: 37%Eureka Township: 37.6%Blom Township: 33.8%Oak Lake Township: 37.3%Oak Lake TownshipSherman TownshipLake Hendricks TownshipArgo TownshipHendricks Community Hospital · Hendricks · 8.7 miHBrookings Health System · Brookings · 15.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHAccess Health - Brookings · Brookings · 15.6 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Oak Lake Township37.3%
Lake Hendricks Township37.9%
Argo Township37.9%
Sherman Township39.7%
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
Lake Hendricks Township————
Sherman Township————
Argo Township————

Lake Hendricks Township, Sherman Township and Argo 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.

28%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.9%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Oak Lake Township

Why doesn’t Oak Lake 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 Oak Lake Township.

What hospital is closest to Oak Lake Township?

Hendricks Community Hospital in Hendricks, 8.7 miles in a straight line from Oak Lake 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 Oak Lake 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.