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Health in Pembrook Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Pembrook Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57481, 57451. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Pembrook Township

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

Pembrook 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 ↓

Arthritis runs high in Pembrook Township

3 in 10 adults have arthritis (29.7%), vs 25.8% across South Dakota. Conditions ↓

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 Pembrook Township’s likely range; Pembrook Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 57481, 57451, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Pembrook Township

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

HNearest ERAvera St. LukesAberdeen · 15.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera St. Lukes★★★★★ · 15.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareAberdeen · 16.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.3 mi
Avera St. Lukes
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
≈15.7 mi
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen
Aberdeen · ★★★★★
ER
16.1 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Aberdeen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
39.4 mi
Faulkton Area Medical Center
Faulkton · not rated
ERRural critical access
43.4 mi
Bowdle Hospital - Cah
Bowdle · not rated
ERRural critical access
60.9 mi
Family Healthcare Lamoure, North Dakota
Lamoure · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Pembrook Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Pembrook Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Pembrook 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 Pembrook 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 Pembrook Township adults…

Pembrook Township runs below SD on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 2. Tap one to see it as people.

30 of every 100 Pembrook Township adults have arthritis
South Dakota: 26 in 100 · worse · likely 26.9–32.5%
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 23.8%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.5%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.3%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 15.1%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Pembrook Township, betterPembrook Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Pembrook Township gets moving

12 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
70%Dentist visitSD 69%
87%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
68%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pembrook Township 7.5% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Pembrook Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Pembrook Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.7% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Pembrook Township adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · 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

Pembrook Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Ravinia Township: 34.9%Belle Township: 34%Cortlandt Township: 33.7%Lincoln Township: 35.2%Mercier Township: 34.6%Carlisle Township: 35.7%Fountain Township: 33.7%Rosette Township: 34.1%Richland Township: 33.7%Mina: 35.3%Pembrook Township: 35.2%Pembrook TownshipRavinia TownshipBelle TownshipCortlandt TownshipAvera St. Lukes · Aberdeen · 15.3 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Cortlandt Township33.7%
Belle Township34%
Ravinia Township34.9%
Pembrook Township35.2%
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
Ravinia Township————
Belle Township————
Cortlandt Township————

Ravinia Township, Belle Township and Cortlandt 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.

30.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing8.7%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Pembrook Township

Why doesn’t Pembrook 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 Pembrook Township.

What hospital is closest to Pembrook Township?

Avera St. Lukes in Aberdeen, 15.3 miles in a straight line from Pembrook Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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