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Health in Pleasant Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Pleasant Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57332, 57311. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Pleasant Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Pleasant Township adults…

Pleasant Township runs above SD on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Pleasant Township adults have COPD
South Dakota: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 6.9–9.4%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Pleasant Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Queen of PeaceMitchell · 17.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera Queen of Peace★★★★★ · 17.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAccess Health - MitchellMitchell · 18 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.6 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
18 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
22.9 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
23.4 mi
Freeman Medical Center - Cah
Freeman · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.7 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Howard
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
33.8 mi
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation
Scotland · not rated
ER
✓ Primary carePleasant Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePleasant Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Pleasant 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 Pleasant 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 25%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.1%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 17.5%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.2%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Pleasant Township, betterPleasant Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Pleasant Township gets moving

7.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupSD 77%
72%Dentist visitSD 69%
86%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
68%Colon screeningSD 66%
78%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pleasant Township 8.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Pleasant Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Pleasant Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.3% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 7Pleasant Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.1% · 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

Pleasant Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Emery: 36.3%Jefferson Township: 35.7%Taylor Township: 36.1%Wayne Township: 36.4%Edgerton Township: 35.8%Bridgewater Township: 35.6%Benton Township: 35.1%Emery Township: 35.8%Beulah Township: 36.4%Rosedale Township: 37.5%Jasper Township: 36.2%Rockport Colony: 32.5%Spring Lake Township: 35.6%Pleasant Township: 36.1%Pleasant TownshipEmeryJefferson TownshipTaylor TownshipWayne TownshipEdgerton Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#8 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Jefferson Township35.7%
Edgerton Township35.8%
Pleasant Township36.1%
Taylor Township36.1%
Emery36.3%
Wayne Township36.4%
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
Emery————
Jefferson Township————
Taylor Township————
Wayne Township————
Edgerton Township————

Emery, Jefferson Township, Taylor Township, Wayne Township and Edgerton 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.

31.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.3%
Thinking or memory13.6%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Pleasant Township

Why doesn’t Pleasant 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 Pleasant Township.

What hospital is closest to Pleasant Township?

Avera Queen of Peace in Mitchell, 17.6 miles in a straight line from Pleasant 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 Pleasant 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.