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Health in St. Onge Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where St. Onge Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57779, 57793. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
15.5%
About the same as SD (17.3%)
Obesity
32.3%
About the same as SD (35.9%)
No exercise
22.4%
About the same as SD (24.1%)
Uninsured
7.1%
About the same as SD (8.8%)
Nearest ER
7 mi
Monument Health Spearfish Hospital
What stands out

What stands out about health in St. Onge Township

11.5%have had cancer · SD 9.2%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 St. Onge Township adults…

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

12 of every 100 St. Onge Township adults have had cancer
South Dakota: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10.5–12.7%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near St. Onge Township

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

HNearest ERMonument Health Spearfish HospitalSpearfish · 7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Center of the Black HillsRapid City · 42.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7 mi
Monument Health Spearfish Hospital
Spearfish · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
13.2 mi
Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital
Deadwood · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
16.1 mi
Monument Health Sturgis Hospital
Sturgis · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
17.2 mi
VA Black Hills Healthcare System
Fort Meade · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
DirectionsMedicare profile
42.4 mi
Community Health Center of the Black Hills
2 sites · nearest in Rapid City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
89.6 mi
Horizon Health Care
5 sites · nearest in Faith
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careSt. Onge Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSt. Onge Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers St. Onge 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 St. Onge 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 22.4%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 28.1%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 18%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.5%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
St. Onge Township, betterSt. Onge Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where St. Onge Township gets moving

4.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupSD 77%
73%Dentist visitSD 69%
89%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
70%Colon screeningSD 66%
79%MammogramSD 77%
79%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
St. Onge Township 7.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How St. Onge Township adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, St. Onge Township does better than South Dakota.

1 in 5St. Onge Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.7% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 8St. Onge Township adults are in frequent mental distress
13% · SD 15.3% · Better than 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

St. Onge Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29%

of St. Onge 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 memory11.8%
Hearing9%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
South Dakota

Questions about health in St. Onge Township

Why doesn’t St. Onge 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 St. Onge Township.

What hospital is closest to St. Onge Township?

Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital in Deadwood, 13.2 miles in a straight line from St. Onge 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 St. Onge 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.