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Health in Tobin Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Tobin Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 57334, 57363. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
17.4%
About the same as SD (17.3%)
Obesity
37.7%
About the same as SD (35.9%)
No exercise
24.2%
About the same as SD (24.1%)
Uninsured
9%
About the same as SD (8.8%)
Nearest ER
13.7 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Tobin Township adults…

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

33 of every 100 Tobin Township adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.7–36.6%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Tobin Township

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

HNearest ERAvera Queen of PeaceMitchell · 13.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera Queen of Peace★★★★★ · 13.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAccess Health - MitchellMitchell · 11.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.9 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
12.5 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
13.7 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
18.1 mi
Douglas County Memorial Hospital-Cah
Armour · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
20.8 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Plankinton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
32.9 mi
Wagner Community Memorial Hospital - Cah
Wagner · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Tobin Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Tobin Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Tobin 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 Tobin 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 24.2%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.6%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 19.2%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 16.4%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Tobin Township, betterTobin Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Tobin Township gets moving

2.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%Yearly checkupSD 77%
68%Dentist visitSD 69%
84%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
64%Colon screeningSD 66%
76%MammogramSD 77%
75%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Tobin Township 9% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Tobin Township adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 5Tobin Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.6% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Tobin Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · 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

Tobin Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Lisbon Township: 38.2%Rome Township: 37.1%Baker Township: 38.5%Union Township: 38.5%Prosper Township: 38.1%Beulah Township: 38.2%Worthen Township: 37.1%Aurora Township: 36.1%Garfield Township: 34.5%Tobin Township: 37.7%Tobin TownshipLisbon TownshipRome TownshipBaker TownshipAvera Queen of Peace · Mitchell · 13.7 mi · 4★ MedicareHAccess Health - Mitchell · Mitchell · 11.9 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 10 towns on this map, healthiest first
Rome Township37.1%
Tobin Township37.7%
Lisbon Township38.2%
Baker Township38.5%
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
Lisbon Township————
Baker Township————
Rome Township————

Lisbon Township, Baker 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.

29.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Tobin Township

Why doesn’t Tobin 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 Tobin Township.

What hospital is closest to Tobin Township?

Avera Queen of Peace in Mitchell, 13.7 miles in a straight line from Tobin 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 Tobin 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.