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Health in Tschetter Colony · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Tschetter Colony residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Tschetter Colony. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Tschetter Colony

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Tschetter Colony adults…

Tschetter Colony runs below SD on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

7 of every 100 Tschetter Colony adults have diabetes
South Dakota: 12 in 100 · better · likely 5.7–8.2%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Tschetter Colony

No hospital or community health center in Tschetter Colony itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERFreeman Medical Center - CahFreeman · 13.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAccess Health - MitchellMitchell · 27.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.3 mi
Freeman Medical Center - Cah
Freeman · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.1 mi
Avera St. Benedict Health Center - Cah
Parkston · ★★★★★
Rural critical access
15.2 mi
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation
Scotland · not rated
ER
27.7 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
28.6 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
37 mi
Horizon Health Care
6 sites · nearest in Yankton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careTschetter Colony is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careTschetter Colony is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Tschetter Colony 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 Tschetter Colony; ≈ 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 20.1%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.3%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 22%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 13.5%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Tschetter Colony, betterTschetter Colony, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Tschetter Colony gets moving

1.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

71%Yearly checkupSD 77%
66%Dentist visitSD 69%
81%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
69%Colon screeningSD 66%
83%MammogramSD 77%
68%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Tschetter Colony 8.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Tschetter Colony adults are doing

About the same as South Dakota on each measure.

1 in 4Tschetter Colony adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 6Tschetter Colony adults are in frequent mental distress
17.3% · 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

Tschetter Colony and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Wittenberg Township: 33%Clayton Township: 35.2%Capital Township: 34.2%Kassel Township: 33.7%Sharon Township: 33.5%Milltown Township: 34.3%Wolf Creek Township: 34%Foster Township: 35.2%Pleasant Township: 35.4%Tschetter Colony: 31.6%Tschetter ColonyWittenberg TownshipClayton Township
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthy
Obesity
#1 of 10 towns on this map, healthiest first
Tschetter Colony31.6%
Wittenberg Township33%
Clayton 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
Clayton Township————
Wittenberg Township————

Clayton Township and Wittenberg 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.

26.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs8.9%
Thinking or memory14.5%
Hearing6.1%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision3.4%
Dressing or bathing2.4%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Tschetter Colony

Why doesn’t Tschetter Colony have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Tschetter Colony.

What hospital is closest to Tschetter Colony?

Freeman Medical Center - Cah in Freeman, 13.3 miles in a straight line from Tschetter Colony’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 Tschetter Colony.

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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.