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Health in Vermillion Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Vermillion Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 57069. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Vermillion Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Vermillion Township adults…

Vermillion Township runs below SD on 9 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

7 of every 100 Vermillion Township adults have diabetes
South Dakota: 12 in 100 · better · likely 5.9–8.5%
Better than SDWorseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Getting care

Care in and near Vermillion Township

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

HNearest ERSanford Vermillion Medical CenterVermillion · 1.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareElk Point · 14.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.6 mi
Sanford Vermillion Medical Center
Vermillion · not rated
ERRural critical access
14.4 mi
Horizon Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Elk Point
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
24.6 mi
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
Yankton · ★★★★★
ER
28.6 mi
Hawarden Regional Healthcare
Hawarden · not rated
ERRural critical access
29 mi
Dunes Surgical Hospital
Dakota Dunes · not rated
32.9 mi
Siouxland Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Sioux City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Vermillion Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Vermillion Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Vermillion 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 Vermillion 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 21.5%SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 30.2%SD 29.7%
Binge drink 20.8%SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettes 11.9%SD 15.2%
0%10%20%30%40%
Vermillion Township, betterVermillion Township, worseAbout the sameSouth Dakota
Where Vermillion Township gets moving

4.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

71%Yearly checkupSD 77%
66%Dentist visitSD 69%
76%Cholesterol checkSD 85%
64%Colon screeningSD 66%
75%MammogramSD 77%
67%Taking BP medsSD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Vermillion Township 8.2% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Vermillion Township adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Vermillion Township runs above South Dakota.

1 in 4Vermillion Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.4% · SD 21.2% · About the same as SD
1 in 5Vermillion Township adults are in frequent mental distress
19% · SD 15.3% · Worse 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

Vermillion Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Vermillion: 33.7%Hooker Township: 43.1%Fairview Township: 36.7%Norway Township: 34.4%Spirit Mound Township: 34.2%Newcastle Township: 43%Daily Township: 42.6%Brule Township: 33.8%Prairie Center Township: 35.4%Elk Point Township: 32.4%Meckling Township: 35.4%Gayville Township: 39.9%Pleasant Valley Township: 36.2%Bethel Township: 38.1%Vermillion Township: 34.2%Vermillion TownshipVermillionHooker TownshipFairview TownshipNorway TownshipSpirit Mound TownshipSanford Vermillion Medical Center · Vermillion · 1.6 miHHorizon Health - Elk Point · Elk Point · 14.4 mi+
Healthier than SDNear SDLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Vermillion33.7%
Vermillion Township34.2%
Spirit Mound Township34.2%
Norway Township34.4%
Fairview Township36.7%
Hooker Township43.1%
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
VermillionA−33.7%6.7%11.7%CDC place
Norway Township————
Fairview Township————
Spirit Mound Township————

Norway Township, Fairview Township and Spirit Mound 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.

28.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs8.5%
Thinking or memory16.8%
Hearing5.8%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing2.6%
South Dakota

Questions about health in Vermillion Township

Why doesn’t Vermillion 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 Vermillion Township.

What hospital is closest to Vermillion Township?

Sanford Vermillion Medical Center in Vermillion, 1.6 miles in a straight line from Vermillion 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 Vermillion 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.