Health · Esmond

Esmond, SD health

On most measures Esmond looks like South Dakota as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults who have had cancer (10.6% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 57353, 57323, 57231
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 19 people are less certain, so we show Esmond's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Esmond compares with South Dakota

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Esmond adults…

35 of every 100 Esmond adults have high blood pressure
South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.1–38%

Bars show Esmond; the black tick is South Dakota. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Esmond, betterEsmond, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.1% Esmond
SD 24.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.4% Esmond
SD 29.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.9% Esmond
SD 18.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Esmond
SD 15.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
SD 77%
69%
Dentist visit
SD 69%
86%
Cholesterol check
SD 85%
68%
Colon screening
SD 66%
79%
Mammogram
SD 77%
78%
Taking BP meds
SD 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Esmond 8.1% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)
Mind & connection

How Esmond adults are doing

1 in 5Esmond adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.7% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Esmond adults are in frequent mental distress
14.6% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

30.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.4%

Black tick: South Dakota. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Esmond

Esmond and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Esmond.

Iroquois: 34.4% Mathews: 34.8% Manchester: 34.5% Iroquois: 36.1% Le Sueur: 34.4% De Smet: 34.6% Carthage: 35.8% Grafton: 35.8% Whitewood: 36.8% Baker: 36.6% Spirit Lake: 34.5% Esmond: 34.8% Esmond Iroquois Mathews Manchester Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah · De Smet · 13.2 miH Horizon Health - De Smet Medical and Dental · De Smet · 13.2 mi+
34.4%36.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first
Iroquois34.4%
Manchester34.5%
Esmond34.8%
Mathews34.8%
6 places to get careNearest ER 13.2 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Esmond

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

HNearest ERAvera De Smet Memorial Hospital - CahDe Smet · 13.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAvera Queen of Peace★★★★★ · 39.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHorizon Health CareDe Smet · 13.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.2 mi
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital - Cah
De Smet · not rated
ERRural critical access
13.2 mi
Horizon Health Care
7 sites · nearest in De Smet
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.4 mi
Huron Regional Medical Center
Huron · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
36.8 mi
Madison Regional Health System
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
39.6 mi
Avera Queen of Peace
Mitchell · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
41.4 mi
Access Health - Mitchell
Mitchell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careEsmond's county is a federal shortage area.Kingsbury County · need score 15 of 25
✓ Dental careEsmond is not a shortage area
! Mental healthEsmond's county is a federal shortage area.Community Counseling Service (CCS) - MHCA 3A · need score 19 of 25

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 Esmond. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Esmond
MeasureEsmondMarginSouth Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure34.5%31.1–38%33.3%about the same
High cholesterol36.3%32.8–39.9%34%about the same
Obesity34.8%28.7–41.5%35.9%about the same
Arthritis28.1%25.4–31%25.8%about the same
Depression20.7%18–23.5%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13.3%11–15.6%12.7%about the same
Asthma10.1%9–11.1%10.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.6%9.7–11.5%9.2%worse
Diabetes11.6%10.2–13.2%11.7%about the same
COPD7.3%6.3–8.4%6.7%about the same
Heart disease7.4%6.6–8.2%6.8%about the same
Stroke3.7%3.4–4.1%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.9%12.8–17.2%15.2%about the same
Binge drink17.9%15.4–20.7%18.8%about the same
Get no exercise24.1%20.6–28.3%24.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours28.4%23.5–33.5%29.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.9%73.9–79.8%76.5%about the same
Dentist visit69.2%66.3–71.9%69.2%about the same
Cholesterol check86.3%84.6–87.9%84.8%about the same
Colon screening68.1%63.9–72%65.5%about the same
Mammogram78.5%72.5–83.5%76.6%about the same
Taking BP meds78.4%75.8–80.7%75.9%about the same
No health insurance8.1%6.6–9.8%8.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress14.6%13.1–16.3%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health16.8%14.7–19.3%17.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.8%11.4–14.4%12.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability30.2%26.7–34.1%30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs13.4%11.7–15.4%12.9%
Thinking or memory13.1%11.7–14.9%13.7%
Hearing8.8%7.9–9.9%8.2%
Vision4.3%3.9–4.9%4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.4%3–3.9%3.5%
Errands alone7.5%6.7–8.5%7.8%
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Esmond door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the South Dakota figure falls inside it, we don't call Esmond better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Esmond by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Esmond by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The South Dakota figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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