Blooming Prairie, ND truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Blooming Prairie: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Blooming Prairie and Divide County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Divide County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 53 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Divide County compares with North Dakota
Divide County against North Dakota and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Divide County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Divide County | North Dakota | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 196.9 | 73.9 | 49.7 | 2.7× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 0.0 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 100% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.28 | 0.33 | 0.49 | 15% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 34.8% | 34.4% | 6.2% | same |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 15.2% | 22.7% | 23.7% | 33% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 15.2% | 16.2% | 13.8% | same |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 41.3% | 47.2% | 41.9% | 12% below the state |
| After dark | 23.9% | 24.7% | 24.8% | same |
Divide County sits below North Dakota on deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share. It runs above North Dakota on crashes per 100k residents / yr.
The headline for Divide County: 0 of truck crashes here involve garbage trucks: 0.0%, vs 0.9% in North Dakota.
Overview
Police reported 53 crashes involving commercial trucks in Divide County since 2015: 18 people were injured and 0 were killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 87 days in fully reported years.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Blooming Prairie since 2015; patterns below come from Divide County as a whole.
81% of truck crash reports in Divide County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in September (17.0% of the year) and are lowest in June (0.0%).
November through March accounts for 41.3% of truck crashes here, compared with 47.2% in North Dakota.
By time of day, 9–10 am stands out with 15.4% of truck crashes.
Snow, slush or ice was on the road in 34.8% of truck crashes, compared with 34.4% in North Dakota.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Blooming Prairie since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Divide County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Blooming Prairie fleets
- Plan September schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Divide County.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Divide County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Divide County) |
|---|---|
| 135Th Ave Nw | 3 |
| 96Th St Nw | 3 |
| 113Th Ave Nw | 2 |
| 87Th St Nw | 2 |
| 105Th Ave Nw | 1 |
| 108Th St Nw | 1 |
| 148Th Ave Nw | 1 |
| 152Nd Ave Nw | 1 |
Blooming Prairie at a glance
| Population | 52 |
| Land area | 42.2 sq mi |
| Density | 1 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 58833) | $117,292 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Divide County since the 1990s
Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 1 | +20% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 8 | +558% | 0.3 |
| 2020s | 4 | -54% | 0.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 1 to 4. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Blooming Prairie
How many truck accidents are there in Blooming Prairie?
Since 2015, 53 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Divide County (18 injured, 0 killed).
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Blooming Prairie?
The worst month is September: 17.0% of truck crashes in Divide County happen then.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Blooming Prairie?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Divide County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Blooming Prairie compared with North Dakota?
Per 100,000 residents, Divide County has 196.9 truck crashes a year; North Dakota has 73.9.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Blooming Prairie?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.