Nance, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Nance: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Nance and Beadle County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Beadle County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 64 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Beadle County compares with South Dakota
Beadle County against South Dakota and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Beadle County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Beadle County | South Dakota | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 28.5 | 42.0 | 49.7 | 32% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 8.2 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.6× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.20 | 0.13 | 0.49 | 1.5× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 9.8% | 28.6% | 6.2% | 66% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 29.5% | 22.2% | 23.7% | 1.3× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 4.9% | 17.5% | 13.8% | 72% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 36.1% | 48.8% | 41.9% | 26% below the state |
| After dark | 13.1% | 22.8% | 24.8% | 43% below the state |
Beadle County has lower values than South Dakota for crashes per 100k residents / yr, garbage-truck share and on snow, slush or ice. It stands out for higher deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and morning rush (6–10 am).
What stands out in Beadle County: 0 crashes involve a garbage truck (0 since 2015), vs 1.6% across South Dakota.
Overview
Since 2015, 64 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Beadle County. They injured 12 people and killed 5.
That averages about one truck crash every 66 days in fully reported years.
Nance had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Beadle County numbers.
When crashes happen
July has the most truck crashes, 12.5% of the yearly total, while February has the fewest (3.1%).
November through March accounts for 36.1% of truck crashes here, compared with 48.8% in South Dakota.
More truck crashes happen at 9–10 am than at any other hour (12.5%).
9.8% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 28.6% across South Dakota.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Nance happened on US-14 (2); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Beadle County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Nance fleets
- Plan July schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Beadle County.
- Morning starts matter: 29.5% of truck crashes fall between 6 and 10 am, higher than South Dakota.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
Sources: the FMCSA crash file for all reported truck crashes and NHTSA FARS for fatal crashes with a large truck. Every statement here comes straight from those numbers.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Beadle County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-14 | 2 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Beadle County) |
|---|---|
| US-14 | 30 |
| US-281 | 10 |
| Sd Hwy 37 | 7 |
| Ave | 5 |
| 21St St Sw | 1 |
| 3Rd Street | 1 |
| Riverside Dr | 1 |
| SR-28 | 1 |
Nance at a glance
| Population | 43 |
| Land area | 35.8 sq mi |
| Density | 1 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57476) | $76,750 |
| Median home value (ZIP 57476) | $158,359 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Beadle 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 | 2 | — | 0.4 |
| 2000s | 5 | +117% | 0.5 |
| 2010s | 6 | +8% | 0.5 |
| 2020s | 6 | +1% | 0.2 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 6. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.5 a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Nance
How many truck accidents are there in Nance?
64 truck crashes have been reported in Beadle County since 2015, with 5 deaths and 12 injuries.
When do most truck crashes happen in Nance?
The worst month is July: 12.5% of truck crashes in Beadle County happen then.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Nance?
Since 2015, Beadle County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Nance compare with South Dakota?
The yearly rate is 28.5 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Beadle County, vs 42.0 for South Dakota.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Nance?
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.