Emerson, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Emerson: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Emerson and Faulk County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Faulk County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 16 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
What stands out in Faulk County: 16 truck crashes reported in Faulk County since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 16 crashes involving commercial trucks in Faulk County since 2015: 1 people were injured and 0 were killed.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 251 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Emerson since 2015; patterns below come from Faulk County as a whole.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Faulk County has on record.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Emerson since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Faulk County.
Route planning tips for Emerson fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Faulk County
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 (Faulk County) |
|---|---|
| US-212 | 8 |
| Ave | 3 |
| Sd Hwy 20 | 3 |
| Sd Hwy 47 | 1 |
Emerson at a glance
| Population | 38 |
| Land area | 35.8 sq mi |
| Density | 1 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57435) | $97,750 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Faulk 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 | +30% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 2 | +77% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 1 | -49% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 1 a year in the 1990s and 1 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Emerson
How many truck accidents are there in Emerson?
16 truck crashes have been reported in Faulk County since 2015, with 0 deaths and 1 injuries.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Emerson?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Faulk County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Emerson?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.