Badus, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Badus: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Badus and Lake County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Lake County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 35 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Lake County compares with South Dakota
Lake County against South Dakota and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Lake County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Lake County | South Dakota | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 26.4 | 42.0 | 49.7 | 37% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 3.1 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 40% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.22 | 0.13 | 0.49 | 1.7× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 3.1% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 1.9× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 15.6% | 28.6% | 6.2% | 45% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 28.1% | 22.2% | 23.7% | 1.3× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 6.2% | 17.5% | 13.8% | 64% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 21.9% | 48.8% | 41.9% | 55% below the state |
| After dark | 3.1% | 22.8% | 24.8% | 86% below the state |
Lake County sits below South Dakota on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and on snow, slush or ice. Where it is higher: injuries per crash, garbage-truck share and morning rush (6–10 am).
The headline for Lake County: July worst month: 25.7% of truck crashes, vs 8.3% in an average month.
Overview
Police reported 35 crashes involving commercial trucks in Lake County since 2015: 7 people were injured and 1 were killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 125 days in fully reported years.
Badus had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Lake County numbers.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in July (25.7% of the year) and are lowest in February (2.9%).
November through March accounts for 21.9% of truck crashes here, compared with 48.8% in South Dakota.
More truck crashes happen at 8–9 am than at any other hour (20.0%).
Snow, slush or ice was on the road in 15.6% of truck crashes, compared with 28.6% in South Dakota.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Badus since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
1 crash involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 2.9% share (South Dakota: 1.6%).
Route planning tips for Badus fleets
- Build extra time into July routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- 28.1% of truck crashes happen between 6 and 10 am, above South Dakota; consider earlier or later starts where possible.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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 Lake 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 (Lake County) |
|---|---|
| Sd Hwy 34 | 9 |
| Ave | 7 |
| US-81 | 5 |
| Sd Hwy 19 | 3 |
| SR-34 | 1 |
| Se 4Th St | 1 |
Badus at a glance
| Population | 93 |
| Land area | 35.1 sq mi |
| Density | 3 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57054) | $86,875 |
| Median home value (ZIP 57054) | $99,744 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Lake 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 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 2 | +14% | 0.3 |
| 2010s | 3 | +45% | 0.3 |
| 2020s | 2 | -20% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Badus
How many truck crashes happen in Badus?
35 truck crashes have been reported in Lake County since 2015, with 1 deaths and 7 injuries.
When do most truck crashes happen in Badus?
July has the most truck crashes in Lake County, 25.7% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Badus?
1 crash involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Lake County since 2015, 2.9% of all truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Badus compared with South Dakota?
The yearly rate is 26.4 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Lake County, vs 42.0 for South Dakota.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Badus?
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.