Elliott, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Elliott: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Elliott and Sanborn County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Sanborn County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 19 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
Sanborn County at a glance: 19 truck crashes on record for Sanborn County since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 19 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Sanborn County. They injured 2 people and killed 3.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 211 days.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Elliott since 2015, this page uses Sanborn County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Sanborn County has on record.
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Elliott since 2015: 241st St (1). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
1 crash involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 5.3% share (South Dakota: 1.6%).
Route planning tips for Elliott fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Sanborn County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| 241st St | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Sanborn County) |
|---|---|
| Sd Hwy 37 | 8 |
| Sd Hwy 34 | 7 |
| Sd Hwy 224 | 2 |
Elliott at a glance
| Population | 93 |
| Land area | 35.9 sq mi |
| Density | 3 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57359) | $106,818 |
| Median home value (ZIP 57359) | $141,781 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Sanborn 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 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 1 | -33% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 2 | +50% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 2 | +33% | 0.2 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 1990s and 2 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Elliott
How many truck crashes happen in Elliott?
Since 2015, 19 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Sanborn County (2 injured, 3 killed).
Are garbage truck crashes common in Elliott?
Since 2015, Sanborn County has reported 1 garbage-truck crash, or 5.3% of its truck crashes.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Elliott?
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.