Floyd, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Floyd: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Floyd 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
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
The headline for Sanborn County: 19 reported truck crashes in Sanborn County since 2015.
Overview
Sanborn County has recorded 19 truck crashes since 2015, with 2 people injured and 3 killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 211 days.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Floyd 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
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Floyd since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 1 of the truck crashes here, or 5.3%, compared with 1.6% in South Dakota.
Route planning tips for Floyd fleets
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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
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 (Sanborn County) |
|---|---|
| Sd Hwy 37 | 8 |
| Sd Hwy 34 | 7 |
| Sd Hwy 224 | 2 |
Floyd at a glance
| Population | 69 |
| Land area | 34.4 sq mi |
| Density | 2 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57314) | $85,515 |
| Median home value (ZIP 57314) | $149,265 |
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 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 2. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. 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 Floyd
How many truck crashes happen in Floyd?
Since 2015, 19 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Sanborn County (2 injured, 3 killed).
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Floyd?
Garbage trucks were involved in 1 reported crash in Sanborn County since 2015 (5.3% of truck crashes).
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Floyd?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.