Marfa, TX truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes in Marfa: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Marfa and Presidio County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Presidio County numbers.

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1
truck crashes reported in Marfa since 2015
15
truck crashes in Presidio County since 2015
3
deaths in Presidio County
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
0
fatal truck crashes within 10 mi, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

No fatal crashes involving a large truck were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters dashed = 10 mi radius 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

85 out of 100
High truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Presidio County, 2020–2024: 7.03 per 100,000 a year, higher than 85% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr24.0
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)33%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
Texas average
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Key findings

15
reported truck crashes in Presidio County since 2015
0
deadly crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Marfa since 2015
0
crashes involving a garbage truck in Presidio County since 2015
Presidio County
not enough local crashes for patterns; see Presidio County figures below

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 15 crashes.
0 of 15 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.

Presidio County at a glance: 15 reported truck crashes in Presidio County since 2015.

Overview

Police reported 15 crashes involving commercial trucks in Presidio County since 2015: 9 people were injured and 3 were killed.

In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 268 days.

With 1 truck crash reported in Marfa since 2015, this page uses Presidio County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.

When crashes happen

Presidio County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.

Where crashes happen

NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Marfa since 2015.

Garbage & waste trucks

Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Presidio County.

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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

2005: 3 truck crashes2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 4 truck crashes2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 3 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 0 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 2 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 2 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 3 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 3 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 4 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 1 truck crash2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 1 truck crash2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 3 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 1 truck crash2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 2 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 5 truck crashes2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 1 truck crash2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 0 truck crashes2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 2 truck crashes2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 0 truck crashes2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 0 truck crashes2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 0 truck crashes2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 0 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucksincomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Presidio County

Jan: 0.0% of truck crashesFeb: 6.7% of truck crashesMar: 6.7% of truck crashesApr: 13.3% of truck crashesMay: 13.3% of truck crashesJun: 0.0% of truck crashesJul: 0.0% of truck crashesAug: 26.7% of truck crashesSep: 6.7% of truck crashesOct: 6.7% of truck crashesNov: 6.7% of truck crashesDec: 13.3% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

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

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Presidio County)
S 100 Highland Ave1

Marfa at a glance

Population1,641
Land area1.6 sq mi
Density1,011 per sq mi
Median household income (ZIP 79843)$45,263

Waste facilities and haulers nearby

Waste haulers in Presidio County

Historical data: truck crashes in Presidio 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).

1992: 1 reported truck crash1993: 1 reported truck crash1994: 1 reported truck crash1995: 2 reported truck crashes1997: 1 reported truck crash1998: 1 reported truck crash1999: 2 reported truck crashes2001: 1 reported truck crash2002: 3 reported truck crashes2003: 1 reported truck crash2004: 2 reported truck crashes2005: 3 reported truck crashes2006: 4 reported truck crashes2007: 3 reported truck crashes2009: 2 reported truck crashes2010: 2 reported truck crashes2011: 3 reported truck crashes2012: 3 reported truck crashes2013: 4 reported truck crashes2014: 1 reported truck crash2015: 1 reported truck crash2016: 3 reported truck crashes2017: 1 reported truck crash2018: 2 reported truck crashes2019: 5 reported truck crashes2020: 1 reported truck crash2022: 2 reported truck crashes 1982: 0 fatal truck crashes1983: 0 fatal truck crashes1984: 0 fatal truck crashes1985: 1 fatal truck crash1986: 0 fatal truck crashes1987: 0 fatal truck crashes1988: 0 fatal truck crashes1989: 0 fatal truck crashes1990: 0 fatal truck crashes1991: 0 fatal truck crashes1992: 0 fatal truck crashes1993: 0 fatal truck crashes1994: 0 fatal truck crashes1995: 0 fatal truck crashes1996: 0 fatal truck crashes1997: 0 fatal truck crashes1998: 0 fatal truck crashes1999: 2 fatal truck crashes2000: 0 fatal truck crashes2001: 1 fatal truck crash2002: 0 fatal truck crashes2003: 0 fatal truck crashes2004: 0 fatal truck crashes2005: 0 fatal truck crashes2006: 0 fatal truck crashes2007: 0 fatal truck crashes2008: 0 fatal truck crashes2009: 0 fatal truck crashes2010: 0 fatal truck crashes2011: 0 fatal truck crashes2012: 1 fatal truck crash2013: 0 fatal truck crashes2014: 0 fatal truck crashes2015: 0 fatal truck crashes2016: 1 fatal truck crash2017: 0 fatal truck crashes2018: 0 fatal truck crashes2019: 0 fatal truck crashes2020: 1 fatal truck crash2021: 0 fatal truck crashes2022: 1 fatal truck crash2023: 0 fatal truck crashes2024: 0 fatal truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Presidio County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Presidio County (FARS, separate scale, max 2)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s1—0.2
2000s2+69%0.1
2010s2+32%0.2
2020s0-80%0.4

In the 1990s about 1 truck crash a year were reported; in the 2010s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.4 a year in 2020–24.

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Nearby places

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Questions fleets ask about Marfa

How many truck crashes happen in Marfa?

Since 2015, 15 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Presidio County (9 injured, 3 killed).

Are garbage truck crashes common in Marfa?

Since 2015, Presidio County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.