Little Sturgeon, WI truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Little Sturgeon: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Little Sturgeon and Door County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Door County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
5 of 103 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Door County compares with Wisconsin
Door County against Wisconsin and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Door County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Door County | Wisconsin | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 29.8 | 42.6 | 49.7 | 30% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.2× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 1.1× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 5.0% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 1.8× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 13.0% | 13.4% | 6.2% | same |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 23.0% | 26.9% | 23.7% | 15% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 14.0% | 16.5% | 13.8% | 15% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 39.0% | 44.9% | 41.9% | 13% below the state |
| After dark | 7.0% | 20.9% | 24.8% | 67% below the state |
Compared with Wisconsin, Door County is lower on crashes per 100k residents / yr, morning rush (6–10 am) and in rain, sleet or snow. It runs above Wisconsin on deaths per 100 crashes, injuries per crash and garbage-truck share.
Door County at a glance: 1 in 20 garbage-truck share of crashes is 5.0%, against 2.7% for Wisconsin.
Overview
Police reported 103 crashes involving commercial trucks in Door County since 2015: 51 people were injured and 4 were killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 40 days in fully reported years.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Little Sturgeon since 2015; patterns below come from Door County as a whole.
When crashes happen
The worst month is September with 14.6% of truck crashes; the quietest is May at 2.9%.
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 39.0% of truck crashes, vs 44.9% for Wisconsin.
The busiest hour is 2–3 pm, with 16.5% of truck crashes.
13.0% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 13.4% across Wisconsin.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Little Sturgeon.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 5 of the truck crashes here, or 4.9%, compared with 2.7% in Wisconsin.
Route planning tips for Little Sturgeon fleets
- Review driver schedules for September, the month with the most truck crashes.
- 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 Door 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 (Door County) |
|---|---|
| Sth 057 | 26 |
| Sth 042 | 22 |
| Cth | 5 |
| Cth A | 3 |
| Cth C | 2 |
| Cth Dk | 2 |
| Cth F | 2 |
| Cth H | 2 |
Little Sturgeon at a glance
| Land area | 2.3 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 54204) | $79,803 |
| Median home value (ZIP 54204) | $405,150 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Door 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 | 10 | — | 0.5 |
| 2000s | 9 | -1% | 0.9 |
| 2010s | 8 | -18% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 10 | +34% | 0.6 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 10 a year in the 1990s and 10 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. NHTSA counts 0.5 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.6 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Little Sturgeon
How many truck accidents are there in Little Sturgeon?
Door County has had 103 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 51 people and killing 4.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Little Sturgeon?
The worst month is September: 14.6% of truck crashes in Door County happen then.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Little Sturgeon?
5 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Door County since 2015, 4.9% of all truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Little Sturgeon compared with Wisconsin?
Door County records 29.8 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 42.6 across Wisconsin.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Little Sturgeon?
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.