Calhoun County, WV truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Calhoun County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
2 of 14 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
What stands out in Calhoun County: #54 of 55 rank among West Virginia's 55 counties by yearly truck crashes.
Overview
Calhoun County has recorded 14 truck crashes since 2015, with 2 people injured and 1 killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 309 days.
When crashes happen
Calhoun County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes in Calhoun County since 2015 were spread across roads: SR-16 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
2 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 14.3% share (West Virginia: 1.1%).
Route planning tips for Calhoun County fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Calhoun County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (in Calhoun County) |
|---|---|
| SR-16 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Calhoun County) |
|---|---|
| County Rt 7/03 Mp 452.00 Sycamore | 1 |
| Rt 16 - Bottom Of Jackson Hill | 1 |
| Rt 16 - South Calhoun Hwy | 1 |
| Rt 2/09, Leading Creek Rd | 1 |
| Rt 5 - Mp 3 - West Little Kanawha Highway | 1 |
| Rt 7 - Rt 3 - Sycamore Road | 1 |
| Russette Road | 1 |
| SR-33 | 1 |
Calhoun County at a glance
| Population | 5,873 |
| Land area | 279.3 sq mi |
| Density | 21 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP average) | $45,908 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Calhoun 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 | 1 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 2 | +167% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 1 | -44% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 1 | +30% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 1 truck crash a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Cities, towns & communities in Calhoun County
ZIP codes in Calhoun County
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about Calhoun County
How common are truck crashes in Calhoun County?
Calhoun County has had 14 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 2 people and killing 1.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Calhoun County?
Since 2015, Calhoun County has reported 2 garbage-truck crashes, or 14.3% of its truck crashes.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Calhoun County?
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.