1993 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: South Dakota
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
1993 Commodity Flow Survey State Summary: South Dakota
Tabulation by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation
| Summary | Value | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Total shipments originating in South Dakota | $9.6 billion | 25.2 million tons |
| Percent of total U.S. shipments (preliminary U.S. estimate) | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in South Dakota Ranked by Value
| Commodity | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| Food or kindred products | 21.3 |
| Chemicals or allied products | 13.2 |
| Farm products | 12.5 |
| Machinery, including computers | 10.7 |
| Petroleum or coal products | 4.9 |
| Other commodities | 37.5 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Commodity Shipments Originating in South Dakota Ranked by Weight
| Commodity | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| Farm products | 29.1 |
| Nonmetallic minerals | 22.5 |
| Clay, concrete, glass, or stone products | 14.8 |
| Food or kindred products | 12.2 |
| Petroleum or coal products | 7.1 |
| Other commodities | 14.4 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in South Dakota Ranked by Value
| State | Percent of value |
|---|---|
| South Dakota | 40.0 |
| Minnesota | 12.1 |
| Iowa | 7.2 |
| California | 4.1 |
| Nebraska | 3.5 |
| Illinois | 3.3 |
| Other States | 29.8 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Domestic Destinations of Shipments Originating in South Dakota Ranked by Weight
| State | Percent of weight |
|---|---|
| South Dakota | 55.1 |
| Minnesota | 15.3 |
| Iowa | 5.7 |
| North Dakota | 2.5 |
| Wyoming | 2.5 |
| Michigan | 1.8 |
| Other States | 17.1 |
| Total | 100.0 |
Modes of Transportation for Shipments Originating in South Dakota
| Modes | Percent of value | Percent of weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parcel, U.S. Postal Service, or courier service | 10.9 | 0.2 | |
| Truck (for-hire, private, and both private truck and for-hire truck) | 80.1 | 79.6 | |
| Air (including truck and air) | 2.2 | - | |
| Rail | 3.3 | 14.5 | |
| Water (inland water, Great Lakes, deep sea, truck and water, and rail and water) | - | - | |
| Pipeline* | - | - | |
| Truck and rail intermodal combination | 0.3 | 0.8 | |
| Other intermodal (truck and pipeline, inland and Gt. Lakes, inland and deep sea) | - | - | |
| Other, unknown, and withheld for sampling and disclosure reasons | 3.2 | 4.9 | |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
Domestic Distance Shipped for Commodities Originating in South Dakota
| Distance | Percent of value | Percent of weight |
|---|---|---|
| Less than 50 miles | 28.1 | 46.6 |
| 50 to 99 miles | 13.1 | 12.6 |
| 100 to 249 miles | 16.5 | 18.3 |
| 250 to 499 miles | 15.7 | 12.4 |
| 500 to 749 miles | 7.2 | 2.9 |
| 750 to 999 miles | 6.4 | 3.8 |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 12.4 | 3.2 |
| 1,500 to 1,999 miles | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 2,000 miles or more | 0.1 | - |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 |
* CFS data for pipelines exclude most shipments of crude oil.
** Some or all data suppressed to avoid disclosure or because data are statistically unreliable.
- Represents zero or less than 1 unit of measurement.
NOTE: Data are estimates based on a sample and subject to error. See Appendix B, "Reliability of the Data," in source document.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1992 Census of Transportation, Communications, and Utilities, 1993 Commodity Flow Survey, TC92-CF (Washington, DC: 1996).