Table 4. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation and Shipment Size for State of Origin: 2002

Monday, July 2, 2012

[Estimates are based on data from the Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive]

All modes

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	8,032	100.0	36,498	100.0	7,690	100.0	166
Less than 50 lbs	500	6.2	19	–	4	–	168
50 to 99 lbs	225	2.8	21	–	4	–	171
100 to 499 lbs	634	7.9	106	0.3	17	0.2	171
500 to 749 lbs	139	1.7	48	0.1	7	–	153
750 to 999 lbs	144	1.8	49	0.1	9	0.1	184
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	917	11.4	618	1.7	97	1.3	186
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	2,299	28.6	5,682	15.6	475	6.2	79
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	764	9.5	4,305	11.8	S	S	S
100,000 lbs or more	2,411	30.0	25,651	70.3	6,448	83.8	327

Single modes

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	7,065	100.0	35,811	100.0	7,015	100.0	141
Less than 50 lbs	345	4.9	14	–	2	–	150
50 to 99 lbs	183	2.6	17	–	3	–	157
100 to 499 lbs	538	7.6	92	0.3	11	0.2	137
500 to 749 lbs	118	1.7	43	0.1	4	–	108
750 to 999 lbs	118	1.7	45	0.1	7	0.1	156
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	749	10.6	558	1.6	69	1.0	148
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	1,953	27.6	5,506	15.4	352	5.0	61
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	689	9.7	4,061	11.3	232	3.3	56
100,000 lbs or more	2,372	33.6	25,475	71.1	6,333	90.3	322

Truck²

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	4,620	100.0	14,266	100.0	859	100.0	69
Less than 50 lbs	273	5.9	12	–	1	0.1	68
50 to 99 lbs	153	3.3	15	0.1	1	0.1	76
100 to 499 lbs	471	10.2	85	0.6	6	0.8	82
500 to 749 lbs	109	2.4	42	0.3	2	0.3	S
750 to 999 lbs	101	2.2	41	0.3	2	0.3	59
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	596	12.9	513	3.6	37	4.3	78
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	1,727	37.4	5,348	37.5	S	S	52
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	641	13.9	4,016	28.2	185	21.5	43
100,000 lbs or more	548	11.9	4,194	29.4	S	S	S

For-hire truck

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	2,204	100.0	7,139	100.0	720	100.0	179
Less than 50 lbs	83	3.8	2	–	–	–	218
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	2	–	–	–	219
100 to 499 lbs	221	10.0	11	0.2	3	0.4	249
500 to 749 lbs	31	1.4	5	–	1	0.2	301
750 to 999 lbs	17	0.8	4	–	1	0.1	221
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	224	10.2	96	1.3	20	2.8	197
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	847	38.4	2,482	34.8	S	S	92
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	384	17.4	2,284	32.0	157	21.8	63
100,000 lbs or more	351	15.9	2,254	31.6	S	S	77

Private truck

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	2,380	100.0	7,120	100.0	136	100.0	36
Less than 50 lbs	187	7.8	10	0.1	–	0.2	34
50 to 99 lbs	103	4.3	13	0.2	–	0.3	37
100 to 499 lbs	244	10.3	73	1.0	3	2.2	45
500 to 749 lbs	78	3.3	37	0.5	1	0.7	26
750 to 999 lbs	76	3.2	36	0.5	1	0.9	35
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	360	15.1	414	5.8	15	11.1	49
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	2,864	40.2	55	40.7	19
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	256	10.8	1,732	24.3	28	20.5	S
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	15

Rail

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	1,181	100.0	S	S	3,739	100.0	401
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	402
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	400
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	17
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	416
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	130
100,000 lbs or more	1,139	96.4	S	S	3,722	99.6	408

Water

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	516	100.0	1,529	100.0	S	S	376
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	593
50 to 99 lbs	1	0.2	S	S	S	S	706
100 to 499 lbs	9	1.7	S	S	S	S	492
500 to 749 lbs	3	0.6	–	–	S	S	571
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	11	0.7	S	S	S
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	177	34.2	114	7.4	S	S	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,070
100,000 lbs or more	232	45.0	S	S	S	S	744

Shallow draft

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	99	100.0	S	S	S	S	S
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	34
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	32
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	46
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	248
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	45
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	54
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	4	20.5	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	116
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	198

Great Lakes

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Deep draft

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	417	100.0	S	S	S	S	639
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	679
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	820
100 to 499 lbs	7	1.7	S	S	S	S	827
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	725
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	200
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	264
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,096
100,000 lbs or more	216	51.7	S	S	S	S	941

Air (including truck and air)

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	294	100.0	42	100.0	46	100.0	1,063
Less than 50 lbs	71	24.2	1	3.2	2	3.5	1,066
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	1	3.0	S	S	1,080
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	4	9.4	4	8.3	896
500 to 749 lbs	6	2.2	1	2.5	2	4.0	1,776
750 to 999 lbs	12	4.0	2	5.1	4	9.5	2,033
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	111	37.7	29	67.9	30	66.8	1,029
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	9	2.9	S	S	S	S	618
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Pipeline³

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	454	100.0	1,946	100.0	S	S	S
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
100,000 lbs or more	453	99.7	1,942	99.8	S	S	S

Multiple modes

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	610	100.0	S	S	S	S	656
Less than 50 lbs	99	16.2	2	0.4	1	0.2	571
50 to 99 lbs	21	3.5	1	0.2	1	0.1	752
100 to 499 lbs	62	10.2	5	1.0	5	0.8	1,048
500 to 749 lbs	11	1.8	3	0.5	2	0.4	975
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	2	0.4	2	0.2	692
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	5	1.0	7	1.0	1,143
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	303	49.6	141	29.4	115	17.9	890
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,645
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,418

Parcel, USPS or courier

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	177	100.0	10	100.0	8	100.0	607
Less than 50 lbs	97	54.4	2	15.3	1	11.5	551
50 to 99 lbs	12	6.7	1	9.0	1	8.9	767
100 to 499 lbs	49	27.6	3	32.3	S	S	1,147
500 to 749 lbs	8	4.6	2	21.5	2	21.5	837
750 to 999 lbs	5	2.9	2	17.4	S	S	507
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	207
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Truck and rail

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	S	S	S	S	S	S	413
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	482
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	19
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	491
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Truck and water

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	429	100.0	S	S	S	S	1,340
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	–	–	–	–	1,584
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,238
100 to 499 lbs	11	2.6	1	0.2	1	0.2	1,128
500 to 749 lbs	3	0.6	–	–	1	0.1	1,675
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,462
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	7	1.7	5	1.0	7	1.1	1,444
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	303	70.6	141	32.5	115	19.6	890
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,645
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,425

Rail and water

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,363
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,363

Other Multiple modes

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	S	S	S	S	S	S	22
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	22
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Other and unknown modes

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles¹		Average miles per shipment
Shipment Weight	2002 (million $)	Percent of total	2002 (thousands)	Percent of total	2002 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment
All shipment sizes	357	100.0	S	S	33	100.0	S
Less than 50 lbs	56	15.8	4	2.0	–	0.2	S
50 to 99 lbs	20	5.7	3	1.4	–	0.2	S
100 to 499 lbs	33	9.4	10	4.7	S	S	S
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	2	1.0	S	S	S
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	356
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	154	43.1	55	26.7	21	64.4	443
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	382
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	18

KEY:
– Represents data cell equal to zero or less than 1 unit of measure.
S Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality.

¹ Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network. See "Mileage Calculations" section for additional information.
² "Truck" as a single mode includes shipments that were made by only private truck, only for-hire truck, or a combination of private tuck and for-hire truck.
³ Estimates for pipeline exclude shipments of crude petroleum.

NOTES: Value-of-shipments estimates have not been adjusted for price changes. Appendix B tables provide estimated measures of sampling variability. The Introduction and appendixes give information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions. Links to this information on the Internet may be found at www.census.gov/cfs.
Coverage for the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) differs from the previous surveys due to a change from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification System to the 1997 North American Industry Classification System and other survey improvements. Therefore, data users are urged to use caution when comparing 2002 CFS estimates with estimates from prior years.

SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (USDOT) and U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, Individual State Data, December 2004.

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Table 4. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation and Shipment Size for State of Origin: 2002