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	296,989	100.0	455,084	100.0	61,074	100.0	484
Less than 50 lbs	47,518	16.0	1,058	0.2	524	0.9	674
50 to 99 lbs	12,222	4.1	968	0.2	194	0.3	215
100 to 499 lbs	34,632	11.7	4,982	1.1	799	1.3	142
500 to 749 lbs	11,943	4.0	1,754	0.4	346	0.6	195
750 to 999 lbs	6,841	2.3	1,518	0.3	285	0.5	187
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	74,626	25.1	24,900	5.5	4,534	7.4	182
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	83,087	28.0	190,650	41.9	28,929	47.4	158
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	16,477	5.5	108,754	23.9	5,863	9.6	55
100,000 lbs or more	9,642	3.2	120,501	26.5	19,601	32.1	444

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	245,096	100.0	444,398	100.0	58,629	100.0	154
Less than 50 lbs	12,397	5.1	538	0.1	80	0.1	200
50 to 99 lbs	7,960	3.2	S	S	64	0.1	82
100 to 499 lbs	29,003	11.8	4,613	1.0	603	1.0	112
500 to 749 lbs	11,362	4.6	1,658	0.4	299	0.5	179
750 to 999 lbs	6,499	2.7	1,454	0.3	246	0.4	168
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	71,877	29.3	24,053	5.4	4,232	7.2	176
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	80,475	32.8	188,219	42.4	27,920	47.6	154
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	16,189	6.6	108,033	24.3	5,791	9.9	54
100,000 lbs or more	9,334	3.8	115,028	25.9	19,393	33.1	488

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	226,639	100.0	361,197	100.0	40,866	100.0	125
Less than 50 lbs	9,274	4.1	527	0.1	62	0.2	138
50 to 99 lbs	5,335	2.4	S	S	56	0.1	72
100 to 499 lbs	26,646	11.8	4,590	1.3	570	1.4	106
500 to 749 lbs	10,859	4.8	1,651	0.5	290	0.7	174
750 to 999 lbs	6,126	2.7	1,446	0.4	232	0.6	159
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	70,576	31.1	23,978	6.6	4,145	10.1	173
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	79,534	35.1	187,998	52.0	27,655	67.7	151
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	15,936	7.0	107,121	29.7	5,597	13.7	53
100,000 lbs or more	2,354	1.0	33,090	9.2	2,258	5.5	173

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	97,189	100.0	210,389	100.0	30,286	100.0	565
Less than 50 lbs	2,117	2.2	54	–	45	0.1	917
50 to 99 lbs	1,738	1.8	42	–	31	0.1	710
100 to 499 lbs	9,546	9.8	549	0.3	404	1.3	711
500 to 749 lbs	4,157	4.3	274	0.1	190	0.6	692
750 to 999 lbs	1,989	2.0	221	0.1	161	0.5	721
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	34,567	35.6	6,580	3.1	2,910	9.6	490
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	32,968	33.9	119,588	56.8	21,830	72.1	199
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	8,104	8.3	54,919	26.1	2,820	9.3	53
100,000 lbs or more	2,002	2.1	S	S	1,896	6.3	S

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	128,728	100.0	149,286	100.0	9,967	100.0	43
Less than 50 lbs	7,154	5.6	473	0.3	16	0.2	38
50 to 99 lbs	3,597	2.8	S	S	26	0.3	35
100 to 499 lbs	17,066	13.3	4,038	2.7	164	1.6	38
500 to 749 lbs	6,683	5.2	1,375	0.9	99	1.0	73
750 to 999 lbs	4,129	3.2	1,223	0.8	70	0.7	57
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	35,808	27.8	17,363	11.6	1,197	12.0	66
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	46,143	35.8	67,636	45.3	5,517	55.3	83
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	7,820	6.1	S	S	S	S	53
100,000 lbs or more	328	0.3	4,733	3.2	156	1.6	41

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	6,701	100.0	S	S	17,082	100.0	1,152
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,395
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,304
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	81	0.1	66	0.4	761
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	49	0.7	188	0.2	S	S	857
100,000 lbs or more	6,392	95.4	S	S	16,837	98.6	684

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	320	100.0	S	S	S	S	S
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	8
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	8
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	130
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	305
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	5,667
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	242
100,000 lbs or more	270	84.3	S	S	S	S	474

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	S	S	S	S	S	S	440
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	130
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	273
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	380
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	522
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	522

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	190	100.0	S	S	S	S	S
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	8
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	8
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	800
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	6,477
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	9
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

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	10,922	100.0	238	100.0	337	100.0	1,645
Less than 50 lbs	3,078	28.2	9	3.7	15	4.4	1,668
50 to 99 lbs	2,621	24.0	5	2.1	8	2.3	1,544
100 to 499 lbs	2,341	21.4	22	9.1	32	9.6	1,541
500 to 749 lbs	501	4.6	7	2.9	9	2.6	1,278
750 to 999 lbs	372	3.4	S	S	14	4.0	1,712
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	1,184	10.8	70	29.6	85	25.1	1,296
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	826	7.6	117	49.2	S	S	1,735
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	513	100.0	S	S	S	S	S
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
100 to 499 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	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	S	S	S	S
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	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	39,863	100.0	1,724	100.0	1,252	100.0	1,060
Less than 50 lbs	30,590	76.7	450	26.1	441	35.2	1,067
50 to 99 lbs	3,750	9.4	126	7.3	128	10.3	1,034
100 to 499 lbs	4,488	11.3	222	12.9	188	15.1	800
500 to 749 lbs	370	0.9	S	S	S	S	979
750 to 999 lbs	272	0.7	S	S	S	S	888
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	7	0.4	S	S	1,913
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	183	0.5	160	9.3	228	18.2	1,383
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	61	4.9	179
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,696

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	39,094	100.0	884	100.0	833	100.0	1,060
Less than 50 lbs	30,589	78.2	450	50.9	440	52.9	1,067
50 to 99 lbs	3,750	9.6	126	14.2	128	15.4	1,034
100 to 499 lbs	4,089	10.5	221	24.9	180	21.6	784
500 to 749 lbs	366	0.9	S	S	S	S	973
750 to 999 lbs	271	0.7	S	S	S	S	888
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,158
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	191	100.0	308	100.0	316	100.0	1,146
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,621
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,056
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,562
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	115	60.3	89	29.0	147	46.5	1,614
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	24	12.7	155	50.5	59	18.6	376
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,717

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	S	S	S	S	23	100.0	5,051
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	5,107
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	5,619
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	472
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,646
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	446
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	124	100.0	S	S	S	S	504
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	S	S	S	S	S	S	29
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,233
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	12
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	2

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	12,030	100.0	8,963	100.0	1,193	100.0	62
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	70	0.8	4	0.3	54
50 to 99 lbs	511	4.3	41	0.5	2	0.1	S
100 to 499 lbs	1,141	9.5	147	1.6	7	0.6	S
500 to 749 lbs	211	1.8	52	0.6	S	S	54
750 to 999 lbs	69	0.6	21	0.2	S	S	S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	2,681	22.3	840	9.4	285	23.9	353
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	2,429	20.2	2,272	25.3	780	65.4	331
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	374	4.2	10	0.9	28
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	5,147	57.4	101	8.5	S

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