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	270,703	100.0	339,846	100.0	68,310	100.0	469
Less than 50 lbs	20,931	7.7	464	0.1	236	0.3	616
50 to 99 lbs	6,419	2.4	374	0.1	136	0.2	367
100 to 499 lbs	22,305	8.2	2,764	0.8	688	1.0	263
500 to 749 lbs	7,980	2.9	1,276	0.4	321	0.5	247
750 to 999 lbs	7,293	2.7	1,148	0.3	347	0.5	302
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	59,743	22.1	17,941	5.3	5,557	8.1	306
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	129,280	47.8	215,588	63.4	38,692	56.6	190
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	10,495	3.9	64,039	18.8	4,987	7.3	75
100,000 lbs or more	6,257	2.3	36,253	10.7	17,347	25.4	474

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	241,595	100.0	330,322	100.0	66,198	100.0	247
Less than 50 lbs	7,170	3.0	159	–	44	–	269
50 to 99 lbs	3,153	1.3	239	–	58	–	240
100 to 499 lbs	17,936	7.4	2,515	0.8	582	0.9	237
500 to 749 lbs	7,581	3.1	1,208	0.4	301	0.5	245
750 to 999 lbs	6,784	2.8	1,092	0.3	306	0.5	281
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	57,543	23.8	17,424	5.3	5,351	8.1	303
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	125,015	51.7	210,127	63.6	37,585	56.8	190
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	10,422	4.3	62,229	18.8	4,904	7.4	76
100,000 lbs or more	5,991	2.5	35,328	10.7	17,068	25.8	479

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	224,029	100.0	301,838	100.0	51,362	100.0	221
Less than 50 lbs	5,297	2.4	152	–	34	–	200
50 to 99 lbs	2,594	1.2	236	–	52	0.1	220
100 to 499 lbs	16,576	7.4	2,502	0.8	570	1.1	231
500 to 749 lbs	7,552	3.4	1,206	0.4	297	0.6	242
750 to 999 lbs	6,697	3.0	1,087	0.4	302	0.6	278
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	56,480	25.2	17,368	5.8	5,275	10.3	297
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	117,267	52.3	209,119	69.3	36,521	71.1	186
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	10,219	4.6	61,254	20.3	4,289	8.4	69
100,000 lbs or more	1,347	0.6	8,914	3.0	S	S	118

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	145,158	100.0	152,603	100.0	40,922	100.0	466
Less than 50 lbs	1,734	1.2	47	–	25	–	557
50 to 99 lbs	1,278	0.9	79	–	40	0.1	511
100 to 499 lbs	9,096	6.3	816	0.5	433	1.1	531
500 to 749 lbs	4,742	3.3	466	0.3	225	0.5	485
750 to 999 lbs	4,807	3.3	435	0.3	234	0.6	536
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	35,198	24.2	7,748	5.1	4,106	10.0	544
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	81,129	55.9	106,991	70.1	28,985	70.8	293
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	6,248	4.3	30,165	19.8	3,161	7.7	102
100,000 lbs or more	926	0.6	S	S	S	S	232

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	78,050	100.0	147,306	100.0	9,611	100.0	89
Less than 50 lbs	3,563	4.6	106	–	9	–	94
50 to 99 lbs	1,316	1.7	157	0.1	13	0.1	79
100 to 499 lbs	7,479	9.6	1,686	1.1	137	1.4	85
500 to 749 lbs	2,810	3.6	740	0.5	72	0.8	93
750 to 999 lbs	1,884	2.4	652	0.4	68	0.7	103
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	21,152	27.1	9,560	6.5	1,125	11.7	113
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	35,470	45.4	100,544	68.3	6,798	70.7	72
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	3,956	5.1	30,805	20.9	1,082	11.3	36
100,000 lbs or more	421	0.5	3,057	2.1	S	S	S

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	9,527	100.0	27,180	100.0	14,483	100.0	647
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	276
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	333
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,507
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	774
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	770
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	4,908	51.5	995	3.7	1,056	7.3	1,024
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	195	2.1	959	3.5	611	4.2	615
100,000 lbs or more	4,366	45.8	25,213	92.8	12,806	88.4	574

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	250
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	610
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	128
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	205
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	280

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	323
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	610
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	189
100,000 lbs or more	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	S	S	S	S	S	S	241
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	S	S	S	S	S	S	128
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	212
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	280

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	S	S	76	100.0	108	100.0	1,415
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	7	9.2	9	8.6	1,403
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	3	4.1	S	S	1,813
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	10	12.6	11	10.0	1,307
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	3	3.3	S	S	1,433
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	959
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,395
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,108
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	23	100.0	125	100.0	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
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	123	98.1	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	22,007	100.0	1,690	100.0	1,306	100.0	742
Less than 50 lbs	13,366	60.7	295	17.5	192	14.7	757
50 to 99 lbs	3,062	13.9	123	7.3	76	5.8	619
100 to 499 lbs	4,006	18.2	198	11.7	100	7.6	524
500 to 749 lbs	343	1.6	44	2.6	17	1.3	391
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	32	1.9	S	S	1,139
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	39	0.2	15	0.9	34	2.6	2,263
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	656	3.0	366	21.7	578	44.2	1,697
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	389
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	490

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	21,186	100.0	689	100.0	400	100.0	742
Less than 50 lbs	13,361	63.1	295	42.9	192	47.9	757
50 to 99 lbs	3,062	14.5	123	17.9	76	19.0	618
100 to 499 lbs	4,005	18.9	198	28.7	99	24.8	523
500 to 749 lbs	342	1.6	44	6.3	17	4.2	386
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	27	4.0	16	3.9	591
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	298
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	770	100.0	982	100.0	830	100.0	1,317
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	17	2.1	10	1.0	11	1.3	989
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	635	82.5	356	36.2	547	65.9	1,550
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	389
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	490

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	48	100.0	S	S	75	100.0	5,035
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	5,481
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	4,818
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	5,126
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	4,794
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	4,785
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	14	28.0	S	S	S	S	5,893
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	4,850
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	S	S	S	S	S	S	11
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	11
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	7,100	100.0	7,834	100.0	806	100.0	111
Less than 50 lbs	394	5.5	10	0.1	1	–	S
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	2	0.2	S
100 to 499 lbs	363	5.1	S	S	6	0.7	S
500 to 749 lbs	56	0.8	S	S	S	S	S
750 to 999 lbs	92	1.3	S	S	3	0.4	S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	2,162	30.4	502	6.4	173	21.5	337
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	3,609	50.8	5,094	65.0	528	65.6	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	57	0.8	S	S	S	S	S
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	330	4.2	S	S	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