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	115,396	100.0	232,544	100.0	107,728	100.0	340
Less than 50 lbs	7,939	6.9	223	0.1	100	–	395
50 to 99 lbs	2,237	1.9	187	–	60	–	302
100 to 499 lbs	5,442	4.7	927	0.4	264	0.2	272
500 to 749 lbs	1,663	1.4	379	0.2	112	0.1	290
750 to 999 lbs	1,195	1.0	340	0.1	99	–	294
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	17,367	15.1	8,400	3.6	2,041	1.9	265
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	61,618	53.4	92,287	39.7	21,871	20.3	223
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	8,254	7.2	63,663	27.4	4,756	4.4	74
100,000 lbs or more	9,682	8.4	66,138	28.4	S	S	671

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	105,265	100.0	218,532	100.0	104,456	100.0	152
Less than 50 lbs	4,128	3.9	96	–	9	–	S
50 to 99 lbs	1,259	1.2	119	–	20	–	152
100 to 499 lbs	4,003	3.8	711	0.3	179	0.2	228
500 to 749 lbs	1,557	1.5	367	0.2	104	0.1	279
750 to 999 lbs	1,165	1.1	330	0.2	96	–	291
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	16,781	15.9	8,099	3.7	1,977	1.9	262
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	59,577	56.6	90,514	41.4	21,354	20.4	222
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	7,821	7.4	60,484	27.7	4,609	4.4	75
100,000 lbs or more	8,974	8.5	57,813	26.5	S	S	794

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	92,849	100.0	163,776	100.0	29,198	100.0	136
Less than 50 lbs	2,126	2.3	94	–	7	–	S
50 to 99 lbs	1,066	1.1	118	–	18	–	142
100 to 499 lbs	3,850	4.1	702	0.4	166	0.6	214
500 to 749 lbs	1,515	1.6	363	0.2	100	0.3	271
750 to 999 lbs	1,121	1.2	328	0.2	92	0.3	280
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	16,538	17.8	8,049	4.9	1,967	6.7	263
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	58,815	63.3	89,724	54.8	20,965	71.8	220
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	6,935	7.5	60,046	36.7	4,270	14.6	72
100,000 lbs or more	884	1.0	4,354	2.7	S	S	328

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	58,863	100.0	77,281	100.0	19,399	100.0	488
Less than 50 lbs	267	0.5	5	–	3	–	658
50 to 99 lbs	265	0.5	13	–	9	–	681
100 to 499 lbs	1,818	3.1	172	0.2	113	0.6	648
500 to 749 lbs	788	1.3	97	0.1	69	0.4	713
750 to 999 lbs	607	1.0	98	0.1	68	0.3	697
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	9,499	16.1	2,577	3.3	1,538	7.9	643
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	40,798	69.3	40,106	51.9	14,122	72.8	378
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	4,211	7.2	33,224	43.0	2,761	14.2	84
100,000 lbs or more	609	1.0	990	1.3	718	3.7	761

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	33,871	100.0	86,431	100.0	9,780	100.0	64
Less than 50 lbs	1,858	5.5	89	0.1	4	–	40
50 to 99 lbs	801	2.4	105	0.1	10	0.1	81
100 to 499 lbs	2,028	6.0	529	0.6	52	0.5	94
500 to 749 lbs	723	2.1	265	0.3	31	0.3	113
750 to 999 lbs	501	1.5	226	0.3	21	0.2	93
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	6,972	20.6	5,447	6.3	418	4.3	81
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	17,994	53.1	49,588	57.4	6,841	69.9	114
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	2,722	8.0	26,820	31.0	1,509	15.4	56
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	199

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	8,528	100.0	45,536	100.0	S	S	865
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	58
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	680
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	522
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	644	7.6	270	0.6	S	S	1,131
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	432	0.9	S	S	677
100,000 lbs or more	7,052	82.7	44,831	98.5	S	S	866

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	1,096	100.0	8,635	100.0	11,112	100.0	1,287
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	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,277
100,000 lbs or more	1,038	94.7	8,629	99.9	11,105	99.9	1,287

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	1,096	100.0	8,635	100.0	11,112	100.0	1,287
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	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,277
100,000 lbs or more	1,038	94.7	8,629	99.9	11,105	99.9	1,287

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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	S	S	S	S	1,429
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	2	10.0	3	9.3	1,429
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	1	5.5	1	5.3	1,423
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,429
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,148
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,208
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,249
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,464
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	S	S	S	S	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	S	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	–	–	–	–	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	7,211	100.0	1,485	100.0	1,824	100.0	746
Less than 50 lbs	3,638	50.5	115	7.8	91	5.0	746
50 to 99 lbs	890	12.3	48	3.2	39	2.1	805
100 to 499 lbs	1,283	17.8	120	8.1	85	4.6	684
500 to 749 lbs	83	1.2	7	0.5	6	0.3	865
750 to 999 lbs	18	0.2	5	0.3	S	S	741
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	8	0.1	2	0.1	3	0.2	2,095
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	1,151	16.0	231	15.5	292	16.0	1,325
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	519
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,322

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	5,910	100.0	295	100.0	223	100.0	746
Less than 50 lbs	3,638	61.6	115	39.1	91	40.6	746
50 to 99 lbs	890	15.1	48	16.2	39	17.4	805
100 to 499 lbs	1,282	21.7	120	40.8	85	37.9	683
500 to 749 lbs	83	1.4	7	2.4	6	2.7	865
750 to 999 lbs	17	0.3	4	1.5	3	1.3	678
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	314
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	241	100.0	291	100.0	1,269
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	352
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	352
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	6	0.5	1	0.5	1	0.5	1,299
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	202	83.7	253	86.7	1,282
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	519
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	955

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	51	100.0	S	S	41	100.0	1,827
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,805
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,135
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,419
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	8,789
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	48	95.0	S	S	39	95.5	1,523
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	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,316
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	1,316

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	1,798
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	1,875
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	5
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,968

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	2,920	100.0	S	S	S	S	S
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	–	–	S
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	5	–	S	S	241
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	579	19.8	299	2.4	61	4.2	333
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	890	30.5	1,543	12.3	224	15.5	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	46
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	11

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