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	189,390	100.0	336,341	100.0	99,630	100.0	437
Less than 50 lbs	16,018	8.5	325	0.1	162	0.2	562
50 to 99 lbs	4,315	2.3	236	–	56	–	251
100 to 499 lbs	16,132	8.5	1,284	0.4	330	0.3	252
500 to 749 lbs	4,508	2.4	597	0.2	128	0.1	220
750 to 999 lbs	2,499	1.3	603	0.2	123	0.1	199
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	41,152	21.7	14,097	4.2	3,528	3.5	244
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	80,781	42.7	86,585	25.7	19,236	19.3	246
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	40,523	12.0	S	S	105
100,000 lbs or more	11,168	5.9	192,090	57.1	71,047	71.3	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	169,254	100.0	300,080	100.0	95,842	100.0	214
Less than 50 lbs	4,132	2.4	108	–	25	–	249
50 to 99 lbs	2,500	1.5	164	–	14	–	90
100 to 499 lbs	13,055	7.7	1,114	0.4	234	0.2	193
500 to 749 lbs	3,978	2.4	571	0.2	114	0.1	204
750 to 999 lbs	2,454	1.4	595	0.2	120	0.1	196
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	40,166	23.7	13,806	4.6	3,395	3.5	238
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	79,459	46.9	85,604	28.5	18,702	19.5	240
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	40,176	13.4	S	S	106
100,000 lbs or more	10,738	6.3	157,941	52.6	68,233	71.2	326

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	157,473	100.0	159,849	100.0	28,648	100.0	189
Less than 50 lbs	3,745	2.4	102	–	S	S	185
50 to 99 lbs	2,366	1.5	162	0.1	13	–	83
100 to 499 lbs	12,965	8.2	1,110	0.7	228	0.8	186
500 to 749 lbs	3,942	2.5	569	0.4	112	0.4	203
750 to 999 lbs	2,435	1.5	594	0.4	118	0.4	194
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	39,477	25.1	13,758	8.6	3,354	11.7	235
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	77,863	49.4	85,101	53.2	18,256	63.7	237
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	39,492	24.7	S	S	102
100,000 lbs or more	2,053	1.3	18,960	11.9	1,830	6.4	125

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	106,083	100.0	88,049	100.0	23,055	100.0	482
Less than 50 lbs	518	0.5	10	–	5	–	675
50 to 99 lbs	568	0.5	16	–	9	–	516
100 to 499 lbs	3,922	3.7	293	0.3	173	0.8	594
500 to 749 lbs	1,714	1.6	175	0.2	86	0.4	492
750 to 999 lbs	1,533	1.4	160	0.2	84	0.4	521
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	29,030	27.4	5,545	6.3	2,762	12.0	512
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	63,386	59.8	47,302	53.7	14,913	64.7	353
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	3,606	3.4	26,028	29.6	S	S	124
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	8,519	9.7	1,290	5.6	172

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	51,199	100.0	71,721	100.0	5,585	100.0	88
Less than 50 lbs	3,224	6.3	93	0.1	S	S	129
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	146	0.2	4	–	30
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	812	1.1	50	0.9	59
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	393	0.5	27	0.5	69
750 to 999 lbs	901	1.8	434	0.6	34	0.6	78
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	10,437	20.4	8,211	11.4	593	10.6	75
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	14,372	28.1	37,750	52.6	3,341	59.8	93
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	13,441	18.7	985	17.6	68
100,000 lbs or more	247	0.5	10,441	14.6	539	9.7	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	6,955	100.0	106,722	100.0	55,166	100.0	521
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	22
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	432
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	419
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	294
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,423
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	237	3.4	42	–	33	–	760
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	1,591	22.9	S	S	444	0.8	921
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	145	2.1	684	0.6	S	S	406
100,000 lbs or more	4,962	71.3	105,496	98.9	54,402	98.6	442

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	32,887	100.0	11,999	100.0	379
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	1,539
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	32,886	100.0	11,999	100.0	378

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	32,887	100.0	11,999	100.0	379
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	1,539
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	32,886	100.0	11,999	100.0	378

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	1,100	100.0	23	100.0	26	100.0	1,189
Less than 50 lbs	385	35.0	6	25.2	8	31.5	1,213
50 to 99 lbs	133	12.1	2	8.9	1	4.9	613
100 to 499 lbs	89	8.1	4	18.8	6	23.2	1,476
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	686
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,543
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	5	23.7	S	S	1,480
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	328
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	201	100.0	599	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
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
100,000 lbs or more	198	98.7	599	100.0	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	18,021	100.0	3,099	100.0	3,234	100.0	700
Less than 50 lbs	11,748	65.2	210	6.8	137	4.2	704
50 to 99 lbs	1,778	9.9	65	2.1	42	1.3	644
100 to 499 lbs	2,968	16.5	143	4.6	94	2.9	652
500 to 749 lbs	457	2.5	20	0.6	14	0.4	715
750 to 999 lbs	33	0.2	6	0.2	3	0.1	587
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,628
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	272	8.8	443	13.7	1,684
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,636
100,000 lbs or more	130	0.7	2,380	76.8	2,494	77.1	738

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	16,979	100.0	443	100.0	287	100.0	699
Less than 50 lbs	11,748	69.2	210	47.4	137	47.8	704
50 to 99 lbs	1,778	10.5	65	14.7	41	14.4	644
100 to 499 lbs	2,965	17.5	143	32.3	92	31.9	643
500 to 749 lbs	456	2.7	20	4.4	14	4.9	714
750 to 999 lbs	32	0.2	6	1.3	3	1.0	523
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 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	465	100.0	1,329	100.0	1,830	100.0	1,798
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	2,626
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,551
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	350	75.3	127	9.6	263	14.4	2,054
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,636
100,000 lbs or more	80	17.3	1,198	90.2	S	S	780

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	S	S	2,338
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	4,671
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	7,644
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,944
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,706
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,657
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	340

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	706
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	706

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	S
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	8
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	1,082

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	2,115	100.0	S	S	S	S	S
Less than 50 lbs	138	6.5	7	–	–	–	S
50 to 99 lbs	37	1.8	7	–	–	–	S
100 to 499 lbs	109	5.2	26	–	1	0.2	41
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	6	–	–	–	29
750 to 999 lbs	12	0.6	2	–	–	–	S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	953	45.0	288	0.9	S	S	502
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	709	2.1	92	16.5	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	347	1.0	S	S	S
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	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