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	121,356	100.0	165,399	100.0	15,140	100.0	261
Less than 50 lbs	7,854	6.5	216	0.1	69	0.5	475
50 to 99 lbs	3,838	3.2	279	0.2	33	0.2	118
100 to 499 lbs	11,869	9.8	1,837	1.1	195	1.3	107
500 to 749 lbs	4,142	3.4	1,231	0.7	115	0.8	96
750 to 999 lbs	2,453	2.0	820	0.5	64	0.4	78
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	37,283	30.7	16,588	10.0	1,499	9.9	89
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	49,525	40.8	118,214	71.5	9,115	60.2	86
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	2,473	2.0	17,298	10.5	952	6.3	53
100,000 lbs or more	1,919	1.6	8,917	5.4	3,096	20.5	559

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	106,783	100.0	163,542	100.0	14,658	100.0	88
Less than 50 lbs	2,583	2.4	110	–	11	–	121
50 to 99 lbs	1,739	1.6	216	0.1	13	–	60
100 to 499 lbs	8,938	8.4	1,552	0.9	121	0.8	77
500 to 749 lbs	3,878	3.6	1,176	0.7	95	0.7	83
750 to 999 lbs	2,366	2.2	787	0.5	61	0.4	78
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	34,255	32.1	15,738	9.6	1,435	9.8	89
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	48,643	45.6	117,922	72.1	8,898	60.7	84
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	2,464	2.3	17,127	10.5	933	6.4	53
100,000 lbs or more	1,918	1.8	8,914	5.5	3,090	21.1	557

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	104,030	100.0	157,023	100.0	11,547	100.0	78
Less than 50 lbs	2,273	2.2	109	–	9	–	87
50 to 99 lbs	1,641	1.6	215	0.1	12	0.1	56
100 to 499 lbs	8,667	8.3	1,550	1.0	118	1.0	74
500 to 749 lbs	3,602	3.5	1,172	0.7	87	0.8	75
750 to 999 lbs	2,360	2.3	787	0.5	61	0.5	77
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	34,117	32.8	15,723	10.0	1,419	12.3	89
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	48,201	46.3	117,789	75.0	8,729	75.6	82
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	2,464	2.4	17,124	10.9	933	8.1	53
100,000 lbs or more	706	0.7	S	S	S	S	122

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	47,266	100.0	58,182	100.0	8,414	100.0	309
Less than 50 lbs	285	0.6	6	–	2	–	358
50 to 99 lbs	169	0.4	8	–	3	–	435
100 to 499 lbs	2,516	5.3	117	0.2	62	0.7	560
500 to 749 lbs	1,060	2.2	111	0.2	44	0.5	416
750 to 999 lbs	708	1.5	70	0.1	31	0.4	432
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	15,546	32.9	2,448	4.2	808	9.6	352
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	24,761	52.4	43,359	74.5	6,632	78.8	172
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	1,635	3.5	10,359	17.8	676	8.0	62
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	181

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	56,666	100.0	98,749	100.0	3,118	100.0	47
Less than 50 lbs	1,987	3.5	104	0.1	7	0.2	66
50 to 99 lbs	1,470	2.6	207	0.2	9	0.3	42
100 to 499 lbs	6,150	10.9	1,433	1.5	56	1.8	40
500 to 749 lbs	2,541	4.5	1,060	1.1	43	1.4	41
750 to 999 lbs	1,652	2.9	716	0.7	30	1.0	42
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	18,550	32.7	13,259	13.4	610	19.5	47
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	23,367	41.2	74,358	75.3	2,084	66.8	34
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	829	1.5	6,765	6.9	257	8.2	38
100,000 lbs or more	120	0.2	848	0.9	23	0.7	39

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	1,618	100.0	4,499	100.0	2,997	100.0	786
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	900
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,218
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	258
100,000 lbs or more	1,199	74.1	4,360	96.9	2,822	94.2	665

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	59
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	101
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	101
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	101
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	101
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	34

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	59
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	101
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	101
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	101
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	101
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	34

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	1,105	100.0	20	100.0	34	100.0	1,737
Less than 50 lbs	311	28.1	1	4.2	1	4.3	1,766
50 to 99 lbs	98	8.9	1	3.6	1	2.8	1,270
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	2	9.1	3	8.3	1,463
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,708
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,361
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,612
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	348
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,665

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
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	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	–	–	–	–	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	10,384	100.0	477	100.0	393	100.0	656
Less than 50 lbs	5,086	49.0	97	20.2	58	14.9	691
50 to 99 lbs	2,036	19.6	55	11.6	20	5.1	374
100 to 499 lbs	2,606	25.1	144	30.2	S	S	411
500 to 749 lbs	224	2.2	25	5.2	S	S	776
750 to 999 lbs	53	0.5	11	2.2	2	0.5	204
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	320	3.1	121	25.3	196	49.8	1,573
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,309
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,946

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	9,997	100.0	331	100.0	170	100.0	654
Less than 50 lbs	5,083	50.8	96	29.1	58	34.1	690
50 to 99 lbs	2,034	20.3	55	16.6	20	11.6	373
100 to 499 lbs	2,601	26.0	144	43.4	S	S	409
500 to 749 lbs	224	2.2	25	7.5	S	S	776
750 to 999 lbs	53	0.5	11	3.2	2	1.2	205
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,095
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	155	100.0	87	100.0	164	100.0	1,291
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	60
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	S
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	138	88.8	72	83.1	144	87.7	2,079
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,309
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,946

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	1,541
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,780
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	510
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,419
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
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	S	S	S	S	982
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	7,742
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	7,742
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	36
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	36
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	4,189	100.0	1,380	100.0	89	100.0	S
Less than 50 lbs	185	4.4	9	0.6	–	0.2	S
50 to 99 lbs	63	1.5	S	S	–	0.1	S
100 to 499 lbs	325	7.8	S	S	S	S	S
500 to 749 lbs	40	1.0	30	2.2	S	S	30
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	2,976	71.0	838	60.7	S	S	S
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	561	13.4	172	12.4	S	S	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
100,000 lbs or more	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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