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	388,571	100.0	331,190	100.0	68,679	100.0	408
Less than 50 lbs	24,799	6.4	547	0.2	240	0.3	515
50 to 99 lbs	8,465	2.2	448	0.1	123	0.2	271
100 to 499 lbs	25,775	6.6	2,759	0.8	615	0.9	248
500 to 749 lbs	8,345	2.1	1,372	0.4	317	0.5	223
750 to 999 lbs	8,056	2.1	1,444	0.4	311	0.5	211
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	111,762	28.8	28,916	8.7	7,126	10.4	243
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	156,728	40.3	100,237	30.3	24,651	35.9	230
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	31,845	8.2	80,233	24.2	6,887	10.0	88
100,000 lbs or more	12,795	3.3	115,233	34.8	28,409	41.4	151

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	326,952	100.0	308,826	100.0	56,131	100.0	284
Less than 50 lbs	6,974	2.1	210	–	50	–	430
50 to 99 lbs	3,957	1.2	263	–	42	–	161
100 to 499 lbs	19,607	6.0	2,479	0.8	472	0.8	195
500 to 749 lbs	7,604	2.3	1,307	0.4	296	0.5	219
750 to 999 lbs	6,610	2.0	1,332	0.4	253	0.5	188
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	99,142	30.3	27,746	9.0	6,080	10.8	217
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	140,793	43.1	96,696	31.3	22,323	39.8	220
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	30,683	9.4	76,377	24.7	6,702	11.9	90
100,000 lbs or more	11,582	3.5	102,415	33.2	19,912	35.5	145

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	303,640	100.0	245,249	100.0	37,503	100.0	165
Less than 50 lbs	5,973	2.0	187	–	21	–	120
50 to 99 lbs	3,600	1.2	252	0.1	32	–	127
100 to 499 lbs	18,981	6.3	2,469	1.0	461	1.2	191
500 to 749 lbs	7,519	2.5	1,305	0.5	294	0.8	218
750 to 999 lbs	6,479	2.1	1,329	0.5	250	0.7	186
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	94,092	31.0	27,344	11.1	5,590	14.9	204
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	138,683	45.7	95,674	39.0	21,707	57.9	216
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	24,391	8.0	72,392	29.5	5,041	13.4	71
100,000 lbs or more	3,922	1.3	44,297	18.1	4,107	11.0	59

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	193,899	100.0	98,087	100.0	28,245	100.0	454
Less than 50 lbs	2,137	1.1	23	–	12	–	482
50 to 99 lbs	1,215	0.6	38	–	21	–	565
100 to 499 lbs	8,496	4.4	607	0.6	334	1.2	573
500 to 749 lbs	3,951	2.0	407	0.4	208	0.7	497
750 to 999 lbs	3,901	2.0	385	0.4	190	0.7	492
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	64,139	33.1	11,391	11.6	4,258	15.1	386
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	93,862	48.4	44,308	45.2	17,690	62.6	408
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	14,065	7.3	24,773	25.3	2,621	9.3	110
100,000 lbs or more	2,134	1.1	16,153	16.5	2,910	10.3	95

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	109,656	100.0	147,004	100.0	9,190	100.0	64
Less than 50 lbs	3,814	3.5	162	0.1	8	–	53
50 to 99 lbs	2,385	2.2	214	0.1	11	0.1	52
100 to 499 lbs	10,477	9.6	1,859	1.3	127	1.4	66
500 to 749 lbs	3,568	3.3	898	0.6	86	0.9	92
750 to 999 lbs	2,568	2.3	939	0.6	60	0.6	64
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	29,945	27.3	15,950	10.8	1,331	14.5	86
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	44,807	40.9	51,333	34.9	4,008	43.6	72
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	10,325	9.4	47,577	32.4	2,414	26.3	52
100,000 lbs or more	1,768	1.6	28,073	19.1	1,145	12.5	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	16,881	100.0	22,399	100.0	10,362	100.0	977
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,785
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	700
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	312
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,290
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	1,617	9.6	748	3.3	574	5.5	774
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	5,455	32.3	2,001	8.9	1,581	15.3	799
100,000 lbs or more	5,092	30.2	19,262	86.0	7,730	74.6	605

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	503	100.0	27,980	100.0	7,908	100.0	182
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	557
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2
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	2,494
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1
100,000 lbs or more	500	99.3	27,975	100.0	7,907	100.0	263

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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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	422	100.0	27,034	100.0	7,788	100.0	363
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	557
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
100,000 lbs or more	421	99.9	27,030	100.0	7,788	100.0	270

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	S
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2
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	2,494
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	65

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	2,931	100.0	109	100.0	106	100.0	1,336
Less than 50 lbs	1,000	34.1	23	21.4	29	27.5	1,351
50 to 99 lbs	356	12.1	S	S	S	S	935
100 to 499 lbs	625	21.3	9	8.6	11	10.0	1,151
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	2	1.5	2	2.0	1,199
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,187
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	16	14.2	13	12.6	940
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	45	41.1	37	35.1	763
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	453

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	2,997	100.0	S	S	S	S	S
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	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	S
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	100	3.3	229	1.7	S	S	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	836	27.9	1,980	15.1	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	48,542	100.0	15,202	100.0	11,788	100.0	592
Less than 50 lbs	16,946	34.9	308	2.0	189	1.6	594
50 to 99 lbs	4,189	8.6	173	1.1	79	0.7	458
100 to 499 lbs	5,721	11.8	219	1.4	137	1.2	681
500 to 749 lbs	610	1.3	44	0.3	20	0.2	421
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	549
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	10,293	21.2	741	4.9	917	7.8	1,218
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	1,339	8.8	1,876	15.9	1,452
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	67	0.4	S	S	473
100,000 lbs or more	1,210	2.5	12,209	80.3	8,481	71.9	684

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	28,909	100.0	845	100.0	480	100.0	587
Less than 50 lbs	16,938	58.6	308	36.5	189	39.3	593
50 to 99 lbs	4,188	14.5	173	20.4	79	16.5	457
100 to 499 lbs	5,718	19.8	219	25.9	136	28.4	681
500 to 749 lbs	606	2.1	43	5.1	18	3.7	S
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	548
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	371
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	19,114	100.0	2,358	100.0	2,835	100.0	1,228
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,921
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,223
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,446
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,037
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	10,208	53.4	729	30.9	892	31.5	1,204
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	1,226	52.0	1,670	58.9	1,405
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	337
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	361	15.3	S	S	569

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	63	100.0	S	S	S	S	2,743
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,537
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	4,699
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,400
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,182
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	9,138
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	709
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	742

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	344	100.0	10,843	100.0	7,530	100.0	908
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	4,993
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	342	99.3	10,842	100.0	7,525	99.9	717

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	492
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	111
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	1,609
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	843

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	13,077	100.0	7,162	100.0	760	100.0	78
Less than 50 lbs	878	6.7	29	0.4	1	0.2	S
50 to 99 lbs	320	2.4	13	0.2	1	0.1	S
100 to 499 lbs	447	3.4	60	0.8	6	0.8	113
500 to 749 lbs	131	1.0	21	0.3	1	0.1	S
750 to 999 lbs	24	0.2	S	S	–	–	S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	2,328	17.8	429	6.0	129	17.0	299
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	2,202	30.7	451	59.4	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
100,000 lbs or more	3	–	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