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	94,897	100.0	98,720	100.0	38,333	100.0	410
Less than 50 lbs	4,828	5.1	137	0.1	S	S	421
50 to 99 lbs	2,590	2.7	128	0.1	S	S	466
100 to 499 lbs	11,357	12.0	966	1.0	S	S	453
500 to 749 lbs	3,837	4.0	419	0.4	122	0.3	294
750 to 999 lbs	2,296	2.4	349	0.4	99	0.3	285
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	18,959	20.0	6,562	6.6	2,061	5.4	275
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	39,619	41.7	38,675	39.2	13,829	36.1	347
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	3,420	3.6	19,139	19.4	S	S	477
100,000 lbs or more	7,992	8.4	32,345	32.8	12,827	33.5	664

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	89,490	100.0	96,360	100.0	37,217	100.0	372
Less than 50 lbs	2,985	3.3	95	0.1	S	S	340
50 to 99 lbs	2,056	2.3	106	0.1	S	S	462
100 to 499 lbs	10,828	12.1	920	1.0	S	S	457
500 to 749 lbs	3,726	4.2	400	0.4	119	0.3	300
750 to 999 lbs	2,231	2.5	336	0.3	95	0.3	283
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	17,579	19.6	6,246	6.5	1,894	5.1	262
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	38,989	43.6	38,119	39.6	13,324	35.8	340
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	3,316	3.7	18,624	19.3	S	S	486
100,000 lbs or more	7,780	8.7	31,514	32.7	12,528	33.7	670

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	82,103	100.0	68,359	100.0	24,986	100.0	350
Less than 50 lbs	2,808	3.4	92	0.1	S	S	291
50 to 99 lbs	2,006	2.4	104	0.2	S	S	456
100 to 499 lbs	10,782	13.1	917	1.3	S	S	455
500 to 749 lbs	3,710	4.5	399	0.6	117	0.5	296
750 to 999 lbs	2,230	2.7	334	0.5	93	0.4	280
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	17,563	21.4	6,242	9.1	1,891	7.6	262
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	38,734	47.2	37,992	55.6	13,230	53.0	339
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	3,269	4.0	18,512	27.1	S	S	487
100,000 lbs or more	1,001	1.2	3,767	5.5	429	1.7	298

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	57,160	100.0	36,285	100.0	21,273	100.0	675
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	711
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	713
100 to 499 lbs	9,395	16.4	548	1.5	S	S	759
500 to 749 lbs	3,238	5.7	240	0.7	100	0.5	419
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	79	0.4	373
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	12,510	21.9	2,339	6.4	1,419	6.7	527
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	24,205	42.3	21,361	58.9	10,846	51.0	534
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	2,093	3.7	10,462	28.8	S	S	788
100,000 lbs or more	399	0.7	1,009	2.8	383	1.8	618

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	24,932	100.0	32,066	100.0	3,710	100.0	68
Less than 50 lbs	1,036	4.2	44	0.1	2	–	35
50 to 99 lbs	372	1.5	40	0.1	2	–	59
100 to 499 lbs	1,388	5.6	369	1.2	49	1.3	S
500 to 749 lbs	472	1.9	158	0.5	17	0.4	104
750 to 999 lbs	313	1.3	119	0.4	14	0.4	115
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	5,053	20.3	3,903	12.2	472	12.7	108
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	14,527	58.3	16,627	51.9	2,382	64.2	132
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	1,175	4.7	8,050	25.1	728	19.6	84
100,000 lbs or more	595	2.4	2,756	8.6	45	1.2	30

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	3,204	100.0	8,650	100.0	6,523	100.0	823
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,854
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,203
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	924
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	924
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,848
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	109	3.4	70	0.8	75	1.2	1,156
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
100,000 lbs or more	3,057	95.4	8,518	98.5	6,420	98.4	774

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	1,960	100.0	10,460	100.0	4,808	100.0	229
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	10
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	10
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	10
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	10
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	455
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	7	0.4	26	0.2	–	–	10
100,000 lbs or more	1,947	99.3	10,400	99.4	4,790	99.6	208

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	1,157	100.0	5,395	100.0	1,431	100.0	195
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	10
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	10
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	10
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	10
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	455
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	7	0.6	25	0.5	–	–	10
100,000 lbs or more	1,144	98.9	5,336	98.9	1,413	98.8	152

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	626
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	12
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	659

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	12	100.0	1,345
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,396
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	786
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,068
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	–	3.6	S	S	2,280
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	9	2.5	S	S	S	S	1,344
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,706
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	1,843	100.0	8,881	100.0	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	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	S	S	S	S
100,000 lbs or more	1,776	96.4	8,830	99.4	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	3,497	100.0	688	100.0	707	100.0	656
Less than 50 lbs	1,748	50.0	38	5.5	25	3.5	663
50 to 99 lbs	475	13.6	17	2.5	10	1.4	590
100 to 499 lbs	397	11.3	26	3.8	15	2.2	S
500 to 749 lbs	89	2.5	6	0.9	3	0.4	477
750 to 999 lbs	44	1.3	3	0.5	3	0.5	965
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,083
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	425	12.1	288	41.9	465	65.8	1,583
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	296
100,000 lbs or more	151	4.3	244	35.5	124	17.5	453

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	2,750	100.0	90	100.0	54	100.0	651
Less than 50 lbs	1,748	63.6	38	41.8	25	46.7	663
50 to 99 lbs	475	17.3	17	19.2	10	18.5	590
100 to 499 lbs	396	14.4	26	28.9	13	25.1	508
500 to 749 lbs	89	3.2	6	6.6	3	5.2	477
750 to 999 lbs	42	1.5	3	3.6	2	4.4	709
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	741	100.0	585	100.0	630	100.0	1,585
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,100
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,100
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,014
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	424	57.3	288	49.2	465	73.9	1,585
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	296
100,000 lbs or more	151	20.3	232	39.7	105	16.6	445

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	6,518
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	7,523
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	4,502
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	4,548
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	200
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	1,672
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	1,672

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	1,910	100.0	1,673	100.0	408	100.0	S
Less than 50 lbs	95	5.0	4	0.2	S	S	S
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	5	0.3	–	–	S
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	20	1.2	1	0.3	S
500 to 749 lbs	22	1.1	13	0.8	–	0.1	S
750 to 999 lbs	21	1.1	9	0.5	S	S	89
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	1,269	66.4	291	17.4	117	28.7	S
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	206	10.8	268	16.0	39	9.7	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	47	2.5	S	S	S	S	146
100,000 lbs or more	60	3.2	S	S	S	S	422

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