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	286,580	100.0	237,847	100.0	41,341	100.0	511
Less than 50 lbs	48,816	17.0	665	0.3	344	0.8	647
50 to 99 lbs	10,889	3.8	485	0.2	219	0.5	460
100 to 499 lbs	27,502	9.6	2,791	1.2	699	1.7	276
500 to 749 lbs	7,566	2.6	1,424	0.6	320	0.8	226
750 to 999 lbs	7,904	2.8	1,474	0.6	177	0.4	121
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	63,157	22.0	19,340	8.1	4,721	11.4	224
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	98,196	34.3	77,532	32.6	16,437	39.8	228
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	8,019	2.8	61,132	25.7	4,303	10.4	64
100,000 lbs or more	14,530	5.1	73,003	30.7	14,122	34.2	S

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	225,159	100.0	232,243	100.0	35,149	100.0	190
Less than 50 lbs	7,849	3.5	268	0.1	40	0.1	194
50 to 99 lbs	4,081	1.8	246	0.1	38	0.1	144
100 to 499 lbs	19,800	8.8	2,353	1.0	461	1.3	203
500 to 749 lbs	6,755	3.0	1,358	0.6	299	0.9	221
750 to 999 lbs	7,479	3.3	1,402	0.6	167	0.5	119
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	61,423	27.3	18,329	7.9	4,195	11.9	203
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	95,761	42.5	75,946	32.7	15,743	44.8	223
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	7,689	3.4	60,521	26.1	2,736	7.8	45
100,000 lbs or more	14,321	6.4	71,821	30.9	11,470	32.6	S

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	210,095	100.0	180,400	100.0	26,997	100.0	164
Less than 50 lbs	5,590	2.7	261	0.1	30	0.1	128
50 to 99 lbs	3,655	1.7	244	0.1	33	0.1	128
100 to 499 lbs	19,036	9.1	2,346	1.3	451	1.7	199
500 to 749 lbs	6,608	3.1	1,357	0.8	298	1.1	220
750 to 999 lbs	7,442	3.5	1,400	0.8	160	0.6	115
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	61,205	29.1	18,316	10.2	4,179	15.5	202
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	95,446	45.4	75,746	42.0	15,550	57.6	221
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	7,591	3.6	60,410	33.5	2,620	9.7	43
100,000 lbs or more	3,522	1.7	20,321	11.3	3,673	13.6	S

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	146,644	100.0	89,824	100.0	21,175	100.0	447
Less than 50 lbs	2,380	1.6	48	–	24	0.1	402
50 to 99 lbs	1,478	1.0	43	–	27	0.1	595
100 to 499 lbs	10,375	7.1	586	0.7	330	1.6	617
500 to 749 lbs	3,484	2.4	399	0.4	229	1.1	568
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	355	0.4	117	0.6	329
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	42,934	29.3	7,817	8.7	3,374	15.9	427
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	75,032	51.2	40,344	44.9	13,349	63.0	379
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	3,695	2.5	32,051	35.7	1,809	8.5	56
100,000 lbs or more	1,616	1.1	8,179	9.1	1,918	9.1	S

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	61,122	100.0	88,805	100.0	5,709	100.0	47
Less than 50 lbs	3,210	5.3	212	0.2	6	0.1	31
50 to 99 lbs	2,175	3.6	200	0.2	6	0.1	31
100 to 499 lbs	8,659	14.2	1,759	2.0	121	2.1	63
500 to 749 lbs	3,125	5.1	958	1.1	69	1.2	S
750 to 999 lbs	1,773	2.9	1,040	1.2	41	0.7	40
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	17,601	28.8	10,278	11.6	777	13.6	63
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	18,847	30.8	34,057	38.4	2,126	37.2	61
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	3,827	6.3	28,158	31.7	806	14.1	28
100,000 lbs or more	1,905	3.1	12,142	13.7	S	S	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	2,293	100.0	5,987	100.0	3,853	100.0	785
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	743
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	87
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	424
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	514
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	16	0.7	5	–	5	0.1	1,017
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	270	11.8	138	2.3	121	3.1	867
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	31	1.4	57	1.0	63	1.6	1,168
100,000 lbs or more	1,975	86.1	5,786	96.6	3,664	95.1	741

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	4,383	100.0	21,868	100.0	2,891	100.0	143
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	294
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	426
100,000 lbs or more	4,329	98.8	21,864	100.0	2,890	99.9	138

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	3,821	100.0	18,728	100.0	1,900	100.0	80
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	3,821	100.0	18,728	100.0	1,900	100.0	80

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	562	100.0	3,140	100.0	991	100.0	329
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	294
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	426
100,000 lbs or more	508	90.3	3,136	99.9	990	99.8	323

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	3,889	100.0	S	S	S	S	1,392
Less than 50 lbs	2,259	58.1	7	5.2	10	6.3	1,370
50 to 99 lbs	426	11.0	2	1.6	5	2.9	2,139
100 to 499 lbs	764	19.7	7	5.4	10	6.2	1,276
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	1	0.7	1	0.8	1,285
750 to 999 lbs	37	0.9	S	S	S	S	2,406
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	201	5.2	8	5.7	10	5.9	1,310
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,185
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,108
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	4,498	100.0	23,857	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	4,496	99.9	23,850	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	55,563	100.0	2,406	100.0	S	S	858
Less than 50 lbs	39,921	71.8	365	15.2	303	7.9	862
50 to 99 lbs	6,505	11.7	208	8.6	181	4.7	890
100 to 499 lbs	7,053	12.7	334	13.9	233	6.0	743
500 to 749 lbs	574	1.0	41	1.7	19	0.5	506
750 to 999 lbs	387	0.7	57	2.4	9	0.2	S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,226
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	235	9.8	S	S	1,856
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	719
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,397

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	54,415	100.0	1,001	100.0	743	100.0	858
Less than 50 lbs	39,917	73.4	365	36.5	303	40.7	862
50 to 99 lbs	6,504	12.0	208	20.8	180	24.3	889
100 to 499 lbs	7,048	13.0	334	33.4	232	31.3	742
500 to 749 lbs	573	1.1	41	4.1	19	2.6	509
750 to 999 lbs	373	0.7	53	5.3	8	1.1	S
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	S	S	197	100.0	481	100.0	2,472
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	1,246
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,513
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,974

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	317	100.0	124	100.0	23	100.0	S
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	5,323
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	5,492
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	5,335
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	143
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,463
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	719
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	45

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	922
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2
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	2,692

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	5,858	100.0	3,197	100.0	S	S	S
Less than 50 lbs	1,046	17.8	S	S	1	–	S
50 to 99 lbs	302	5.2	S	S	–	–	S
100 to 499 lbs	649	11.1	S	S	5	0.2	S
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
750 to 999 lbs	39	0.7	S	S	S	S	S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	1,727	29.5	1,008	31.5	S	S	582
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	1,711	29.2	1,351	42.3	257	11.0	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,504
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	8

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