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	293,604	100.0	276,004	100.0	47,088	100.0	487
Less than 50 lbs	17,344	5.9	570	0.2	269	0.6	601
50 to 99 lbs	5,830	2.0	440	0.2	146	0.3	326
100 to 499 lbs	22,408	7.6	2,710	1.0	945	2.0	367
500 to 749 lbs	9,000	3.1	1,315	0.5	381	0.8	290
750 to 999 lbs	7,381	2.5	1,184	0.4	348	0.7	295
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	76,330	26.0	22,544	8.2	7,071	15.0	315
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	142,967	48.7	166,383	60.3	27,297	58.0	179
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	7,089	2.4	48,079	17.4	3,030	6.4	63
100,000 lbs or more	5,254	1.8	32,780	11.9	7,601	16.1	255

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	270,923	100.0	266,387	100.0	45,933	100.0	259
Less than 50 lbs	6,892	2.5	244	–	50	0.1	239
50 to 99 lbs	3,182	1.2	300	0.1	54	0.1	181
100 to 499 lbs	19,377	7.2	2,471	0.9	800	1.7	334
500 to 749 lbs	8,609	3.2	1,263	0.5	370	0.8	294
750 to 999 lbs	7,003	2.6	1,152	0.4	339	0.7	295
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	72,749	26.9	21,535	8.1	6,836	14.9	317
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	141,042	52.1	161,061	60.5	26,879	58.5	183
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	6,850	2.5	47,777	17.9	3,014	6.6	63
100,000 lbs or more	5,219	1.9	30,585	11.5	7,591	16.5	266

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	264,443	100.0	241,308	100.0	39,049	100.0	250
Less than 50 lbs	6,261	2.4	239	0.1	44	0.1	217
50 to 99 lbs	2,905	1.1	296	0.1	51	0.1	173
100 to 499 lbs	18,394	7.0	2,404	1.0	780	2.0	331
500 to 749 lbs	8,488	3.2	1,243	0.5	365	0.9	295
750 to 999 lbs	6,899	2.6	1,102	0.5	332	0.9	303
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	72,026	27.2	21,313	8.8	6,811	17.4	321
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	140,768	53.2	161,007	66.7	26,797	68.6	182
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	6,810	2.6	47,740	19.8	2,981	7.6	62
100,000 lbs or more	1,892	0.7	5,964	2.5	888	2.3	105

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	164,586	100.0	101,894	100.0	30,376	100.0	595
Less than 50 lbs	3,036	1.8	57	–	33	0.1	601
50 to 99 lbs	913	0.6	54	–	35	0.1	643
100 to 499 lbs	11,735	7.1	1,019	1.0	662	2.2	680
500 to 749 lbs	5,288	3.2	457	0.4	297	1.0	644
750 to 999 lbs	4,063	2.5	372	0.4	267	0.9	721
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	45,573	27.7	8,747	8.6	5,515	18.2	674
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	89,558	54.4	66,782	65.5	21,164	69.7	363
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	2,839	1.7	21,609	21.2	1,829	6.0	82
100,000 lbs or more	1,581	1.0	2,798	2.7	575	1.9	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	98,966	100.0	133,901	100.0	8,322	100.0	70
Less than 50 lbs	3,224	3.3	181	0.1	11	0.1	51
50 to 99 lbs	1,989	2.0	242	0.2	16	0.2	69
100 to 499 lbs	6,627	6.7	1,383	1.0	118	1.4	88
500 to 749 lbs	3,168	3.2	784	0.6	67	0.8	88
750 to 999 lbs	2,828	2.9	730	0.5	65	0.8	91
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	26,350	26.6	12,531	9.4	1,293	15.5	100
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	50,512	51.0	89,787	67.1	5,299	63.7	63
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	3,958	4.0	25,095	18.7	1,139	13.7	46
100,000 lbs or more	311	0.3	3,167	2.4	313	3.8	71

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	2,772	100.0	S	S	6,640	100.0	462
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,001
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,018
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	855
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	851
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	489
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	122	4.4	48	0.2	74	1.1	1,820
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	39	1.4	36	0.2	S	S	1,024
100,000 lbs or more	2,599	93.8	S	S	6,530	98.3	320

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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
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	59

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	62
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	62

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	3
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	3

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	2,825	100.0	77	100.0	94	100.0	1,222
Less than 50 lbs	630	22.3	5	6.1	5	5.5	1,196
50 to 99 lbs	274	9.7	3	3.5	3	3.3	1,117
100 to 499 lbs	949	33.6	13	17.5	19	19.7	1,515
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	2	2.6	4	4.1	1,840
750 to 999 lbs	81	2.9	S	S	S	S	1,078
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	634	22.4	28	36.5	22	22.9	724
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,727
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	184
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,811

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	S	S	S	S
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	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	S	S	S	S
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	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
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	16,265	100.0	801	100.0	695	100.0	783
Less than 50 lbs	10,124	62.2	309	38.6	219	31.4	789
50 to 99 lbs	2,591	15.9	131	16.4	91	13.0	666
100 to 499 lbs	2,713	16.7	185	23.1	139	20.0	758
500 to 749 lbs	229	1.4	26	3.3	7	1.0	S
750 to 999 lbs	208	1.3	11	1.4	6	0.8	S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	70	0.4	S	S	S	S	4,885
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	327	2.0	119	14.9	168	24.2	1,651
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	652

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	15,846	100.0	662	100.0	460	100.0	782
Less than 50 lbs	10,124	63.9	309	46.7	219	47.6	789
50 to 99 lbs	2,591	16.4	131	19.8	91	19.7	666
100 to 499 lbs	2,711	17.1	185	27.9	139	30.2	757
500 to 749 lbs	225	1.4	26	3.9	6	1.4	S
750 to 999 lbs	192	1.2	11	1.6	5	1.1	479
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	505
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	332	100.0	107	100.0	163	100.0	1,733
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	716
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,357
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,101
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,313
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,497
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	154	94.4	1,866
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	652

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	87	100.0	31	100.0	S	S	4,969
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	5,191
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	522
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,241
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	4,441
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	5,951
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	14	19.5	759
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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
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 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	6,416	100.0	8,816	100.0	460	100.0	76
Less than 50 lbs	328	5.1	16	0.2	1	0.1	45
50 to 99 lbs	56	0.9	8	–	1	0.2	S
100 to 499 lbs	318	5.0	55	0.6	5	1.1	S
500 to 749 lbs	161	2.5	27	0.3	4	0.9	146
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	21	0.2	S	S	163
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	3,511	54.7	996	11.3	174	37.8	193
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	1,598	24.9	5,203	59.0	250	54.3	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	239	3.7	S	S	16	3.5	S
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	3

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