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	164,557	100.0	268,935	100.0	44,113	100.0	441
Less than 50 lbs	13,974	8.5	330	0.1	141	0.3	569
50 to 99 lbs	3,921	2.4	255	–	66	0.2	266
100 to 499 lbs	12,164	7.4	1,178	0.4	290	0.7	236
500 to 749 lbs	3,835	2.3	702	0.3	161	0.4	241
750 to 999 lbs	2,869	1.7	594	0.2	116	0.3	196
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	31,499	19.1	11,546	4.3	2,351	5.3	200
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	83,257	50.6	133,356	49.6	16,442	37.3	129
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	6,715	4.1	46,594	17.3	3,003	6.8	64
100,000 lbs or more	6,323	3.8	74,380	27.7	21,542	48.8	318

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	144,336	100.0	263,668	100.0	42,235	100.0	183
Less than 50 lbs	4,169	2.9	151	–	18	–	199
50 to 99 lbs	2,005	1.4	189	–	25	–	136
100 to 499 lbs	8,708	6.0	1,063	0.4	235	0.6	202
500 to 749 lbs	3,512	2.4	678	0.3	154	0.4	241
750 to 999 lbs	2,720	1.9	577	0.2	108	0.3	187
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	29,927	20.7	11,293	4.3	2,321	5.5	202
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	81,627	56.6	131,035	49.7	16,189	38.3	129
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	6,510	4.5	46,466	17.6	2,928	6.9	62
100,000 lbs or more	5,158	3.6	72,216	27.4	20,256	48.0	293

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	137,943	100.0	216,324	100.0	23,392	100.0	144
Less than 50 lbs	2,789	2.0	147	–	13	–	109
50 to 99 lbs	1,572	1.1	187	–	23	0.1	126
100 to 499 lbs	8,058	5.8	1,056	0.5	228	1.0	195
500 to 749 lbs	3,303	2.4	676	0.3	153	0.7	239
750 to 999 lbs	2,553	1.9	576	0.3	106	0.5	184
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	29,710	21.5	11,278	5.2	2,308	9.9	201
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	81,092	58.8	130,431	60.3	15,848	67.7	127
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	6,364	4.6	46,290	21.4	2,865	12.2	62
100,000 lbs or more	2,502	1.8	25,682	11.9	S	S	64

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	75,100	100.0	109,856	100.0	17,222	100.0	500
Less than 50 lbs	574	0.8	9	–	5	–	776
50 to 99 lbs	446	0.6	16	–	12	–	820
100 to 499 lbs	3,686	4.9	217	0.2	175	1.0	786
500 to 749 lbs	1,460	1.9	146	0.1	123	0.7	879
750 to 999 lbs	1,397	1.9	132	0.1	77	0.4	584
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	16,780	22.3	3,128	2.8	1,659	9.6	604
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	45,675	60.8	69,917	63.6	11,722	68.1	192
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	3,156	4.2	21,470	19.5	1,805	10.5	82
100,000 lbs or more	1,926	2.6	14,821	13.5	S	S	80

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	62,465	100.0	106,125	100.0	6,151	100.0	57
Less than 50 lbs	2,213	3.5	137	0.1	8	0.1	48
50 to 99 lbs	1,121	1.8	170	0.2	10	0.2	59
100 to 499 lbs	4,305	6.9	828	0.8	53	0.9	62
500 to 749 lbs	1,818	2.9	527	0.5	30	0.5	57
750 to 999 lbs	1,141	1.8	441	0.4	30	0.5	67
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	12,900	20.7	8,120	7.7	646	10.5	76
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	35,182	56.3	60,237	56.8	4,113	66.9	64
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	3,208	5.1	24,802	23.4	1,058	17.2	43
100,000 lbs or more	577	0.9	10,861	10.2	204	3.3	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	3,206	100.0	45,359	100.0	18,637	100.0	549
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	214
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	510	15.9	479	1.1	320	1.7	749
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	145	4.5	173	0.4	63	0.3	365
100,000 lbs or more	2,541	79.3	44,702	98.6	18,251	97.9	528

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	1,947	100.0	166	100.0	87
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	13
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	92
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	101
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	156	93.6	78

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	1,788	100.0	151	100.0	88
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	92
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	101
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	76

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	84
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	13
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	90

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	3,069	100.0	38	100.0	39	100.0	1,312
Less than 50 lbs	1,380	45.0	4	11.2	5	13.0	1,338
50 to 99 lbs	432	14.1	2	6.4	2	5.2	807
100 to 499 lbs	651	21.2	6	16.2	7	19.0	1,220
500 to 749 lbs	208	6.8	S	S	S	S	935
750 to 999 lbs	167	5.4	1	2.9	2	4.2	1,471
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	206	6.7	11	28.8	11	27.7	1,039
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	10	25.9	S	S	901
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	282
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	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	S	S	S
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	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	–	–	–	–	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	16,395	100.0	2,467	100.0	1,714	100.0	834
Less than 50 lbs	9,366	57.1	157	6.3	122	7.1	845
50 to 99 lbs	1,860	11.3	61	2.5	41	2.4	684
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	86	3.5	53	3.1	641
500 to 749 lbs	302	1.8	19	0.8	6	0.4	328
750 to 999 lbs	143	0.9	S	S	8	0.5	S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	197	1.2	66	2.7	156	9.1	2,032
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,207
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,304

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	14,902	100.0	337	100.0	231	100.0	834
Less than 50 lbs	9,366	62.8	157	46.4	122	52.8	845
50 to 99 lbs	1,860	12.5	61	18.2	41	17.9	685
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	86	25.4	53	23.0	641
500 to 749 lbs	302	2.0	19	5.6	6	2.7	328
750 to 999 lbs	143	1.0	S	S	8	3.4	S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	6
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	S	S	S	S	1,905
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	S
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	50	17.8	S	S	2,584
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,207
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,004

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	S
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,474
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	1,652
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	198

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	447
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	447

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	43
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1
100 to 499 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	3
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	7
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	280

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	3,826	100.0	S	S	164	100.0	S
Less than 50 lbs	439	11.5	22	0.8	–	0.3	S
50 to 99 lbs	57	1.5	5	0.2	S	S	S
100 to 499 lbs	228	6.0	30	1.1	1	0.7	S
500 to 749 lbs	22	0.6	6	0.2	–	0.2	68
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	2	–	S	S	127
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	1,553	40.6	247	8.8	28	17.3	130
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	1,432	37.4	S	S	97	59.1	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	47	1.2	S	S	11	6.7	146
100,000 lbs or more	43	1.1	152	5.4	S	S	417

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