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	217,451	100.0	229,502	100.0	70,753	100.0	642
Less than 50 lbs	22,028	10.1	631	0.3	377	0.5	741
50 to 99 lbs	5,406	2.5	327	0.1	110	0.2	321
100 to 499 lbs	17,353	8.0	1,807	0.8	610	0.9	336
500 to 749 lbs	5,523	2.5	904	0.4	288	0.4	317
750 to 999 lbs	3,491	1.6	781	0.3	230	0.3	292
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	53,841	24.8	16,427	7.2	5,367	7.6	305
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	97,465	44.8	121,719	53.0	27,902	39.4	228
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	5,589	2.6	23,488	10.2	3,461	4.9	147
100,000 lbs or more	6,756	3.1	63,417	27.6	32,409	45.8	553

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	179,774	100.0	218,134	100.0	66,184	100.0	203
Less than 50 lbs	5,641	3.1	214	0.1	31	–	141
50 to 99 lbs	2,790	1.6	208	0.1	34	–	160
100 to 499 lbs	13,052	7.3	1,516	0.7	431	0.7	266
500 to 749 lbs	4,885	2.7	860	0.4	263	0.4	303
750 to 999 lbs	3,341	1.9	756	0.3	221	0.3	289
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	45,241	25.2	15,381	7.1	4,402	6.7	277
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	93,001	51.7	117,012	53.6	25,905	39.1	223
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	5,208	2.9	22,653	10.4	3,189	4.8	140
100,000 lbs or more	6,614	3.7	59,534	27.3	31,707	47.9	562

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	172,120	100.0	169,843	100.0	34,949	100.0	183
Less than 50 lbs	4,981	2.9	209	0.1	25	–	106
50 to 99 lbs	2,682	1.6	206	0.1	32	–	149
100 to 499 lbs	12,635	7.3	1,500	0.9	412	1.2	255
500 to 749 lbs	4,687	2.7	854	0.5	255	0.7	296
750 to 999 lbs	3,286	1.9	755	0.4	218	0.6	286
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	44,819	26.0	15,340	9.0	4,348	12.4	274
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	92,017	53.5	116,784	68.8	25,631	73.3	221
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	4,962	2.9	22,334	13.1	3,012	8.6	135
100,000 lbs or more	2,051	1.2	S	S	1,015	2.9	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	102,267	100.0	89,144	100.0	26,143	100.0	476
Less than 50 lbs	949	0.9	22	–	11	–	403
50 to 99 lbs	586	0.6	31	–	20	–	624
100 to 499 lbs	6,275	6.1	468	0.5	301	1.2	644
500 to 749 lbs	2,792	2.7	332	0.4	198	0.8	597
750 to 999 lbs	2,057	2.0	274	0.3	172	0.7	623
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	27,235	26.6	6,878	7.7	3,350	12.8	506
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	58,921	57.6	68,706	77.1	19,661	75.2	298
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	2,502	2.4	10,149	11.4	1,640	6.3	151
100,000 lbs or more	949	0.9	2,284	2.6	790	3.0	385

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	69,085	100.0	80,346	100.0	8,671	100.0	86
Less than 50 lbs	4,028	5.8	186	0.2	14	0.2	75
50 to 99 lbs	2,096	3.0	175	0.2	12	0.1	69
100 to 499 lbs	6,329	9.2	1,028	1.3	111	1.3	97
500 to 749 lbs	1,895	2.7	522	0.7	57	0.7	107
750 to 999 lbs	1,229	1.8	481	0.6	47	0.5	97
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	17,192	24.9	8,408	10.5	979	11.3	107
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	32,772	47.4	47,846	59.5	5,859	67.6	123
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	2,442	3.5	12,123	15.1	S	S	121
100,000 lbs or more	1,102	1.6	S	S	225	2.6	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	4,190	100.0	37,956	100.0	22,347	100.0	787
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	602
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,312
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,194
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,405
750 to 999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	28	–	38	0.2	1,373
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	761	18.2	208	0.5	251	1.1	1,243
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	246	5.9	318	0.8	177	0.8	536
100,000 lbs or more	3,098	73.9	37,394	98.5	21,871	97.9	643

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	1,227
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1
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	3,178
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,360

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	1,455
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	1,455

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	S	S	S	S	S	S	1
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1
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	992
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	3,178
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	150

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	1,993	100.0	55	100.0	65	100.0	1,243
Less than 50 lbs	659	33.0	5	9.2	6	9.4	1,244
50 to 99 lbs	106	5.3	2	3.2	2	3.4	1,244
100 to 499 lbs	397	19.9	12	21.6	15	22.5	1,226
500 to 749 lbs	186	9.3	2	3.5	2	3.5	1,199
750 to 999 lbs	56	2.8	2	3.0	S	S	1,368
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	371	18.6	14	25.0	17	26.6	1,335
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,147
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	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
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
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	29,984	100.0	2,435	100.0	2,928	100.0	911
Less than 50 lbs	15,736	52.5	390	16.0	342	11.7	918
50 to 99 lbs	2,448	8.2	103	4.2	74	2.5	690
100 to 499 lbs	3,496	11.7	218	9.0	163	5.6	751
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	24	1.0	22	0.8	926
750 to 999 lbs	117	0.4	13	0.5	7	0.2	553
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,482
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	1,603	5.3	1,094	44.9	1,481	50.6	1,423
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	83
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,390

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	22,439	100.0	749	100.0	607	100.0	909
Less than 50 lbs	15,735	70.1	390	52.1	342	56.4	918
50 to 99 lbs	2,448	10.9	103	13.7	74	12.1	690
100 to 499 lbs	3,480	15.5	217	28.9	159	26.2	742
500 to 749 lbs	S	S	24	3.2	22	3.6	926
750 to 999 lbs	114	0.5	12	1.7	7	1.1	540
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,164
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	1,673	100.0	2,279	100.0	1,408
Less than 50 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
500 to 749 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
750 to 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,208
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,407
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	1,089	65.1	1,476	64.8	1,419
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	83
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,391

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	28	100.0	S	S	S	S	4,645
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,319
50 to 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	4,743
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	4,791
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	9,304
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
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	S	S	S	S	S	S	4,733
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	4,733
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	1,256
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	10
50 to 99 lbs	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
100 to 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,323
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	1,356

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	7,693	100.0	8,933	100.0	1,641	100.0	S
Less than 50 lbs	651	8.5	27	0.3	S	S	S
50 to 99 lbs	168	2.2	17	0.2	S	S	S
100 to 499 lbs	804	10.5	73	0.8	S	S	S
500 to 749 lbs	90	1.2	19	0.2	3	0.2	S
750 to 999 lbs	32	0.4	S	S	2	0.1	S
1,000 to 9,999 lbs	2,707	35.2	579	6.5	276	16.8	514
10,000 to 49,999 lbs	2,861	37.2	S	S	516	31.4	S
50,000 to 99,999 lbs	S	S	830	9.3	S	S	385
100,000 lbs or more	S	S	3,764	42.1	S	S	232

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