Table 4. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation and Shipment Size for Metropolitan Area of Origin: 2007

Estimates are based on data from the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey. Because of rounding, estimates may not be additive.

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All Modes

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles2		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV3	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
Total	59,003	100	30,658	100	6,796	100	539	11.8	-	9.0	-	17.0	-	11.9
Less than 50 lbs	6,475	11.0	119	0.4	64	0.9	633	23.9	1.9	33.2	0.1	35.9	0.4	8.4
50 - 99 lbs	2,422	4.1	115	0.4	41	0.6	348	38.6	1.0	41.7	0.1	39.2	0.3	13.6
100 - 499 lbs	7,658	13.0	577	1.9	205	3.0	367	45.0	3.7	27.1	0.5	47.4	1.7	15.9
500 - 749 lbs	1,430	2.4	259	0.8	41	0.6	157	38.9	0.6	28.4	0.3	25.9	0.2	18.1
750 - 999 lbs	653	1.1	176	0.6	24	0.4	135	14.0	0.2	28.8	0.2	16.9	0.1	25.6
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	10,082	17.1	4,175	13.6	934	13.7	197	22.4	3.3	29.5	2.8	46.7	2.7	12.0
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	28,398	48.1	15,878	51.8	3,768	55.4	231	15.6	5.5	10.1	4.2	19.7	4.6	9.8
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	1,131	1.9	4,389	14.3	281	4.1	67	22.4	0.8	18.8	2.6	15.3	0.9	27.8
More than 100,000 lbs	754	1.3	4,969	16.2	1,439	21.2	313	47.6	0.8	36.8	4.9	35.5	5.3	42.3

Single modes

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles2		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV3	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
Total	50,621	100	28,752	100	5,639	100	345	12.5	-	8.8	-	18.7	-	15.1
Less than 50 lbs	2,548	5.0	S	S	S	S	425	49.1	1.6	S	S	S	S	18.1
50 - 99 lbs	S	S	85	0.3	S	S	244	S	S	48.7	0.1	S	S	18.8
100 - 499 lbs	S	S	545	1.9	S	S	353	S	S	28.6	0.5	S	S	18.8
500 - 749 lbs	1,292	2.6	251	0.9	39	0.7	156	36.6	0.6	29.4	0.3	27.3	0.3	19.7
750 - 999 lbs	638	1.3	172	0.6	23	0.4	133	14.3	0.2	29.8	0.2	18.7	0.1	23.4
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	9,731	19.2	4,075	14.2	909	16.1	193	23.4	4.1	29.2	2.9	47.5	2.8	12.3
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	26,353	52.1	15,338	53.3	3,474	61.6	224	14.2	6.0	8.7	4.8	20.0	4.7	10.5
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	1,128	2.2	4,357	15.2	281	5.0	67	22.4	1.0	19.0	2.7	15.4	1.0	27.6
More than 100,000 lbs	S	S	3,877	13.5	682	12.1	S	S	S	42.0	5.2	41.1	5.2	S

Truck⁴

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles2		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV3	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
Total	46,790	100	27,473	100	4,629	100	336	13.4	-	9.5	-	22.3	-	17.0
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	412	S	S	S	S	S	S	20.1
50 - 99 lbs	S	S	84	0.3	S	S	242	S	S	48.9	0.1	S	S	19.0
100 - 499 lbs	S	S	544	2.0	S	S	351	S	S	28.6	0.5	S	S	18.9
500 - 749 lbs	1,273	2.7	250	0.9	39	0.8	155	37.2	0.6	29.5	0.3	27.3	0.3	19.5
750 - 999 lbs	593	1.3	171	0.6	21	0.5	123	15.2	0.2	30.0	0.2	21.5	0.1	25.1
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	9,645	20.6	4,073	14.8	907	19.6	193	23.5	3.9	29.2	2.9	47.5	2.8	12.3
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	23,064	49.3	15,097	55.0	3,067	66.3	209	10.9	5.7	8.9	4.8	21.3	3.7	10.9
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	1,127	2.4	4,354	15.8	280	6.1	67	22.4	1.0	19.0	2.7	15.5	1.2	27.7
More than 100,000 lbs	S	S	S	S	87	1.9	S	S	S	S	S	28.5	1.3	S

For-hire truck

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles2		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV3	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
Total	31,057	100	16,794	100	3,286	100	453	20.1	-	14.2	-	17.1	-	12.2
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	496	S	S	S	S	S	S	14.1
50 - 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	307	S	S	S	S	S	S	20.2
100 - 499 lbs	S	S	304	1.8	S	S	570	S	S	43.4	0.5	S	S	13.7
500 - 749 lbs	934	3.0	112	0.7	33	1.0	298	49.4	0.7	24.1	0.2	30.7	0.4	13.8
750 - 999 lbs	425	1.4	76	0.5	19	0.6	245	19.6	0.3	26.7	0.2	24.0	0.2	14.7
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	6,822	22.0	1,889	11.2	489	14.9	270	20.8	4.6	29.2	3.0	26.0	2.2	18.3
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	13,049	42.0	8,912	53.1	2,276	69.3	262	19.4	6.4	13.9	5.9	20.7	4.6	7.7
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	804	2.6	3,041	18.1	205	6.2	S	35.1	1.2	26.5	3.4	19.6	1.2	S
More than 100,000 lbs	26	0.1	S	S	49	1.5	S	35.0	-	S	S	30.5	1.8	S

Private truck

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles2		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV3	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
Total	15,733	100	10,678	100	1,343	100	72	16.7	-	15.8	-	42.9	-	42.1
Less than 50 lbs	717	4.6	12	0.1	1	0.1	59	31.7	1.3	35.0	0.1	40.2	0.1	14.8
50 - 99 lbs	282	1.8	21	0.2	1	0.1	53	26.9	0.6	28.7	0.1	33.6	0.1	26.0
100 - 499 lbs	725	4.6	240	2.2	10	0.8	S	23.6	1.9	39.5	1.0	32.3	0.8	S
500 - 749 lbs	339	2.2	138	1.3	6	0.4	S	26.9	1.2	43.9	0.7	27.7	0.5	S
750 - 999 lbs	168	1.1	96	0.9	3	0.2	29	21.0	0.4	43.5	0.3	26.4	0.2	42.6
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	2,823	17.9	2,184	20.5	S	S	128	34.0	5.9	30.1	4.2	S	S	28.8
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	10,014	63.7	6,186	57.9	791	58.9	138	23.4	8.3	13.7	6.8	34.6	6.6	20.0
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	324	2.1	1,313	12.3	75	5.6	56	36.0	1.2	44.8	3.5	33.1	2.9	28.6
More than 100,000 lbs	S	S	489	4.6	S	S	62	S	S	37.5	3.8	S	S	39.0

Rail

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles2		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV3	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
Total	S	S	1,271	100	1,002	100	1,192	S	S	41.7	-	41.0	-	18.0
Less than 50 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
50 - 99 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
100 - 499 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
500 - 749 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
750 - 999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	406	40.6	1,680	S	S	S	S	48.4	17.2	14.3
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
More than 100,000 lbs	S	S	1,030	81.1	595	59.4	S	S	S	36.8	10.9	27.0	17.4	S

Air (incl truck and air)

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles2		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV3	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
Total	343	100	8	100	7	100	1,246	27.6	-	45.1	-	31.5	-	9.1
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,246	S	S	S	S	S	S	10.5
50 - 99 lbs	14	4.1	-	2.0	-	2.5	1,143	28.9	6.0	31.6	4.9	36.6	9.2	19.6
100 - 499 lbs	46	13.3	1	12.2	S	S	1,268	31.4	6.3	43.5	11.6	S	S	18.1
500 - 749 lbs	19	5.5	S	S	-	3.3	878	34.3	9.2	S	S	27.4	4.3	40.8
750 - 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	2	26.1	1,698	S	S	S	S	45.6	19.7	15.7
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	948	S	S	S	S	S	S	30.7
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
More than 100,000 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Multiple modes

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles2		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV3	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
Total	7,172	100	1,303	100	1,075	100	753	16.0	-	29.7	-	35.2	-	9.7
Less than 50 lbs	3,881	54.1	66	5.1	42	3.9	759	14.9	4.6	26.8	3.6	30.4	1.1	10.3
50 - 99 lbs	726	10.1	30	2.3	20	1.9	660	19.1	1.5	26.1	1.6	30.1	1.3	8.7
100 - 499 lbs	969	13.5	30	2.3	17	1.5	577	25.3	2.4	16.2	1.9	19.0	0.7	10.4
500 - 749 lbs	S	S	4	0.3	2	0.1	369	S	S	28.6	0.3	35.7	0.1	18.6
750 - 999 lbs	11	0.1	S	S	S	S	S	48.4	0.2	S	S	S	S	S
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	33	0.5	3	0.2	7	0.6	2,456	46.1	1.1	32.5	1.3	35.4	2.1	37.4
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	1,240	17.3	138	10.6	231	21.5	1,672	41.7	4.8	18.0	10.8	26.8	14.2	12.1
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
More than 100,000 lbs	187	2.6	1,003	77.0	755	70.2	742	31.6	1.9	18.0	4.7	31.2	5.8	19.1

Parcel, U.S.P.S. or courier

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles2		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV3	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
Total	5,708	100	133	100	82	100	753	15.3	-	19.1	-	23.4	-	9.8
Less than 50 lbs	3,881	68.0	66	49.8	42	52.0	759	14.9	3.6	26.8	5.6	30.4	5.1	10.3
50 - 99 lbs	726	12.7	30	22.8	20	24.8	660	19.1	1.6	26.1	3.0	30.1	3.7	8.7
100 - 499 lbs	969	17.0	30	22.6	17	20.3	575	25.3	2.8	16.2	3.5	19.0	3.9	10.3
500 - 749 lbs	S	S	4	3.1	2	1.9	369	S	S	28.6	1.5	35.7	1.2	18.6
750 - 999 lbs	11	0.2	S	S	S	S	S	48.4	0.3	S	S	S	S	S
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
More than 100,000 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Truck and rail

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles2		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV3	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
Total	1,432	100	1,154	100	961	100	1,074	38.2	-	32.6	-	39.2	-	18.5
Less than 50 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
50 - 99 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
100 - 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
500 - 749 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
750 - 999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	S	S	3	0.2	4	0.4	1,299	S	S	33.5	6.5	48.8	19.9	29.7
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	1,211	84.6	122	10.6	201	20.9	1,639	43.1	11.6	22.1	17.2	33.4	15.9	17.3
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
More than 100,000 lbs	187	13.1	1,003	86.9	755	78.6	742	31.6	18.0	18.0	4.0	31.2	6.3	19.1

Truck and water

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles2		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV3	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
Total	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,369	S	S	S	S	S	S	22.6
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
50 - 99 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
100 - 499 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
500 - 749 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
750 - 999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	5,847	S	S	S	S	S	S	12.9
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,040	S	S	S	S	S	S	9.5
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
More than 100,000 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rail and water

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles2		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV3	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
Total	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Less than 50 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
50 - 99 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
100 - 499 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
500 - 749 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
750 - 999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
More than 100,000 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Other and unknown modes

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles2		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total		CV3	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %
Total	S	S	S	S	S	S	97	S	S	S	S	S	S	34.6
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	1	0.1	-	-	S	S	S	37.9	1.9	46.2	0.2	S
50 - 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
100 - 499 lbs	13	1.1	S	S	-	0.2	S	31.6	5.0	S	S	39.3	0.6	S
500 - 749 lbs	16	1.3	S	S	S	S	S	45.1	2.8	S	S	S	S	S
750 - 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	18	21.7	274	S	S	S	S	33.8	17.8	41.3
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	153	S	S	S	S	S	S	20.8
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	-	0.2	28	S	S	S	S	15.2	2.6	43.7
More than 100,000 lbs	1	0.1	S	S	1	1.4	14	7.6	3.4	S	S	8.8	16.8	16.2

KEY: S = Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality. - = Zero or Less than half the unit shown; thus, it has been rounded to zero.

¹ Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) geographic areas were drawn from a subset of Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs) and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MeSAs) as defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). However, CFS metropolitan areas are divided into their state parts when they include more than one state. In addition, the CFS also utilizes a unique geography referred to as, "remainder of state," to represent those areas of a state not contained within a separately published metropolitan area for the CFS (as opposed to not part of any Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) as defined by OMB). Because of the differences in the CFS geography, as compared to OMB defined geography, caution should be exercised when comparing CFS estimates to other estimates of similar geography.
² Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network.
³ Coefficient of Variation.
⁴ ""Truck"" as a single mode includes any shipment that was made by private truck only, by for-hire truck only, or by a combination of private and for-hire truck.
⁵ Estimates for pipeline exclude shipments of crude petroleum.

NOTES: Value-of-shipment estimates are reported in current prices. Estimated measures of sampling variability for each estimate known as coefficients of variation (CV) are also provided in these tables. More information on sampling error, confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions may be found at http://www.bts.gov/publications/commodity_flow_survey/
Rows are not shown if all cells for that particular mode have no data. For example, since Denver-Aurora-Boulder by "Water" has no data for any shipment weight group, the entire mode of "Water" for that area was removed from this table. However, if a mode has at least one row of data for one of the shipment weight groups, then the entire mode is shown even though there may be rows absent of data within that mode. For example, Denver-Aurora-Boulder by "Other and unknown modes" has a row absent of data for the shipment size of "More than 100,000 lbs" but does have data for the other shipment weight groups under that mode so it will be shown in its entirety.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 Economic Census: Transportation Commodity Flow Survey, December 2009.