Table 4. Shipment Characteristics by Mode of Transportation and Shipment Size for Metropolitan Area of Origin: 2007
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.
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 | 2,307 | 100 | 1,947 | 100 | 521 | 100 | 183 | 24.2 | - | 22.3 | - | 35.4 | - | 48.2 |
| Less than 50 lbs | 198 | 8.6 | 4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 | S | 26.9 | 2.9 | 32.4 | 0.9 | 34.5 | 0.4 | S |
| 50 - 99 lbs | S | S | 4 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | S | S | S | 26.8 | 0.5 | 20.8 | 0.2 | S |
| 100 - 499 lbs | 302 | 13.1 | 23 | 1.2 | S | S | S | 47.7 | 3.9 | 19.1 | 1.4 | S | S | S |
| 500 - 749 lbs | 45 | 1.9 | 8 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | S | 39.6 | 0.5 | 25.9 | 0.4 | 25.0 | 0.2 | S |
| 750 - 999 lbs | S | S | 5 | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | S | S | S | 28.2 | 0.2 | 37.9 | 0.3 | S |
| 1,000 - 9,999 lbs | 377 | 16.4 | 162 | 8.3 | 30 | 5.7 | S | 31.4 | 2.6 | 31.2 | 3.0 | 28.8 | 5.5 | S |
| 10,000 - 49,999 lbs | 1,239 | 53.7 | 1,314 | 67.5 | 468 | 89.9 | 308 | 29.0 | 6.2 | 21.8 | 9.3 | 39.6 | 8.5 | 35.8 |
| 50,000 - 99,999 lbs | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| More than 100,000 lbs | S | S | S | S | S | S | 35 | S | S | S | S | S | S | 23.0 |
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 | 1,756 | 100 | 1,900 | 100 | 511 | 100 | S | 23.0 | - | 23.1 | - | 36.4 | - | S |
| Less than 50 lbs | 124 | 7.1 | 4 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | S | 40.1 | 2.9 | 39.9 | 0.9 | 48.0 | 0.1 | S |
| 50 - 99 lbs | 23 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.1 | - | - | S | 33.8 | 0.7 | 26.9 | 0.5 | 27.3 | 0.1 | S |
| 100 - 499 lbs | 155 | 8.8 | 20 | 1.0 | S | S | S | 40.4 | 4.0 | 20.8 | 1.5 | S | S | S |
| 500 - 749 lbs | 25 | 1.4 | 7 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | S | 29.5 | 0.5 | 26.4 | 0.4 | 30.4 | 0.1 | S |
| 750 - 999 lbs | 10 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | S | 20.5 | 0.3 | 30.7 | 0.2 | 38.1 | 0.4 | S |
| 1,000 - 9,999 lbs | 249 | 14.2 | 154 | 8.1 | 29 | 5.7 | S | 18.8 | 3.0 | 32.7 | 3.1 | 29.7 | 5.6 | S |
| 10,000 - 49,999 lbs | 1,149 | 65.4 | 1,281 | 67.4 | 461 | 90.1 | 310 | 32.9 | 7.7 | 23.3 | 9.3 | 40.5 | 8.3 | 39.4 |
| 50,000 - 99,999 lbs | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| More than 100,000 lbs | S | S | S | S | S | S | 35 | S | S | S | S | S | S | 23.0 |
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 | 1,756 | 100 | 1,900 | 100 | 511 | 100 | S | 23.0 | - | 23.1 | - | 36.4 | - | S |
| Less than 50 lbs | 124 | 7.1 | 4 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | S | 40.1 | 2.9 | 39.9 | 0.9 | 48.2 | 0.1 | S |
| 50 - 99 lbs | 23 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.1 | - | - | S | 33.8 | 0.7 | 26.9 | 0.5 | 27.3 | 0.1 | S |
| 100 - 499 lbs | 155 | 8.8 | 20 | 1.0 | S | S | S | 40.4 | 4.0 | 20.8 | 1.5 | S | S | S |
| 500 - 749 lbs | 25 | 1.4 | 7 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | S | 29.5 | 0.5 | 26.4 | 0.4 | 30.4 | 0.1 | S |
| 750 - 999 lbs | 10 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | S | 20.5 | 0.3 | 30.7 | 0.2 | 38.1 | 0.4 | S |
| 1,000 - 9,999 lbs | 249 | 14.2 | 154 | 8.1 | 29 | 5.7 | S | 18.8 | 3.0 | 32.7 | 3.1 | 29.7 | 5.6 | S |
| 10,000 - 49,999 lbs | 1,149 | 65.4 | 1,281 | 67.4 | 461 | 90.1 | 310 | 32.9 | 7.7 | 23.3 | 9.3 | 40.5 | 8.3 | 39.4 |
| 50,000 - 99,999 lbs | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| More than 100,000 lbs | S | S | S | S | S | S | 35 | S | S | S | S | S | S | 23.0 |
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 | 1,119 | 100 | 494 | 100 | 467 | 100 | 1,131 | 34.2 | - | 38.6 | - | 41.2 | - | 11.9 |
| Less than 50 lbs | S | S | S | S | S | S | 1,167 | S | S | S | S | S | S | 19.6 |
| 50 - 99 lbs | 2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 923 | 25.7 | 0.3 | 24.0 | - | 24.0 | - | 17.0 |
| 100 - 499 lbs | S | S | S | S | S | S | 1,389 | S | S | S | S | S | S | 13.1 |
| 500 - 749 lbs | S | S | - | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1,160 | S | S | 40.6 | 0.1 | 40.6 | 0.2 | 22.7 |
| 750 - 999 lbs | 4 | 0.3 | - | - | S | S | 776 | 34.0 | 0.3 | 18.3 | 0.1 | S | S | 35.3 |
| 1,000 - 9,999 lbs | 121 | 10.8 | 27 | 5.5 | 24 | 5.1 | 1,037 | 38.0 | 3.3 | 37.4 | 2.5 | 38.8 | 7.5 | 11.4 |
| 10,000 - 49,999 lbs | 844 | 75.4 | 463 | 93.6 | 438 | 93.7 | 941 | 38.7 | 7.0 | 39.6 | 3.4 | 43.5 | 10.0 | 17.7 |
| 50,000 - 99,999 lbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| More than 100,000 lbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 | 637 | 100 | 1,406 | 100 | 44 | 100 | 23 | 23.8 | - | 34.3 | - | 42.5 | - | 21.9 |
| Less than 50 lbs | S | S | 3 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 19 | S | S | 42.3 | 2.5 | 40.5 | 0.6 | 29.8 |
| 50 - 99 lbs | 21 | 3.3 | 2 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | 27 | 38.0 | 1.3 | 27.7 | 0.9 | 27.2 | 0.5 | 17.2 |
| 100 - 499 lbs | 76 | 11.9 | 16 | 1.2 | - | 1.0 | S | 25.6 | 4.7 | 25.4 | 4.7 | 31.8 | 3.2 | S |
| 500 - 749 lbs | 18 | 2.8 | 7 | 0.5 | - | 0.6 | S | 39.0 | 0.9 | 32.0 | 0.8 | 27.4 | 1.8 | S |
| 750 - 999 lbs | 7 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.3 | - | 0.4 | S | 27.9 | 0.5 | 39.1 | 1.2 | 40.5 | 1.9 | S |
| 1,000 - 9,999 lbs | 128 | 20.0 | 127 | 9.0 | 6 | 12.5 | 43 | 20.1 | 4.0 | 42.1 | 5.5 | 33.1 | 8.0 | 41.4 |
| 10,000 - 49,999 lbs | 305 | 47.9 | 818 | 58.2 | 23 | 52.1 | S | 47.5 | 10.7 | 36.3 | 11.2 | 42.4 | 10.6 | S |
| 50,000 - 99,999 lbs | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| More than 100,000 lbs | S | S | S | S | S | S | 35 | S | S | S | S | S | S | 23.0 |
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 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10,000 - 49,999 lbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 50,000 - 99,999 lbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | S | S | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 1,366 | S | S | 28.5 | - | 30.9 | - | 10.0 |
| Less than 50 lbs | S | S | - | 50.1 | 1 | 55.6 | 1,405 | S | S | 28.2 | 7.6 | 31.4 | 8.5 | 10.9 |
| 50 - 99 lbs | 9 | 13.7 | - | 22.8 | - | 18.3 | 995 | 32.1 | 10.5 | 25.0 | 9.4 | 24.4 | 9.8 | 13.6 |
| 100 - 499 lbs | S | S | S | S | S | S | 1,129 | S | S | S | S | S | S | 23.3 |
| 500 - 749 lbs | 1 | 1.4 | S | S | - | 3.7 | 1,475 | 30.1 | 5.1 | S | S | 45.4 | 6.1 | 7.9 |
| 750 - 999 lbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1,000 - 9,999 lbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10,000 - 49,999 lbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 50,000 - 99,999 lbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| More than 100,000 lbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 | S | S | 1 | 100 | 1 | 100 | 1,366 | S | S | 28.5 | - | 30.9 | - | 10.0 |
| Less than 50 lbs | S | S | - | 50.1 | 1 | 55.6 | 1,405 | S | S | 28.2 | 7.6 | 31.4 | 8.5 | 10.9 |
| 50 - 99 lbs | 9 | 13.7 | - | 22.8 | - | 18.3 | 995 | 32.1 | 10.5 | 25.0 | 9.4 | 24.4 | 9.8 | 13.6 |
| 100 - 499 lbs | S | S | S | S | S | S | 1,129 | S | S | S | S | S | S | 23.3 |
| 500 - 749 lbs | 1 | 1.4 | S | S | - | 3.7 | 1,475 | 30.1 | 5.1 | S | S | 45.4 | 6.1 | 7.9 |
| 750 - 999 lbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1,000 - 9,999 lbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10,000 - 49,999 lbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Less than 50 lbs | S | S | S | S | - | - | S | S | S | S | S | 48.5 | 0.8 | S |
| 50 - 99 lbs | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 100 - 499 lbs | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| 500 - 749 lbs | S | S | 1 | 2.0 | S | S | S | S | S | 40.3 | 3.4 | S | S | S |
| 750 - 999 lbs | S | S | 1 | 1.1 | - | - | 3 | S | S | 44.6 | 16.3 | 35.9 | 16.5 | 47.5 |
| 1,000 - 9,999 lbs | S | S | 8 | 16.7 | S | S | S | S | S | 29.9 | 18.8 | S | S | S |
| 10,000 - 49,999 lbs | S | S | S | S | S | S | 190 | S | S | S | S | S | S | 47.6 |
| 50,000 - 99,999 lbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| More than 100,000 lbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.