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

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

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
Shipment Weight	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment	CV³	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	Average miles per shipment CV
Total	2,958	100	11,007	100	351	100	367	17.6	-	21.9	-	11.7	-	36.1
Less than 50 lbs	322	10.9	13	0.1	4	1.1	653	22.4	4.1	17.9	0.1	26.5	0.4	34.0
50 - 99 lbs	129	4.4	14	0.1	2	0.5	130	14.0	1.1	12.2	0.1	27.3	0.2	46.7
100 - 499 lbs	340	11.5	71	0.6	7	1.9	99	14.8	2.9	14.3	0.8	15.3	0.6	30.5
500 - 749 lbs	90	3.0	30	0.3	2	0.4	S	15.1	0.6	20.8	0.2	29.5	0.1	S
750 - 999 lbs	55	1.9	23	0.2	1	0.2	30	20.2	0.4	18.7	0.2	23.1	0.1	17.1
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	552	18.6	415	3.8	22	6.2	64	22.9	2.9	16.0	1.4	34.4	1.8	19.8
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	1,034	35.0	5,071	46.1	229	65.3	42	36.7	5.0	23.7	8.4	15.3	7.3	28.7
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	329	11.1	2,405	21.8	39	11.0	16	40.2	3.0	35.7	6.6	35.6	3.5	22.8
More than 100,000 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

Single modes

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles²		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
Shipment Weight	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment	CV³	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	Average miles per shipment CV
Total	2,685	100	10,925	100	321	100	107	19.3	-	22.0	-	11.6	-	40.4
Less than 50 lbs	244	9.1	11	0.1	1	0.4	S	25.0	4.2	20.2	0.1	29.5	0.2	S
50 - 99 lbs	114	4.3	12	0.1	1	0.3	S	14.7	1.2	14.1	0.1	28.4	0.3	S
100 - 499 lbs	294	10.9	64	0.6	5	1.6	85	16.1	2.8	16.0	0.7	16.0	0.4	29.6
500 - 749 lbs	74	2.7	28	0.3	1	0.3	35	16.2	0.7	23.0	0.2	24.3	0.1	48.0
750 - 999 lbs	51	1.9	21	0.2	1	0.2	28	20.8	0.5	18.5	0.2	21.6	0.1	10.1
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	496	18.5	384	3.5	17	5.2	58	22.8	3.1	15.5	1.4	24.5	1.2	21.8
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	976	36.3	5,047	46.2	210	65.3	37	39.0	5.2	23.8	8.4	17.5	8.2	30.5
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	329	12.3	2,405	22.0	39	12.1	16	40.2	3.3	35.7	6.7	35.6	4.1	22.8
More than 100,000 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

Truck⁴

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles²		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
Shipment Weight	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment	CV³	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	Average miles per shipment CV
Total	2,400	100	10,305	100	147	100	20	20.8	-	22.5	-	25.9	-	6.5
Less than 50 lbs	179	7.5	11	0.1	-	0.1	20	23.4	2.3	22.0	0.1	14.9	0.1	8.5
50 - 99 lbs	98	4.1	12	0.1	-	0.2	23	18.5	1.1	15.1	0.1	15.9	0.1	10.4
100 - 499 lbs	249	10.4	61	0.6	1	0.9	23	18.7	2.9	17.7	0.8	18.8	1.0	4.9
500 - 749 lbs	71	3.0	27	0.3	1	0.5	25	16.7	0.7	23.4	0.2	25.8	0.3	10.4
750 - 999 lbs	51	2.1	21	0.2	1	0.4	26	20.8	0.5	18.5	0.2	19.5	0.3	10.8
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	471	19.6	374	3.6	8	5.6	23	23.7	3.6	16.1	1.4	27.3	1.6	9.7
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	941	39.2	4,660	45.2	68	46.1	15	40.3	5.4	23.9	8.6	19.2	8.7	13.1
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	327	13.6	2,336	22.7	29	19.5	12	40.6	3.4	36.7	7.1	41.8	5.7	22.1
More than 100,000 lbs	13	0.6	S	S	S	S	15	32.8	2.4	S	S	S	S	31.4

For-hire truck

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles²		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
Shipment Weight	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment	CV³	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	Average miles per shipment CV
Total	418	100	5,458	100	S	S	13	42.0	-	41.2	-	S	S	45.3
Less than 50 lbs	5	1.2	S	S	S	S	S	44.3	6.2	S	S	S	S	S
50 - 99 lbs	S	S	-	-	-	-	28	S	S	46.5	4.1	40.8	7.6	29.7
100 - 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	30	S	S	S	S	S	S	24.0
500 - 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	25	S	S	S	S	S	S	25.6
750 - 999 lbs	-	0.1	-	-	-	-	28	18.3	0.1	38.0	-	14.9	-	33.7
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	16	3.9	S	S	-	0.3	9	49.2	5.7	S	S	36.3	6.0	34.6
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	281	67.2	1,696	31.1	21	29.3	12	48.6	6.0	28.6	13.4	29.8	16.6	20.4
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	94	22.4	933	17.1	10	14.1	11	38.6	3.2	24.7	11.3	28.6	11.6	32.1
More than 100,000 lbs	13	3.2	S	S	S	S	15	32.8	10.9	S	S	S	S	31.4

Private truck

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles²		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
Shipment Weight	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment	CV³	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	Average miles per shipment CV
Total	1,982	100	4,847	100	77	100	21	17.6	-	24.2	-	25.3	-	6.3
Less than 50 lbs	174	8.8	11	0.2	-	0.3	20	24.7	2.4	22.4	0.1	14.9	0.1	8.2
50 - 99 lbs	96	4.9	12	0.2	-	0.4	23	18.9	1.1	15.2	0.1	16.0	0.1	10.5
100 - 499 lbs	244	12.3	60	1.2	1	1.8	23	19.4	2.8	17.9	0.7	19.0	0.9	4.9
500 - 749 lbs	69	3.5	27	0.6	1	0.9	25	18.0	0.7	23.9	0.2	26.3	0.3	10.6
750 - 999 lbs	51	2.6	21	0.4	1	0.7	26	21.0	0.5	19.3	0.2	19.6	0.3	10.9
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	454	22.9	351	7.2	8	10.3	24	24.5	3.6	17.6	1.3	28.2	1.2	9.3
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	660	33.3	2,963	61.1	47	61.3	18	37.0	5.1	22.3	6.7	21.0	4.9	11.7
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	234	11.8	S	S	19	24.4	13	42.6	3.9	S	S	47.8	5.9	38.2
More than 100,000 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Water

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles²		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
Shipment Weight	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment	CV³	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	Average miles per shipment CV
Total	38	100	471	100	157	100	S	28.5	-	45.1	-	22.5	-	S
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	203	S	S	S	S	S	S	39.8
50 - 99 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
100 - 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
500 - 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
750 - 999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	1	3.7	2	0.4	-	0.3	255	40.5	17.7	33.5	18.4	43.1	18.2	16.1
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	34	88.5	387	82.0	140	88.9	S	23.9	6.1	42.7	6.2	15.4	6.3	S
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	146	S	S	S	S	S	S	9.5
More than 100,000 lbs	-	0.5	S	S	7	4.4	S	42.2	1.8	S	S	39.8	11.5	S

Deep draft

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles²		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
Shipment Weight	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment	CV³	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	Average miles per shipment CV
Total	38	100	471	100	157	100	S	28.5	-	45.1	-	22.5	-	S
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	203	S	S	S	S	S	S	39.8
50 - 99 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
100 - 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
500 - 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
750 - 999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	1	3.7	2	0.4	-	0.3	255	40.5	17.7	33.5	18.4	43.1	18.2	16.1
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	34	88.5	387	82.0	140	88.9	S	23.9	6.1	42.7	6.2	15.4	6.3	S
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	146	S	S	S	S	S	S	9.5
More than 100,000 lbs	-	0.5	S	S	7	4.4	S	42.2	1.8	S	S	39.8	11.5	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
Shipment Weight	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment	CV³	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	Average miles per shipment CV
Total	153	100	13	100	16	100	2,102	47.8	-	49.3	-	21.7	-	18.7
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	1	4.4	1	7.1	2,556	S	S	30.2	2.9	35.8	2.6	19.8
50 - 99 lbs	S	S	-	3.4	1	4.7	1,763	S	S	28.4	2.4	41.6	2.0	28.9
100 - 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	4	23.9	1,306	S	S	S	S	25.0	7.9	26.4
500 - 749 lbs	2	1.1	-	1.8	S	S	S	32.9	4.8	30.8	3.8	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	8	50.1	S	S	S	S	S	27.0	12.8	S
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Pipeline⁵

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles²		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
Shipment Weight	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment	CV³	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	Average miles per shipment CV
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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
More than 100,000 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

Multiple modes

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles²		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
Shipment Weight	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment	CV³	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	Average miles per shipment CV
Total	181	100	25	100	27	100	3,012	21.9	-	29.1	-	26.3	-	13.9
Less than 50 lbs	55	30.2	1	4.9	2	9.2	3,320	29.0	8.7	38.8	4.2	44.6	10.1	11.3
50 - 99 lbs	7	4.1	-	1.9	1	2.7	1,522	25.8	3.3	31.2	0.8	45.9	0.8	21.2
100 - 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	1	3.6	S	S	S	S	S	45.5	1.8	S
500 - 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
750 - 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	338	S	S	S	S	S	S	13.6
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	380	S	S	S	S	S	S	13.5
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	58	31.8	15	60.3	20	73.0	1,320	25.1	10.3	27.2	9.6	28.9	9.8	43.9
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
Shipment Weight	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment	CV³	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	Average miles per shipment CV
Total	74	100	3	100	4	100	3,242	29.5	-	48.1	-	26.5	-	11.7
Less than 50 lbs	54	73.3	1	41.5	2	59.2	3,384	29.3	9.1	41.7	8.3	44.8	9.4	10.5
50 - 99 lbs	7	9.3	-	13.3	1	16.2	1,760	22.3	6.4	23.7	4.6	44.6	5.6	22.4
100 - 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	1	15.1	S	S	S	S	S	48.4	6.1	S
500 - 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
750 - 999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
More than 100,000 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Truck and water

Shipment Weight	Value		Tons		Ton-miles²		Average miles per shipment	Value		Tons		Ton-miles		Average miles per shipment CV
Shipment Weight	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment	CV³	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	Average miles per shipment CV
Total	107	100	22	100	23	100	359	29.1	-	31.7	-	29.6	-	25.9
Less than 50 lbs	-	0.4	S	S	S	S	264	42.6	1.8	S	S	S	S	14.9
50 - 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	424	S	S	S	S	S	S	26.4
100 - 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	277	S	S	S	S	S	S	7.9
500 - 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	248	S	S	S	S	S	S	17.0
750 - 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	338	S	S	S	S	S	S	13.6
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	380	S	S	S	S	S	S	13.5
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	58	53.8	15	67.8	20	86.3	1,320	25.1	12.9	27.2	9.2	28.9	7.1	43.9
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
Shipment Weight	2007 (million $)	Percent of total	2007 (thousands)	Percent of total	2007 (millions)	Percent of total	Average miles per shipment	CV³	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	CV	Standard Error of %	Average miles per shipment CV
Total	92	100	57	100	S	S	120	26.6	-	42.5	-	S	S	47.9
Less than 50 lbs	23	24.9	1	1.6	-	0.8	S	17.8	9.7	22.2	7.1	35.2	6.4	S
50 - 99 lbs	7	7.9	1	1.5	S	S	S	25.4	2.6	29.2	5.9	S	S	S
100 - 499 lbs	22	23.5	5	9.0	S	S	S	29.6	5.8	30.6	11.2	S	S	S
500 - 749 lbs	S	S	2	3.8	S	S	35	S	S	42.6	4.3	S	S	45.2
750 - 999 lbs	1	1.5	2	3.1	S	S	S	9.9	1.1	25.7	2.7	S	S	S
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	26	28.5	26	46.0	S	S	S	34.2	11.8	21.5	11.3	S	S	S
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	16	S	S	S	S	S	S	-
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
More than 100,000 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

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.

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