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	17,951	100	43,337	100	15,019	100	1,248	13.4	-	9.1	-	13.4	-	11.9
Less than 50 lbs	2,044	11.4	46	0.1	55	0.4	1,448	27.0	1.7	36.8	-	48.9	0.2	9.0
50 - 99 lbs	469	2.6	24	0.1	13	0.1	542	12.3	0.4	17.1	-	31.4	-	21.3
100 - 499 lbs	1,775	9.9	140	0.3	58	0.4	441	24.2	1.3	20.4	0.1	32.4	0.2	28.4
500 - 749 lbs	S	S	71	0.2	22	0.1	302	S	S	22.7	-	17.0	-	41.7
750 - 999 lbs	S	S	54	0.1	20	0.1	367	S	S	26.9	-	21.0	-	18.8
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	3,896	21.7	1,079	2.5	344	2.3	345	22.0	3.2	22.2	0.4	16.0	0.7	11.8
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	6,206	34.6	8,600	19.8	2,400	16.0	250	10.7	4.1	19.0	4.8	13.5	4.5	23.2
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	901	5.0	13,240	30.6	1,425	9.5	110	21.8	1.2	26.1	6.3	21.8	2.6	17.1
More than 100,000 lbs	796	4.4	20,081	46.3	10,681	71.1	698	19.5	1.2	13.8	6.0	20.3	6.6	14.1

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	15,094	100	42,261	100	14,066	100	234	12.0	-	9.4	-	14.9	-	16.0
Less than 50 lbs	481	3.2	10	-	2	-	240	17.1	1.0	23.2	-	22.8	-	23.2
50 - 99 lbs	232	1.5	13	-	2	-	S	20.4	0.3	20.8	-	14.5	-	S
100 - 499 lbs	1,267	8.4	107	0.3	23	0.2	212	34.0	1.7	24.2	0.1	16.1	-	49.6
500 - 749 lbs	S	S	57	0.1	16	0.1	276	S	S	19.4	-	17.7	-	38.4
750 - 999 lbs	S	S	47	0.1	18	0.1	379	S	S	20.3	-	22.2	-	9.5
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	3,737	24.8	1,024	2.4	323	2.3	335	22.4	3.6	21.3	0.4	16.3	0.7	11.2
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	6,072	40.2	8,111	19.2	2,019	14.4	225	11.2	4.7	18.1	4.7	10.3	3.8	27.2
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	901	6.0	13,240	31.3	1,425	10.1	110	21.8	1.4	26.1	6.3	21.8	2.8	17.1
More than 100,000 lbs	772	5.1	19,650	46.5	10,238	72.8	641	20.1	1.4	14.4	6.0	21.6	6.3	13.1

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	12,723	100	25,617	100	4,370	100	181	10.3	-	13.6	-	5.7	-	20.5
Less than 50 lbs	300	2.4	10	-	1	-	107	15.2	0.5	23.3	-	25.7	-	37.2
50 - 99 lbs	178	1.4	13	0.1	2	-	S	16.2	0.3	20.9	-	17.6	-	S
100 - 499 lbs	771	6.1	107	0.4	23	0.5	S	14.9	1.3	24.3	0.2	17.6	0.1	S
500 - 749 lbs	323	2.5	57	0.2	16	0.4	274	15.2	0.6	19.6	0.1	18.2	0.1	39.0
750 - 999 lbs	283	2.2	45	0.2	14	0.3	313	27.2	0.5	18.9	-	13.4	-	12.2
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	3,678	28.9	1,009	3.9	297	6.8	286	22.5	3.6	20.6	0.6	14.5	0.8	16.4
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	6,072	47.7	8,111	31.7	2,017	46.2	225	11.2	3.8	18.1	7.0	10.4	5.4	27.3
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	900	7.1	13,230	51.6	1,422	32.5	110	21.7	1.6	26.1	9.0	21.8	6.4	17.1
More than 100,000 lbs	218	1.7	3,036	11.9	579	13.2	243	35.1	0.9	11.4	3.5	25.2	4.1	34.0

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	9,380	100	18,137	100	3,926	100	610	10.8	-	20.1	-	6.8	-	7.2
Less than 50 lbs	44	0.5	1	-	1	-	1,131	31.5	0.2	27.6	-	34.9	-	8.9
50 - 99 lbs	29	0.3	1	-	1	-	846	21.9	0.1	24.5	-	28.4	-	14.5
100 - 499 lbs	298	3.2	18	0.1	19	0.5	1,060	13.6	0.8	17.9	-	22.4	0.1	8.6
500 - 749 lbs	175	1.9	16	0.1	13	0.3	832	20.8	0.9	23.1	0.1	22.1	0.1	9.7
750 - 999 lbs	150	1.6	16	0.1	12	0.3	788	20.7	0.3	17.1	-	13.7	-	8.2
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	2,846	30.3	383	2.1	257	6.5	705	24.6	4.7	17.1	0.6	16.1	0.8	5.7
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	5,151	54.9	2,988	16.5	1,743	44.4	592	12.1	4.7	11.3	6.2	10.1	5.4	6.4
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	502	5.3	12,014	66.2	1,309	33.4	113	19.8	1.5	29.7	11.1	24.1	6.9	19.3
More than 100,000 lbs	186	2.0	2,700	14.9	570	14.5	355	41.8	1.2	13.2	6.0	25.8	4.6	25.6

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	3,343	100	7,480	100	444	100	49	14.5	-	20.8	-	20.0	-	8.1
Less than 50 lbs	256	7.7	9	0.1	-	0.1	45	17.7	1.6	24.8	0.1	27.2	0.1	11.2
50 - 99 lbs	149	4.4	12	0.2	1	0.1	46	20.4	0.8	22.2	0.2	24.9	0.1	10.3
100 - 499 lbs	474	14.2	88	1.2	4	0.9	45	22.9	3.2	28.8	1.0	24.2	0.6	13.7
500 - 749 lbs	148	4.4	40	0.5	2	0.5	55	29.0	1.1	26.9	0.2	22.7	0.2	25.7
750 - 999 lbs	S	S	29	0.4	2	0.4	65	S	S	27.0	0.2	28.2	0.1	14.8
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	832	24.9	626	8.4	40	8.9	62	21.0	2.3	31.9	2.5	20.3	3.2	13.0
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	921	27.6	5,122	68.5	274	61.7	50	21.6	4.7	24.7	7.1	27.8	7.3	20.0
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	399	11.9	1,216	16.3	113	25.4	89	37.7	2.7	34.9	4.2	32.2	5.5	21.4
More than 100,000 lbs	S	S	S	S	9	2.0	S	S	S	S	S	44.6	0.5	S

Rail

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	495	100	15,301	100	9,520	100	891	21.9	-	19.5	-	23.7	-	13.3
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	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
More than 100,000 lbs	494	99.8	15,290	99.9	9,517	100.0	900	21.8	0.1	19.5	-	23.7	-	13.4

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	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,480	S	S	S	S	S	S	10.4
Less than 50 lbs	181	10.0	-	2.4	1	1.5	1,445	30.6	15.2	34.0	10.5	32.6	10.7	11.5
50 - 99 lbs	S	S	-	1.2	-	0.8	1,145	S	S	44.9	2.8	36.2	3.6	14.2
100 - 499 lbs	S	S	1	3.5	1	2.0	995	S	S	36.8	13.1	22.2	12.6	36.5
500 - 749 lbs	S	S	-	1.3	-	0.7	921	S	S	38.4	6.2	36.4	6.4	36.3
750 - 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,835	S	S	S	S	S	S	15.7
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,005	S	S	S	S	S	S	32.5
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	2,510	100	892	100	S	S	1,575	26.4	-	49.9	-	S	S	5.3
Less than 50 lbs	1,537	61.2	34	3.8	S	S	1,586	33.7	4.9	45.0	7.7	S	S	5.4
50 - 99 lbs	224	8.9	9	1.0	11	1.2	1,250	21.1	1.9	30.7	4.8	36.0	4.8	6.3
100 - 499 lbs	459	18.3	24	2.7	34	3.8	1,353	40.2	4.9	41.1	10.1	46.6	10.3	7.1
500 - 749 lbs	196	7.8	6	0.7	6	0.6	860	42.3	2.1	32.2	2.0	36.8	2.5	32.1
750 - 999 lbs	S	S	1	0.1	S	S	1,726	S	S	46.5	0.8	S	S	23.7
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	S	S	-	-	1	0.1	3,260	S	S	42.0	0.3	41.7	0.8	0.9
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	893	S	S	S	S	S	S	41.6
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
More than 100,000 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,027	S	S	S	S	S	S	11.0

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	2,418	100	75	100	106	100	1,576	25.8	-	26.6	-	27.8	-	5.3
Less than 50 lbs	1,530	63.3	34	45.7	S	S	1,586	33.9	5.3	45.0	6.8	S	S	5.4
50 - 99 lbs	224	9.3	9	12.0	11	10.5	1,250	21.1	1.8	30.7	3.6	36.0	4.4	6.3
100 - 499 lbs	459	19.0	24	32.5	34	31.8	1,352	40.2	4.9	41.0	7.1	46.5	7.9	7.1
500 - 749 lbs	196	8.1	6	8.3	6	5.4	856	42.3	2.2	32.3	1.8	37.1	3.5	31.6
750 - 999 lbs	S	S	1	1.5	S	S	1,705	S	S	44.1	3.4	S	S	18.9
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
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	816	100	S	S	929	S	S	49.7	-	S	S	20.4
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	S	S	S	S	S	S	889	S	S	S	S	S	S	23.6
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
More than 100,000 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,027	S	S	S	S	S	S	11.0

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	4	100	1	100	2	100	3,779	41.8	-	41.1	-	41.2	-	7.7
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
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	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	3,260	S	S	S	S	S	S	0.9
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
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	347	100	S	S	56	100	S	32.2	-	S	S	47.6	-	S
Less than 50 lbs	26	7.4	S	S	-	0.1	S	43.1	4.0	S	S	32.9	0.4	S
50 - 99 lbs	12	3.5	S	S	S	S	31	41.0	1.2	S	S	S	S	22.6
100 - 499 lbs	S	S	S	S	1	1.6	S	S	S	S	S	34.4	10.8	S
500 - 749 lbs	22	6.2	S	S	S	S	S	39.3	7.0	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	55	29.7	S	S	463	S	S	47.5	10.1	S	S	44.3
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	349	S	S	S	S	S	S	30.3
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.

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