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	178,154	100	143,502	100	52,152	100	668	1.9	-	11.6	-	15.9	-	3.8
Less than 50 lbs	19,164	10.8	421	0.3	274	0.5	809	8.0	1.0	8.0	-	10.2	0.1	2.8
50 - 99 lbs	4,398	2.5	240	0.2	90	0.2	377	6.2	0.2	8.8	-	8.4	-	9.0
100 - 499 lbs	15,388	8.6	1,670	1.2	509	1.0	309	5.8	0.5	12.2	0.2	6.4	0.2	10.6
500 - 749 lbs	4,610	2.6	819	0.6	214	0.4	261	8.1	0.2	6.5	0.1	7.4	0.1	9.6
750 - 999 lbs	3,046	1.7	581	0.4	169	0.3	288	5.8	0.1	6.6	-	9.1	0.1	8.9
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	33,950	19.1	11,128	7.8	3,177	6.1	282	5.3	0.9	4.7	0.6	5.4	0.8	6.8
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	85,402	47.9	82,018	57.2	24,813	47.6	304	3.8	1.3	6.9	2.8	5.5	5.9	6.0
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	7,550	4.2	18,613	13.0	2,946	5.6	156	15.4	0.6	19.0	1.5	23.0	0.8	12.1
More than 100,000 lbs	4,645	2.6	28,011	19.5	19,958	38.3	848	9.4	0.3	32.1	3.4	33.3	6.8	8.3

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	149,503	100	131,876	100	41,928	100	261	3.3	-	8.9	-	11.4	-	11.0
Less than 50 lbs	4,278	2.9	135	0.1	27	0.1	281	12.8	0.4	10.9	-	16.9	-	20.4
50 - 99 lbs	1,775	1.2	152	0.1	30	0.1	196	9.8	0.1	12.7	-	12.9	-	17.6
100 - 499 lbs	10,347	6.9	1,460	1.1	359	0.9	237	8.9	0.5	14.4	0.2	9.8	0.1	13.7
500 - 749 lbs	4,173	2.8	790	0.6	189	0.4	239	8.2	0.2	6.9	0.1	6.7	0.1	9.6
750 - 999 lbs	2,928	2.0	573	0.4	161	0.4	279	6.8	0.2	6.8	-	9.7	0.1	8.7
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	33,154	22.2	10,884	8.3	3,054	7.3	271	5.3	0.8	4.7	0.5	5.2	0.7	6.5
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	81,470	54.5	80,194	60.8	22,682	54.1	287	3.7	1.1	7.0	2.0	5.0	5.2	6.1
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	7,470	5.0	18,100	13.7	2,419	5.8	133	15.7	0.7	18.6	1.5	22.1	0.7	11.9
More than 100,000 lbs	3,909	2.6	19,589	14.9	13,007	31.0	783	12.6	0.4	21.5	2.4	31.1	5.9	10.6

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	144,474	100	114,293	100	28,592	100	236	3.4	-	8.0	-	4.7	-	11.3
Less than 50 lbs	3,299	2.3	131	0.1	23	0.1	226	8.6	0.3	11.4	-	17.9	-	24.3
50 - 99 lbs	1,681	1.2	151	0.1	29	0.1	190	9.2	0.1	12.8	-	12.8	-	18.1
100 - 499 lbs	9,936	6.9	1,452	1.3	349	1.2	231	9.0	0.5	14.4	0.3	10.1	0.2	14.3
500 - 749 lbs	4,046	2.8	788	0.7	187	0.7	238	7.7	0.2	7.0	0.1	6.8	0.1	9.7
750 - 999 lbs	2,876	2.0	571	0.5	159	0.6	275	6.9	0.2	6.8	0.1	9.8	0.1	8.6
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	32,957	22.8	10,873	9.5	3,044	10.6	270	5.3	0.9	4.7	0.5	5.2	0.5	6.5
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	80,578	55.8	79,576	69.6	22,018	77.0	281	3.6	1.1	7.1	1.0	5.4	1.9	6.3
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	7,387	5.1	17,878	15.6	2,195	7.7	124	16.1	0.8	18.8	1.8	24.7	1.7	11.9
More than 100,000 lbs	1,714	1.2	2,873	2.5	588	2.1	292	28.7	0.4	32.9	0.8	36.4	0.7	24.1

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	93,007	100	56,787	100	23,362	100	592	5.6	-	6.1	-	4.9	-	4.9
Less than 50 lbs	1,095	1.2	29	0.1	16	0.1	668	20.9	0.2	24.1	-	29.7	-	12.5
50 - 99 lbs	508	0.5	28	-	21	0.1	736	15.2	0.1	16.4	-	17.6	-	8.3
100 - 499 lbs	4,916	5.3	387	0.7	239	1.0	609	11.7	0.4	7.2	0.1	9.0	0.1	3.3
500 - 749 lbs	2,230	2.4	257	0.5	144	0.6	560	13.1	0.2	11.0	0.1	11.1	0.1	6.5
750 - 999 lbs	1,756	1.9	190	0.3	108	0.5	570	9.5	0.3	8.9	-	9.6	-	7.6
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	20,265	21.8	4,378	7.7	2,391	10.2	574	9.2	1.2	7.6	0.8	5.7	0.6	4.3
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	56,259	60.5	38,589	68.0	18,200	77.9	482	5.4	1.5	2.9	2.9	6.1	2.2	6.0
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	5,081	5.5	11,655	20.5	1,756	7.5	148	18.4	0.9	23.9	3.4	25.5	1.8	27.6
More than 100,000 lbs	898	1.0	1,274	2.2	487	2.1	457	31.4	0.3	32.2	0.7	43.1	1.0	18.7

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	51,467	100	57,506	100	5,231	100	83	5.6	-	12.9	-	11.9	-	11.7
Less than 50 lbs	2,204	4.3	102	0.2	7	0.1	65	13.6	0.5	16.4	-	16.0	-	13.6
50 - 99 lbs	1,174	2.3	123	0.2	8	0.2	66	12.9	0.3	15.6	0.1	13.8	-	15.5
100 - 499 lbs	5,020	9.8	1,066	1.9	110	2.1	104	15.0	1.0	19.6	0.6	20.6	0.6	22.7
500 - 749 lbs	1,816	3.5	531	0.9	43	0.8	81	14.3	0.3	13.2	0.2	13.3	0.2	14.7
750 - 999 lbs	1,120	2.2	381	0.7	50	1.0	128	14.8	0.2	12.2	0.1	27.6	0.4	18.3
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	12,692	24.7	6,495	11.3	653	12.5	95	4.0	1.0	6.3	1.2	9.6	0.9	15.1
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	24,319	47.3	40,987	71.3	3,819	73.0	95	5.1	1.6	13.5	2.0	15.1	2.7	7.8
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	2,306	4.5	6,223	10.8	440	8.4	73	21.7	0.7	37.8	2.3	24.1	1.7	43.9
More than 100,000 lbs	816	1.6	S	S	101	1.9	S	37.2	0.5	S	S	42.5	1.2	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	3,148	100	17,483	100	13,190	100	867	9.9	-	26.3	-	30.9	-	7.1
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	S	S	-	-	-	-	128	S	S	42.5	-	32.1	-	14.5
750 - 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	8	0.2	4	-	3	-	729	16.0	0.2	30.3	0.1	40.9	0.1	27.8
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	882	28.0	611	3.5	650	4.9	1,080	27.2	5.8	28.5	2.9	27.3	4.7	8.9
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	S	S	152	0.9	121	0.9	704	S	S	41.0	1.2	49.6	1.3	23.2
More than 100,000 lbs	2,191	69.6	16,716	95.6	12,417	94.1	826	12.4	5.6	27.3	3.6	32.3	5.2	10.5

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	22	100	S	S	S	S	1,495	39.7	-	S	S	S	S	29.1
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	18	81.7	69	94.6	S	S	1,491	47.5	11.2	44.8	3.5	S	S	40.6
More than 100,000 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

Shallow 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	22	100	S	S	S	S	1,495	39.7	-	S	S	S	S	29.1
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	18	81.7	69	94.6	S	S	1,491	47.5	11.2	44.8	3.5	S	S	40.6
More than 100,000 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	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	1,859	100	26	100	35	100	1,163	24.7	-	15.2	-	23.9	-	6.6
Less than 50 lbs	979	52.7	3	13.3	4	11.2	1,156	41.2	9.1	21.5	3.4	19.2	3.7	6.2
50 - 99 lbs	93	5.0	1	4.6	1	3.4	1,001	34.5	1.4	36.3	1.0	34.6	1.0	12.7
100 - 499 lbs	410	22.1	7	29.0	10	29.3	1,364	24.6	7.2	27.9	9.4	29.9	9.3	12.6
500 - 749 lbs	S	S	1	5.6	2	4.3	1,095	S	S	31.4	2.6	46.0	3.0	16.1
750 - 999 lbs	52	2.8	2	7.0	S	S	1,382	38.7	1.0	36.5	3.8	S	S	14.7
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	189	10.2	7	26.3	7	19.2	1,129	23.7	4.8	25.1	5.7	19.9	3.3	17.9
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	9	0.5	S	S	S	S	2,361	7.0	1.1	S	S	S	S	34.5
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
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	24,379	100	S	S	S	S	960	10.0	-	S	S	S	S	2.0
Less than 50 lbs	14,573	59.8	275	2.6	247	2.5	968	10.4	2.2	11.6	3.1	11.7	2.0	1.9
50 - 99 lbs	2,510	10.3	78	0.7	59	0.6	750	9.7	1.0	9.8	1.0	10.4	0.5	6.4
100 - 499 lbs	4,679	19.2	172	1.6	146	1.5	829	20.9	1.9	12.1	2.4	14.4	1.5	8.3
500 - 749 lbs	376	1.5	22	0.2	23	0.2	1,004	25.6	0.4	22.8	0.3	22.4	0.2	16.6
750 - 999 lbs	45	0.2	4	-	5	0.1	1,197	26.8	0.1	22.2	-	28.5	0.1	22.5
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	145	0.6	22	0.2	69	0.7	4,273	35.2	0.2	27.9	0.3	46.3	0.7	22.4
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	1,486	6.1	1,193	11.4	1,828	18.7	1,577	14.9	1.0	20.3	9.4	20.0	11.1	12.9
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	74	0.3	S	S	S	S	1,075	30.1	0.3	S	S	S	S	24.4
More than 100,000 lbs	491	2.0	S	S	S	S	1,033	35.5	0.8	S	S	S	S	6.3

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	22,161	100	549	100	474	100	958	11.1	-	9.3	-	9.8	-	1.9
Less than 50 lbs	14,573	65.8	275	50.1	247	52.1	968	10.4	1.6	11.6	2.2	11.7	2.4	1.9
50 - 99 lbs	2,509	11.3	78	14.2	59	12.4	750	9.7	1.2	9.8	0.9	10.4	1.2	6.4
100 - 499 lbs	4,665	21.1	171	31.2	144	30.4	825	21.0	2.0	12.2	2.1	14.8	2.4	8.5
500 - 749 lbs	373	1.7	21	3.9	21	4.3	953	25.9	0.5	21.5	0.9	25.1	1.3	19.1
750 - 999 lbs	41	0.2	4	0.7	3	0.7	865	29.1	0.1	19.8	0.2	26.6	0.3	16.6
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	1,970	100	S	S	S	S	1,222	17.8	-	S	S	S	S	10.5
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
50 - 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
100 - 499 lbs	S	S	1	-	1	-	1,558	S	S	42.3	-	41.8	0.1	12.5
500 - 749 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,947	S	S	S	S	S	S	34.6
750 - 999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,384	S	S	S	S	S	S	15.3
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	41	2.1	12	0.1	S	S	1,659	34.3	1.3	36.6	0.6	S	S	19.4
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	1,374	69.8	1,099	11.4	1,515	17.7	1,374	14.9	4.9	19.9	14.4	22.3	14.1	8.6
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	45	2.3	S	S	142	1.7	S	31.8	2.9	S	S	43.2	8.9	S
More than 100,000 lbs	491	24.9	S	S	S	S	1,033	35.5	4.7	S	S	S	S	6.3

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	238	100	S	S	S	S	3,994	32.5	-	S	S	S	S	20.9
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
50 - 99 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
100 - 499 lbs	-	0.1	S	S	S	S	6,714	32.8	0.4	S	S	S	S	23.5
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	104	43.8	10	3.0	S	S	6,062	47.1	13.7	40.6	19.2	S	S	23.2
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	300	42.4	3,878	S	S	S	S	39.2	14.9	20.7
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	1,545	S	S	S	S	S	S	-
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
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	8	100	8	100	13	100	1,524	40.5	-	2.6	-	8.3	-	3.2
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	8	100.0	8	100.0	13	100.0	1,524	40.5	-	2.6	-	8.3	-	3.2
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
More than 100,000 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Other 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	S	S	S	S	S	S	2,470	S	S	S	S	S	S	1.2
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	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
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
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	4,271	100	1,127	100	471	100	S	24.6	-	32.3	-	27.8	-	S
Less than 50 lbs	313	7.3	12	1.1	1	0.1	S	28.7	6.3	34.1	0.7	29.9	0.1	S
50 - 99 lbs	114	2.7	10	0.9	1	0.2	98	39.3	1.2	40.0	0.8	37.3	0.3	44.3
100 - 499 lbs	362	8.5	S	S	4	0.8	S	49.6	4.9	S	S	29.6	0.8	S
500 - 749 lbs	61	1.4	7	0.6	S	S	291	32.2	2.8	21.1	0.3	S	S	33.2
750 - 999 lbs	S	S	5	0.4	S	S	585	S	S	38.1	0.2	S	S	31.6
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	651	15.2	222	19.7	54	11.6	360	23.6	5.2	42.0	4.2	28.9	4.4	36.3
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	2,446	57.3	631	56.0	303	64.5	435	43.7	11.2	41.9	9.0	29.9	8.8	26.3
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	S	S	64	5.7	S	S	S	S	S	48.3	6.4	S	S	S
More than 100,000 lbs	S	S	137	12.1	73	15.6	S	S	S	22.8	13.8	50.0	16.9	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