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	46,656	100	64,169	100	13,174	100	244	14.4	-	20.0	-	16.1	-	14.7
Less than 50 lbs	2,180	4.7	36	0.1	14	0.1	316	12.6	0.9	15.7	-	20.9	-	24.1
50 - 99 lbs	590	1.3	31	-	8	0.1	273	12.4	0.3	16.0	-	14.9	-	23.0
100 - 499 lbs	2,517	5.4	265	0.4	47	0.4	186	6.9	1.0	15.9	0.2	12.6	0.1	16.8
500 - 749 lbs	817	1.8	158	0.2	27	0.2	174	16.4	0.3	24.3	0.1	15.5	-	22.7
750 - 999 lbs	739	1.6	359	0.6	28	0.2	76	20.7	0.3	43.7	0.1	24.7	0.1	35.2
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	7,963	17.1	3,275	5.1	545	4.1	152	18.5	2.7	19.5	2.1	14.3	1.4	16.8
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	16,010	34.3	27,030	42.1	4,874	37.0	190	12.0	4.1	30.6	7.6	14.6	7.3	18.7
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	9,946	21.3	18,546	28.9	1,869	14.2	101	44.5	6.7	35.6	6.9	31.7	6.2	25.7
More than 100,000 lbs	5,895	12.6	14,469	22.5	5,762	43.7	592	32.6	2.6	32.3	6.8	33.4	9.6	15.3

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	41,938	100	62,454	100	11,747	100	147	15.7	-	20.3	-	14.6	-	10.0
Less than 50 lbs	542	1.3	14	-	2	-	146	14.0	0.5	27.0	-	21.4	-	26.1
50 - 99 lbs	291	0.7	20	-	2	-	117	16.2	0.2	21.7	-	16.3	-	41.2
100 - 499 lbs	1,969	4.7	226	0.4	36	0.3	163	7.5	1.1	14.8	0.2	11.9	0.1	15.5
500 - 749 lbs	690	1.6	141	0.2	22	0.2	156	17.2	0.4	25.7	0.1	17.4	-	21.3
750 - 999 lbs	706	1.7	357	0.6	26	0.2	71	21.7	0.4	44.1	0.1	26.7	0.1	35.3
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	7,676	18.3	3,229	5.2	520	4.4	149	18.5	2.8	19.9	2.2	14.4	1.4	16.3
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	14,492	34.6	26,665	42.7	4,549	38.7	173	10.6	4.4	30.5	7.6	13.9	7.4	20.3
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	9,941	23.7	18,542	29.7	1,868	15.9	101	44.6	7.0	35.6	7.0	31.7	6.6	25.7
More than 100,000 lbs	5,632	13.4	13,260	21.2	4,721	40.2	586	34.1	2.8	33.9	6.6	33.6	9.7	15.9

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	36,664	100	49,595	100	7,134	100	138	14.0	-	23.5	-	11.1	-	9.8
Less than 50 lbs	442	1.2	14	-	2	-	127	18.3	0.5	27.6	-	25.0	-	18.8
50 - 99 lbs	273	0.7	20	-	2	-	112	17.9	0.2	21.9	-	17.4	-	42.5
100 - 499 lbs	1,858	5.1	225	0.5	35	0.5	158	7.9	1.1	14.8	0.2	10.9	0.1	16.2
500 - 749 lbs	686	1.9	141	0.3	22	0.3	155	17.1	0.4	25.7	0.1	17.6	-	21.0
750 - 999 lbs	627	1.7	356	0.7	25	0.4	69	21.7	0.3	44.2	0.2	26.3	0.1	36.1
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	7,581	20.7	3,225	6.5	517	7.2	148	18.5	3.5	19.9	2.2	14.6	1.3	16.3
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	14,437	39.4	26,462	53.4	4,522	63.4	173	10.5	4.4	30.2	6.4	13.7	5.9	20.2
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	9,934	27.1	18,516	37.3	1,867	26.2	101	44.6	7.4	35.6	7.7	31.7	6.5	25.7
More than 100,000 lbs	S	S	637	1.3	142	2.0	230	S	S	33.4	0.9	30.8	0.7	47.8

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	21,168	100	19,288	100	4,619	100	420	16.3	-	24.2	-	11.1	-	11.5
Less than 50 lbs	155	0.7	2	-	1	-	444	28.1	0.3	46.1	-	38.0	-	15.1
50 - 99 lbs	96	0.5	3	-	1	-	424	29.6	0.2	28.5	-	26.1	-	16.1
100 - 499 lbs	1,062	5.0	47	0.2	26	0.6	534	15.5	1.2	17.7	0.1	15.6	0.1	9.1
500 - 749 lbs	454	2.1	31	0.2	16	0.4	520	21.8	0.7	20.9	-	19.3	0.1	13.5
750 - 999 lbs	317	1.5	33	0.2	17	0.4	505	29.7	0.4	25.6	0.1	23.6	0.1	17.2
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	4,357	20.6	630	3.3	378	8.2	592	26.8	4.0	21.6	1.5	21.0	1.5	7.6
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	8,213	38.8	9,648	50.0	3,142	68.0	368	11.0	5.3	23.1	7.7	12.0	5.3	18.9
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	S	S	8,630	44.7	943	20.4	108	S	S	49.0	8.8	38.0	5.8	41.5
More than 100,000 lbs	S	S	265	1.4	95	2.1	371	S	S	34.1	0.5	35.1	0.7	26.2

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	15,496	100	30,306	100	2,515	100	57	21.7	-	29.1	-	28.1	-	8.0
Less than 50 lbs	287	1.8	11	-	1	-	60	28.9	0.9	32.1	-	23.2	-	13.3
50 - 99 lbs	177	1.1	17	0.1	1	-	61	20.7	0.4	26.3	-	35.9	-	14.9
100 - 499 lbs	796	5.1	179	0.6	10	0.4	58	15.6	1.5	18.7	0.3	20.7	0.3	15.2
500 - 749 lbs	232	1.5	110	0.4	6	0.2	50	18.0	0.3	32.8	0.2	24.3	0.2	17.1
750 - 999 lbs	311	2.0	322	1.1	8	0.3	25	27.6	0.5	48.9	0.3	33.0	0.3	43.9
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	3,225	20.8	2,595	8.6	139	5.5	49	16.6	3.9	25.2	2.8	20.0	3.2	10.2
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	6,225	40.2	16,814	55.5	1,379	54.8	71	22.4	5.7	35.6	6.5	37.6	7.4	13.2
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	S	S	9,886	32.6	S	S	94	S	S	43.4	7.5	S	S	15.4
More than 100,000 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	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	2,283	100	7,489	100	4,585	100	576	29.6	-	30.9	-	27.4	-	24.4
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	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	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	6	0.3	27	0.4	-	-	10	1.1	4.7	2.5	4.2	13.5	0.4	13.6
More than 100,000 lbs	2,215	97.0	7,257	96.9	4,556	99.4	633	31.3	13.2	33.2	13.3	27.8	15.2	24.1

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	399	100	4	100	S	S	937	41.1	-	33.9	-	S	S	8.5
Less than 50 lbs	100	25.2	-	7.4	-	5.6	907	21.6	12.5	27.7	9.9	24.1	10.2	25.4
50 - 99 lbs	18	4.6	-	3.9	-	2.6	796	33.4	1.3	29.4	1.2	33.5	2.0	24.2
100 - 499 lbs	S	S	1	28.1	1	26.1	1,060	S	S	48.4	6.5	45.6	7.1	11.7
500 - 749 lbs	4	1.0	-	4.1	-	3.6	1,116	45.7	3.1	30.1	6.0	47.3	8.3	33.1
750 - 999 lbs	S	S	1	24.2	1	24.8	1,259	S	S	24.0	18.6	40.7	17.6	18.6
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	S	S	1	32.4	S	S	1,154	S	S	36.8	12.7	S	S	23.3
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	2,707	100	1,316	100	1,138	100	416	17.1	-	42.5	-	44.4	-	25.0
Less than 50 lbs	1,519	56.1	18	1.4	12	1.1	399	18.0	2.9	18.5	5.9	20.7	3.6	27.9
50 - 99 lbs	283	10.5	9	0.6	6	0.5	700	21.2	1.2	16.9	3.0	19.5	3.5	10.1
100 - 499 lbs	441	16.3	20	1.6	10	0.9	510	13.9	3.1	19.6	6.1	22.7	4.1	14.0
500 - 749 lbs	S	S	6	0.5	S	S	658	S	S	41.4	1.1	S	S	17.2
750 - 999 lbs	S	S	1	0.1	S	S	S	S	S	43.6	1.2	S	S	S
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	30	1.1	2	0.2	S	S	S	43.5	1.2	46.6	4.9	S	S	S
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	S	S	50	3.8	55	4.8	S	S	S	39.0	14.4	49.3	17.0	S
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
More than 100,000 lbs	263	9.7	1,209	91.9	1,040	91.5	651	27.5	4.1	33.7	4.9	37.7	8.3	22.1

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
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	2,319	100	54	100	33	100	414	16.1	-	19.3	-	21.5	-	25.1
Less than 50 lbs	1,518	65.4	18	33.3	12	37.2	398	18.0	3.2	18.5	2.9	20.7	4.0	27.9
50 - 99 lbs	283	12.2	9	15.7	6	17.7	700	21.2	1.3	16.9	1.0	19.5	1.9	10.1
100 - 499 lbs	441	19.0	20	37.6	10	30.6	509	14.0	3.0	19.6	2.9	22.6	2.8	14.1
500 - 749 lbs	S	S	6	11.8	S	S	657	S	S	41.5	2.6	S	S	17.3
750 - 999 lbs	S	S	1	1.6	S	S	522	S	S	47.7	2.6	S	S	38.5
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	S	S	S	S	695	S	S	S	S	S	S	22.5
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	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	S	S	S	S	S	S	711	S	S	S	S	S	S	49.1
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	896	S	S	S	S	S	S	34.5
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
More than 100,000 lbs	162	88.7	910	95.5	S	S	630	49.5	11.7	49.5	14.1	S	S	20.0

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	205	100	S	S	S	S	3,956	29.1	-	S	S	S	S	23.4
Less than 50 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	7,184	S	S	S	S	S	S	14.8
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	S	S	-	-	S	S	S	S	S	48.9	4.9	S	S	S
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	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	S	S	299	96.7	455	94.2	1,523	S	S	6.6	2.5	9.3	4.9	11.7

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	2,011	100	399	100	S	S	S	41.0	-	44.2	-	S	S	S
Less than 50 lbs	119	5.9	4	1.0	-	0.1	S	47.1	5.5	31.4	1.3	42.9	2.7	S
50 - 99 lbs	16	0.8	3	0.7	-	-	S	32.6	2.9	38.7	2.2	48.9	5.4	S
100 - 499 lbs	106	5.3	S	S	1	0.2	S	48.4	5.2	S	S	32.8	3.4	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	492	S	S	S	S	S	S	34.5
1,000 - 9,999 lbs	258	12.8	44	10.9	16	5.5	S	49.1	9.0	36.3	9.0	49.7	13.9	S
10,000 - 49,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	801	S	S	S	S	S	S	18.6
50,000 - 99,999 lbs	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
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