Table B-14. Estimated Coefficients of Variation for Shipment Characteristics by Origin State for the United States: 2012
Monday, July 13, 2015
(Estimates are based on data from the 2012 Commodity Flow Survey)
| Origin state | Value | Tons | Ton-miles (1) | Average miles per shipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| coefficient of variation of number | coefficient of variation of number | coefficient of variation of number | coefficient of variation of number | |
| Total | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| Alabama | 5.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.2 |
| Alaska | 18.1 | 15.9 | 16 | 14.4 |
| Arizona | 6.9 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 9.3 |
| Arkansas | 6.1 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 6.3 |
| California | 2.9 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 8.2 |
| Colorado | 6.3 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 10.5 |
| Connecticut | 14.6 | 22.2 | 34.6 | 5.4 |
| Delaware | 18 | 20.6 | 15.8 | 17.2 |
| District of Columbia | 18.4 | 27.2 | S | S |
| Florida | 4.3 | 14.4 | 10.9 | 8.1 |
| Georgia | 4.1 | 12.3 | 5.4 | 6.5 |
| Hawaii | 15.8 | 19.4 | S | 14.8 |
| Idaho | 10.1 | 14.2 | 17.5 | 15.9 |
| Illinois | 4.1 | 4.7 | 7.8 | 4.4 |
| Indiana | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 7.6 |
| Iowa | 4.3 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 15.5 |
| Kansas | 9.3 | 15 | 40.6 | 5.5 |
| Kentucky | 5.8 | 19 | 22.8 | 5.5 |
| Louisiana | 8.1 | 9.2 | 12.1 | 10.1 |
| Maine | 8.9 | 16.9 | 15 | 13.9 |
| Maryland | 15.6 | 6.8 | 8.6 | 23 |
| Massachusetts | 11.9 | 25 | 13.4 | 8.9 |
| Michigan | 4.3 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 8.3 |
| Minnesota | 4.1 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 10.7 |
| Mississippi | 15.9 | 25.4 | 11.5 | 5.6 |
| Missouri | 6.6 | 6.2 | 8.8 | 6 |
| Montana | 10.9 | 18.8 | 20.1 | 10.1 |
| Nebraska | 7 | 16.4 | 24.2 | 11.1 |
| Nevada | 11.2 | 21.2 | 7.2 | 8.7 |
| New Hampshire | 6.7 | 19.2 | 22.3 | 12.3 |
| New Jersey | 4.9 | 12.1 | 7.9 | 10 |
| New Mexico | 20 | 29.5 | 13.8 | 12.6 |
| New York | 3.7 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 10.8 |
| North Carolina | 4.1 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 7.9 |
| North Dakota | 10.3 | 17.7 | 12.1 | 35.4 |
| Ohio | 4.5 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| Oklahoma | 11.3 | 15.8 | 21.1 | 12.4 |
| Oregon | 6.6 | 15.4 | 10 | 8.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 5.4 | 7 | 9.1 | 4.6 |
| Rhode Island | 13.4 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 17.6 |
| South Carolina | 4.8 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 8.3 |
| South Dakota | 29.7 | 11.4 | 17.6 | 25.6 |
| Tennessee | 5.1 | 9 | 8.3 | 3.4 |
| Texas | 4.8 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 6.4 |
| Utah | 9.2 | 15.1 | 22.7 | 7.2 |
| Vermont | 11.5 | 25.4 | 12.3 | 10.9 |
| Virginia | 5.7 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 10.8 |
| Washington | 7.4 | 11.1 | 5.4 | 10.5 |
| West Virginia | 8 | 13.6 | 17.5 | 11.7 |
| Wisconsin | 4.1 | 11.6 | 9.6 | 4.7 |
| Wyoming | 16.1 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 18.5 |
KEY: S = Withheld because estimate did not meet publication standards.
(1) Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network. See “Mileage Calculations” section for additional information.
NOTES: The Introduction and appendixes give information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design and definitions. Links to this information on the Internet may be found at <www.census.gov/cfs>.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Economic Census: Transportation Commodity Flow Survey, December 2014.