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Table 1-44: U.S.-Canadian Border Land-Passenger Gateways: Entering the United States

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Table 1-44: U.S.-Canadian Border Land-Passenger Gateways: Entering the United States

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All U.S.-Canadian land gateways 2001
All personal vehicle passengers 74,971,105
All personal vehicles 34,308,013
All bus passengers 4,456,436
All pedestrians 749,805
All train passengers 253,652
All buses 169,412
Personal vehicle passengers - top 5 gateways 2001
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 16,571,352
Detroit, MI 15,156,971
Blaine, WA 6,926,914
Port Huron, MI 4,698,825
Champlain-Rouse Point, NY 2,902,006
Personal vehicles - top 5 gateways 2001
Detroit, MI 7,585,477
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 7,396,036
Blaine, WA 2,892,208
Port Huron, MI 2,198,962
Calais, ME 1,232,755
Bus passengers - top 5 gateways 2001
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,618,598
Detroit, MI 989,750
Blaine, WA 382,273
Champlain-Rouse Point, NY 291,421
Port Huron, MI 140,955
Pedestrians - top 5 gateways 2001
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 414,704
Sumas, WA 98,968
Calais, ME 49,148
Portland, MEa 32,876
International Falls-Rainer, MN 27,287
Train passengers - top 5 gateways 2001
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 53,337
Blaine, WA 43,136
Champlain-Rouse Point, NY 35,257
Skagway, AK 33,753
Port Huron, MI 33,130
Buses - top 5 gateways 2001
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 53,231
Detroit, MI 39,754
Blaine, WA 16,561
Champlain-Rouse Point, NY 10,374
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 8,719
All U.S.-Canadian land gateways 2002
All personal vehicle passengers 70,007,912
All personal vehicles 32,538,817
All bus passengers 4,212,863
All pedestrians 1,081,682
All train passengers 225,380
All buses 160,961
Personal vehicle passengers - top 5 gateways 2002
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 17,031,458
Detroit, MI 12,318,806
Blaine, WA 4,794,088
Port Huron, MI 4,188,972
Champlain-Rouse Point, NY 3,766,141
Personal vehicles - top 5 gateways 2002
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 7,569,643
Detroit, MI 6,857,332
Blaine, WA 2,385,389
Port Huron, MI 2,187,210
Massena, NY 1,162,510
Bus passengers - top 5 gateways 2002
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,556,924
Detroit, MI 915,551
Blaine, WA 336,696
Champlain-Rouse Point, NY 282,859
Port Huron, MI 147,309
Pedestrians - top 5 gateways 2002
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 818,913
Sumas, WA 64,432
Portland, MEa 39,293
Calais, ME 35,154
International Falls, MN 24,175
Train passengers - top 5 gateways 2002
Blaine, WA 60,521
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 47,315
Champlain-Rouse Point, NY 33,738
Skagway, AK 29,754
Port Huron, MI 26,815
Buses - top 5 gateways 2002
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 50,582
Detroit, MI 36,603
Blaine, WA 15,748
Champlain-Rouse Point, NY 10,415
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 8,831
All U.S.-Canadian land gateways 2003
All personal vehicle passengers 61,485,685
All personal vehicles 30,214,226
All bus passengers 3,779,788
All pedestrians 937,488
All train passengers 234,181
All buses 156,580
Personal vehicle passengers - top 5 gateways 2003
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 13,216,214
Detroit, MI 10,965,872
Blaine, WA 4,491,959
Port Huron, MI 3,821,908
Champlain-Rouse Point, NY 3,521,091
Personal vehicles - top 5 gateways 2003
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 6,414,415
Detroit, MI 6,315,590
Blaine, WA 2,299,636
Port Huron, MI 1,965,011
Massena, NY 1,133,727
Bus passengers - top 5 gateways 2003
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,321,778
Detroit, MI 904,425
Blaine, WA 283,863
Champlain-Rouse Point, NY 234,620
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 192,760
Pedestrians - top 5 gateways 2003
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 656,022
Sumas, WA 59,330
Calais, ME 45,899
Portland, MEa 38,129
International Falls, MN 27,623
Train passengers - top 5 gateways 2003
Skagway, AK 44,430
Blaine, WA 43,515
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 37,240
Champlain-Rouse Point, NY 28,325
Port Huron, MI 25,485
Buses - top 5 gateways 2003
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 43,358
Detroit, MI 36,177
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 15,760
Blaine, WA 12,865
Champlain-Rouse Point, NY 11,290

a Gateway is a pedestrian/ferry combination crossing.

NOTE

Data reflect all personal vehicles, buses, passengers and pedestrians entering the United States across the U.S.-Canadian border, regardless of nationality.

SOURCE

U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation, June 2004. Based on the following primary data source: U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Customs Service, Office of Field Operations, Operations Management Database.