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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 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
Detroit, MI 7,569,643
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 6,857,332
Blaine, WA 2,385,389
Port Huron, MI 2,187,210
Calais, ME 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
Calais, ME 39,293
Portland, MEa 35,154
International Falls-Rainer, MN 24,175
Train passengers - top 5 gateways 2002
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 60,521
Blaine, WA 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
Port Huron, MI 192,760
Pedestrians - top 5 gateways 2003
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 656,022
Sumas, WA 59,330
Portland, MEa 45,899
Calais, ME 38,129
International Falls, MN 27,623
Train passengers - top 5 gateways 2003
Blaine, WA 44,430
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 43,515
Champlain-Rouse Point, NY 37,240
Skagway, AK 28,325
Port Huron, MI 25,485
Buses - top 5 gateways 2003
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 43,358
Detroit, MI 36,177
Blaine, WA 15,760
Champlain-Rouse Point, NY 12,865
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 11,290
All U.S.-Canadian land gateways 2004
All personal vehicle passengers 64,848,466
All personal vehicles 30,416,028
All bus passengers 3,890,380
All pedestrians 826,017
All train passengers 223,477
All buses 164,296
Personal vehicle passengers - top 5 gateways 2004
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 13,195,191
Detroit, MI 10,574,206
Blaine, WA 4,936,364
Port Huron, MI 3,909,238
Massena, NY 3,598,175
Personal vehicles - top 5 gateways 2004
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 6,148,983
Detroit, MI 6,131,426
Blaine, WA 2,524,256
Port Huron, MI 1,995,988
Calais, ME 1,200,379
Bus passengers - top 5 gateways 2004
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 1,222,775
Detroit, MI 930,725
Blaine, WA 329,297
Champlain-Rouse Point, NY 277,018
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 223,800
Pedestrians - top 5 gateways 2004
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 547,126
Sumas, WA 54,911
Calais, ME 44,762
International Falls, MN 28,180
Portland, MEa 21,599
Train passengers - top 5 gateways 2004
Skagway, AK 52,353
Blaine, WA 41,705
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 31,045
Champlain-Rouse Point, NY 30,294
Port Huron, MI 18,297
Buses - top 5 gateways 2004
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 39,920
Detroit, MI 37,229
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 17,453
Blaine, WA 16,142
Champlain-Rouse Point, NY 14,279

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 2005. Based on the following primary data source: U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Customs Service, Office of Field Operations, Operations Management Database.