Table 9-2b Top Land Passenger Ports, Mexican-U.S. Border: 1996
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Table 9-2b
Top Land Passenger Ports, Mexican-U.S. Border: 1996
(Thousands of vehicles or passengers/pedestrians)
| Port name | Northbound | Southbound | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal vehicles | |||
| Mexico-U.S. border, total | 75,589 | N | N |
| San Ysidro/Otay Mesa, CA/Tijuana, B.C. | 17,160 | N | N |
| El Paso, TX/Ciudad Juárez, Chih. | 15,096 | 5,092 | U |
| Laredo, TX/Nuevo Laredo, Tamps. | 6,793 | 7,675 | 14,468 |
| Calexico, CA/Mexicali, B.C. | 6,139 | N | N |
| Brownsville, TX/Matamoros, Tamps. | 6,074 | 5,830 | 11,904 |
| Passengers in personal vehicles | |||
| Mexico-U.S. border, total | 203,999 | N | N |
| San Ysidro/Otay Mesa, CA/Tijuana, B.C. | 42,864 | N | N |
| El Paso, TX/Ciudad Juárez, Chih. | 41,483 | N | N |
| Hildago, TX/Río Bravo, Tamps. | 19,221 | N | N |
| Calexico, CA/Mexicali, B.C. | 18,296 | N | N |
| Laredo, TX/Nuevo Laredo, Tamps. | 16,932 | N | N |
| Busesa | |||
| Mexico-U.S. border, total | 208,468 | N | N |
| San Ysidro/Otay Mesa, CA/Tijuana, B.C. | 112,276 | N | N |
| Hildago, TX/Río Bravo, Tamps. | 36,900 | N | N |
| Laredo, TX/Nuevo Laredo, Tamps. | 25,498 | N | N |
| Del Rio, TX/Villa Acuña, Coah. | 7,062 | N | N |
| Brownsville, TX/Matamoros, Tamps. | 5,570 | N | N |
| Passengers on busesa | |||
| Mexico-U.S. border, total | 2,755 | N | N |
| San Ysidro/Otay Mesa, CA/Tijuana, B.C. | 1,095 | N | N |
| Hildago, TX/Río Bravo, Tamps. | 738 | N | N |
| Laredo, TX/Nuevo Laredo, Tamps. | 531 | N | N |
| Brownsville, TX/Matamoros, Tamps. | 111 | N | N |
| El Paso, TX/Ciudad Juárez, Chih. | 106 | N | N |
| Pedestrians | |||
| Mexico-U.S. border, total | 42,541 | N | N |
| San Ysidro/Otay Mesa, CA/Tijuana, B.C. | 9,393 | N | N |
| Calexico, CA/Mexicali, B.C. | 7,374 | N | N |
| Nogales, AZ/Nogales, Son. | 4,417 | N | N |
| El Paso, TX/Ciudad Juárez, Chih. | 4,405 | 4,615 | 9,021 |
| Brownsville, TX/Matamoros, Tamps. | 3,801 | 3,157 | 6,958 |
aIncludes charter, intercity and school buses.
KEY: N = Data are nonexistent. U = Data are unavailable.
NOTE: Personal vehicles and pedestrians, El Paso, TX/Ciudad Juárez, Chih. Northbound data are based on all El Paso entry crossings. Southbound data are based on a subset of these crossings.
SOURCES
Northbound
U.S. Department of Treasury. U.S. Customs Service. Office of Field Operations. Operations Management Database. Special tabulation. (Washington, DC: 1998).
Southbound
Data compiled by Texas A&M International University, Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development based on original data from bridge operators. Web site: www.tamiu.edu/coba/txcntr/