Pipelines
Legacy ID
231
System Kilometers Within the United States
KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised; U = data are not available.
a All public road and street mileage in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. For years prior to 1980, some miles of nonpublic roadways are included. No consistent data on private road mileage are available. Beginning in 1998, approximately 43,000 miles of Bureau of Land Management Roads are excluded. 2010 Missouri and Wyoming's data are 2009.
b Data represent miles of road owned (aggregate length of road, excluding yard tracks, sidings, and parallel lines...
U.S. Hazardous Materials Shipments by Transportation Mode, 2017
KEY: S = withheld because estimate did not meet publication standards.
a Truck as a single mode includes shipments that went by private truck only, for-hire truck only, or a combination of both.
b Private truck refers to a truck operated by a temporary or permanent employee of an establishment or the buyer/receiver of the shipment.
c Excludes most shipments of crude oil. See previous table for the estimated amount of crude oil and petroleum products transported in the United States.
Crude Oil and Petroleum Products Transported in the United States by Mode
KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised.
Freight Activity in the United States: 1993, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012 and 2017
KEY: R = revised; S = data are not published because of high sampling variability or other reasons; U = data are not available.
a Truck as a single mode includes shipments that went by private truck only, for-hire truck only, or a combination of both.
b 1993 and 1997 data exclude most shipments of crude oil. 2002 and 2007 data exclude shipments of crude petroleum.
c Ton-miles estimates are based on estimated distances traveled along a modeled transportation network.
d Percent change has been revised in...
U.S. Ton-Miles of Freight
KEY: R= revised.
a Incudes Freight, Express, and Mail.
b Estimates from 1980 to 1989 come from the Association of American Railroads using ton mile values from the Surface Transportation Board’s Waybill Sample. The Waybill Sample represents all major U.S. railroads, including all Class I railroads and several short-line railroads.
c Foreign water traffic is only measured for their travel on U.S. waterways, based on distance from coastal entrance channels to ports and waterways, or from Great Lakes and...
Domestic Demand for Refined Petroleum Products by Sector
KEY: Btu = British thermal unit; R = revised.
Federal Transportation Transfers to State and Local Governments by Mode, Fiscal Year
KEY: R = revised.
Total Wage and Salary Accruals by Transportation Industry
KEY: R = revised.
a Wages do not include supplements to wages and salaries such as pension, profit-sharing, and other retirement plans, and health, life, and unemployment insurance compensation.
b Comprises business establishments involved in scenic and sightseeing transportation, support activities for transportation, postal service, and couriers and messengers.