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Freight shipped by state of origin: tons, value and distance by truck
Commodity Flow Survey 2022 by the state where freight starts. How many tons each state put on trucks, what they were worth per ton, how far the average shipment went, and how far your own haul sits from it.
Survey year 2022Census Commodity Flow Survey, state of origin, all commoditiesShipments in calendar year 2022 (survey is run every five years)Retrieved Oct 10, 2026, 10:00 UTCretrieved Oct 10, 2026
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These are survey estimates of shipments that start in each state, with sampling error, not counts of trucks on a state's roads. Census marks an estimate it does not consider reliable and we leave those cells blank. Distance is a straight line, not road miles. It is context for where freight starts, not a rate or a forecast for your lane.
Where your haul sits against your state
Pick the state where your freight starts and enter your usual loaded haul. The map and chart show the whole country.
Truck tons by state of origin
- below 47.3 M
- 47.3 M to below 100.9 M
- 100.9 M to below 134.7 M
- 134.7 M to below 230.6 M
- 230.6 M or more
- not published
Colours are quintiles of the published states (millions of tons shipped by truck). Select a state tile to set the form below.
Longest average truck shipment
Average great-circle miles per shipment, states with 20 million tons or more by truck. Straight-line distance, not road miles.
Pre-filled values are Example data. Replace them with your own.
Truck freight from this state, 2022
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- Distance band of your haul
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- Your haul against the state average
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- Truck tons that moved farther than your band
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- Truck tons in your band or shorter
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- Value per ton by truck
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- For-hire share of truck tons
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Enter your haul.
Formula: your band is the Census distance band that holds your miles. Share farther = (state truck tons minus tons in your band and shorter bands) / state truck tons. Value per ton = truck value ($ millions x 1,000) / truck tons (thousands). Integer maths, half up. Nothing you type leaves this page.
All 50 states and D.C.
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| State of origin | Truck tons, millions | Truck value, $ billions | Value per ton | Average miles per shipment | Truck share of tons, all modes | For-hire share of truck tons | Under 250 miles | 500 miles or more |
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| Alabama | 147.8 | $207.7 | $1,405 | 174 | 78.5% | 65.3% | 78.5% | 11.9% |
| Alaska | - | $14.6 | - | 61 | - | - | - | - |
| Arizona | - | $191.3 | - | 246 | - | - | - | - |
| Arkansas | 86.7 | $122.0 | $1,408 | 323 | 71.7% | 54.4% | 73.4% | 13.6% |
| California | 692.2 | $1,512.9 | $2,185 | 324 | 76.1% | 51.2% | 78.5% | 12.3% |
| Colorado | 98.3 | $192.3 | $1,956 | 180 | 83.2% | 39.4% | 82.7% | 12.0% |
| Connecticut | 64.9 | $147.6 | $2,273 | 116 | 90.0% | 24.2% | 92.4% | 5.5% |
| Delaware | 21.5 | $53.5 | $2,486 | 104 | 63.1% | 28.4% | - | - |
| District of Columbia | 0.3 | $2.8 | $10,062 | - | 94.5% | - | - | - |
| Florida | 333.0 | $545.0 | $1,636 | 176 | 86.8% | 50.0% | 87.8% | 7.4% |
| Georgia | 230.6 | $486.9 | $2,111 | 321 | 84.1% | 55.0% | 77.2% | 12.7% |
| Hawaii | 15.8 | $20.2 | $1,276 | 9 | 88.2% | 44.6% | - | - |
| Idaho | 65.1 | $65.1 | $999 | 100 | 93.4% | 49.3% | 82.1% | 12.8% |
| Illinois | 396.8 | $638.3 | $1,609 | 228 | 65.2% | 54.6% | 85.1% | 8.2% |
| Indiana | 303.2 | $467.1 | $1,541 | 320 | 69.7% | 59.7% | 83.1% | 7.5% |
| Iowa | 183.3 | $191.1 | $1,042 | 170 | 71.0% | 43.0% | 87.6% | 6.6% |
| Kansas | 134.0 | $176.0 | $1,313 | 251 | 76.1% | 57.8% | 84.5% | 7.5% |
| Kentucky | 134.7 | $273.6 | $2,031 | 364 | 47.1% | 63.2% | 76.0% | 9.7% |
| Louisiana | 126.4 | $107.4 | $850 | 116 | 24.5% | 55.7% | 80.5% | 11.4% |
| Maine | 47.3 | $43.0 | $909 | 116 | 87.4% | 60.1% | 78.7% | 11.1% |
| Maryland | 89.2 | $155.8 | $1,746 | 142 | 87.6% | 42.3% | 89.4% | 6.6% |
| Massachusetts | 118.3 | $278.5 | $2,353 | 153 | 91.1% | 45.3% | 87.1% | 10.1% |
| Michigan | 182.4 | $447.7 | $2,455 | 407 | 62.9% | 58.2% | 82.1% | 9.9% |
| Minnesota | 171.4 | $275.1 | $1,605 | 289 | 58.4% | 47.0% | 82.5% | 10.0% |
| Mississippi | 108.9 | $109.6 | $1,007 | 193 | 75.6% | 34.1% | - | - |
| Missouri | 170.3 | $286.3 | $1,682 | 174 | 57.8% | 55.8% | 81.4% | 10.3% |
| Montana | 24.4 | $26.0 | $1,068 | 148 | 39.1% | 21.2% | 84.6% | 8.9% |
| Nebraska | 111.1 | $95.3 | $858 | 128 | 63.5% | 62.0% | 87.2% | 6.6% |
| Nevada | 30.4 | $65.0 | $2,134 | 281 | 85.7% | 48.6% | 79.3% | 10.4% |
| New Hampshire | 22.3 | $39.6 | $1,772 | 304 | 85.4% | 41.4% | 92.0% | 3.4% |
| New Jersey | 181.7 | $460.6 | $2,535 | 143 | 67.0% | 46.0% | 91.6% | 5.8% |
| New Mexico | - | $33.9 | - | 93 | - | - | - | - |
| New York | 294.1 | $490.0 | $1,666 | 93 | 88.5% | 40.8% | 89.1% | 7.1% |
| North Carolina | 234.9 | $457.0 | $1,946 | 205 | 86.9% | 38.7% | 81.3% | 9.8% |
| North Dakota | 123.9 | $47.2 | $381 | 105 | 73.7% | 24.1% | 92.1% | - |
| Ohio | 312.9 | $575.7 | $1,840 | 223 | 74.0% | 57.3% | 82.1% | 8.6% |
| Oklahoma | 100.9 | $132.2 | $1,309 | 151 | 56.9% | 49.6% | 83.4% | 8.2% |
| Oregon | 93.4 | $209.7 | $2,244 | 161 | 80.3% | 31.9% | 83.4% | 11.4% |
| Pennsylvania | 351.9 | $543.9 | $1,545 | 250 | 72.1% | 53.7% | 88.4% | 6.1% |
| Rhode Island | 14.4 | $26.9 | $1,864 | 115 | 94.0% | 34.0% | 85.5% | 11.1% |
| South Carolina | 106.1 | $203.2 | $1,916 | 206 | 82.6% | 54.2% | 73.8% | 15.2% |
| South Dakota | 48.3 | $39.2 | $813 | 109 | 62.4% | 41.0% | 93.1% | 3.6% |
| Tennessee | 186.7 | $346.3 | $1,855 | 326 | 82.8% | 55.5% | 76.7% | 12.8% |
| Texas | 979.0 | $1,338.7 | $1,367 | 179 | 58.7% | 42.8% | 89.5% | 6.6% |
| Utah | 121.6 | $205.0 | $1,686 | 235 | 63.1% | 46.0% | 82.0% | 7.7% |
| Vermont | 24.5 | $19.5 | $793 | 56 | 96.0% | 23.8% | 91.9% | 5.0% |
| Virginia | 174.2 | $238.9 | $1,371 | 221 | 83.7% | 53.9% | 76.5% | 7.7% |
| Washington | 93.8 | $232.0 | $2,473 | 173 | 64.4% | 56.6% | 82.0% | 14.5% |
| West Virginia | 48.4 | $45.1 | $931 | 155 | 24.8% | 69.4% | 87.0% | 3.2% |
| Wisconsin | 171.7 | $324.6 | $1,890 | 235 | 77.4% | 55.7% | 78.4% | 12.7% |
| Wyoming | 26.0 | $16.3 | $627 | 188 | 14.4% | 33.2% | 80.2% | 15.0% |
Source: Census 2022 Commodity Flow Survey, retrieved Oct 10, 2026. Tons in thousands in the source, shown in millions. Under 250 miles = the three shortest bands. 500 miles or more = state truck tons minus the four bands under 500 miles, shown only where those four are published. Alaska, Arizona, New Mexico: no published truck tons.
What this number means
- A state with a short average and many tons mostly feeds nearby markets: expect more local and regional work, more waiting at docks, shorter hauls.
- A state with a long average ships to far markets: more of the work is long haul, and empty return miles matter more.
- Value per ton shows what the freight is worth. High-value freight raises the cargo limit and insurance question, low-value freight is mostly bulk.
- For-hire share shows how much of the truck freight is moved by carriers, not by the shipper's own trucks or customer pick-up.
What to do about it
- Compare your average loaded haul with the state average before you chase lanes far outside it.
- If you run short hauls from a long-haul state, check that your rate per mile covers the extra stops, not only the miles.
- Check your cargo limit against the value per ton of the freight you actually carry.
- Use the freight corridors page for where the freight goes. This page only says where it starts.
Questions
What does state of origin mean here?
The Commodity Flow Survey samples shipments by business establishments and assigns each shipment to the state where it started. A load that leaves Texas for Ohio counts for Texas. It does not measure trucks driving through a state or miles driven inside it.
Is this the same as freight on a state's roads?
No. Roads carry shipments that start elsewhere and pass through. Origin figures show what each state's businesses put on trucks. For flows between pairs of states, see the freight corridors page, which uses a different survey.
Why do some cells show a dash?
Census flags an estimate when it does not meet publication standards, usually because the sample was thin. We show only figures without a flag. Alaska, Arizona, New Mexico have no published truck tonnage in 2022, so tons-based columns are blank for them, while their truck value is shown.
How is the average distance measured?
Census reports the average great-circle distance per shipment, a straight line between origin and destination, not road miles. Road miles run longer. Use it to compare states, not to price a lane.
How current is the data?
The survey covers calendar year 2022 and is published every five years. The snapshot was retrieved Oct 10, 2026. The next survey year is 2027, so these figures will stay the latest for a while.
Related guides and tools
- What trucks haul: tons, value per ton and distance by commodity
- Freight corridors: the largest state-to-state truck flows
- Trucking industry by state: carriers and jobs
- State lane cost: trip cost between two states
- Deadhead calculator: what empty miles cost
- Intelligence hub: all open-data pages
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