This parameter refers to the average distance a freight shipment had to travel before it reaches its destination, where it is either further distributed or consumed.
Used to calculate:freight miles by mode
Varies by: freightmode and lifestyle
| Used | freightmode | lifestyle | Reference | Location: Ecosystem (study period) |
Value | Units | Notes |
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| * | airplane | Average American | RITA et al. 2009 Commodity Flow Survey: 2007 | US: All (2007) | 1304 | miles | |
| * | airplane | Average Earthling | RITA et al. 2009 Commodity Flow Survey: 2007 | US: All (2007) | 1304 | miles | Due to a lack of global freight data, we have assumed the same value as the average American for this parameter. |
| * | airplane | Average New Yorker | Bureau of Transportation et. al. 2004 - 2002 Commodity Flow Survey State - New York | New York: All (2002) | 1661 | miles | This value represents the average miles per shipment for this freightmode for New York State. |
| * | airplane | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | miles | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses bikes, trains, and barges as freight modes because in general they are more environmental friendly ways of moving freight compared to trucks, pipelines, and airplanes. We have also assumed that this lifestyle would have small freight shipment distance in order to keep their environmental impact low. We have assumed that the average shipment distances for trains and barges is 5 miles and the average shipment distance for bikes is 0.5 miles. |
| * | airplane | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | miles | |
| * | barge | Average American | RITA et al. 2009 Commodity Flow Survey: 2007 | US: All (2007) | 520 | miles | |
| * | barge | Average Earthling | RITA et al. 2009 Commodity Flow Survey: 2007 | US: All (2007) | 520 | miles | Due to a lack of global freight data, we have assumed the same value as the average American for this parameter. |
| * | barge | Average New Yorker | Bureau of Transportation et. al. 2004 - 2002 Commodity Flow Survey State - New York | New York: All (2002) | 250 | miles | This value represents the average miles per shipment for Shallow draft for New York State. |
| * | barge | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 5 | miles | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses bikes, trains, and barges as freight modes because in general they are more environmental friendly ways of moving freight compared to trucks, pipelines, and airplanes. We have also assumed that this lifestyle would have small freight shipment distance in order to keep their environmental impact low. We have assumed that the average shipment distances for trains and barges is 5 miles and the average shipment distance for bikes is 0.5 miles. |
| * | barge | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | miles | |
| * | bicycle | Average American | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0.5 | miles | |
| * | bicycle | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0.5 | miles | |
| * | bicycle | Average New Yorker | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0.5 | miles | |
| * | bicycle | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0.5 | miles | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses bikes, trains, and barges as freight modes because in general they are more environmental friendly ways of moving freight compared to trucks, pipelines, and airplanes. We have also assumed that this lifestyle would have small freight shipment distance in order to keep their environmental impact low. We have assumed that the average shipment distances for trains and barges is 5 miles and the average shipment distance for bikes is 0.5 miles. |
| * | bicycle | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | miles | |
| * | pipeline | Average American | BTS 2004- Freight Shipments in America | US: all () | 455 | miles | This value is the average length of haul (miles per ton) of pipeline in the United States in 2002. |
| * | pipeline | Average Earthling | BTS 2004- Freight Shipments in America | US: all () | 455 | miles | Due to a lack of global freight data, we have assumed the same value as the average American for this parameter. This value is the average length of haul (miles per ton) of pipeline in 2002. |
| * | pipeline | Average New Yorker | BTS 2004- Freight Shipments in America | US: all () | 455 | miles | Due to a lack of information we have assumed to same value for Average New Yorker as for Average American. This value is the average length of haul (miles per ton) of pipeline in the United States in 2002. |
| * | pipeline | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | miles | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses bikes, trains, and barges as freight modes because in general they are more environmental friendly ways of moving freight compared to trucks, pipelines, and airplanes. We have also assumed that this lifestyle would have small freight shipment distance in order to keep their environmental impact low. We have assumed that the average shipment distances for trains and barges is 5 miles and the average shipment distance for bikes is 0.5 miles. |
| * | pipeline | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | miles | |
| * | train | Average American | RITA et al. 2009 Commodity Flow Survey: 2007 | US: All (2007) | 728 | miles | |
| * | train | Average Earthling | RITA et al. 2009 Commodity Flow Survey: 2007 | US: All (2007) | 728 | miles | Due to a lack of global freight data, we have assumed the same value as the average American for this parameter. |
| * | train | Average New Yorker | Bureau of Transportation et. al. 2004 - 2002 Commodity Flow Survey State - New York | New York: All (2002) | 149 | miles | This value represents the average miles per shipment for this freightmode for New York State. |
| * | train | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 5 | miles | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses bikes, trains, and barges as freight modes because in general they are more environmental friendly ways of moving freight compared to trucks, pipelines, and airplanes. We have also assumed that this lifestyle would have small freight shipment distance in order to keep their environmental impact low. We have assumed that the average shipment distances for trains and barges is 5 miles and the average shipment distance for bikes is 0.5 miles. |
| * | train | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | miles | |
| * | truck | Average American | RITA et al. 2009 Commodity Flow Survey: 2007 | US: All (2007) | 206 | miles | |
| * | truck | Average Earthling | RITA et al. 2009 Commodity Flow Survey: 2007 | US: All (2007) | 206 | miles | Due to a lack of global freight data, we have assumed the same value as the average American for this parameter. |
| * | truck | Average New Yorker | Bureau of Transportation et. al. 2004 - 2002 Commodity Flow Survey State - New York | New York: All (2002) | 149 | miles | This value represents the average miles per shipment for this freightmode for New York State. |
| * | truck | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | miles | We have assumed that this lifestyle only uses bikes, trains, and barges as freight modes because in general they are more environmental friendly ways of moving freight compared to trucks, pipelines, and airplanes. We have also assumed that this lifestyle would have small freight shipment distance in order to keep their environmental impact low. We have assumed that the average shipment distances for trains and barges is 5 miles and the average shipment distance for bikes is 0.5 miles. |
| * | truck | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | miles |