Freight Data
Freight model development is driven by and also often limited by the available data. The Freight Data section provides links to many multi-modal data sets that can be used to populate national and disaggregated models.
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Carload Waybill Sample
Data collected by the Association of American Railroads (AAR), which provides information on rail traffic, commodity, revenue, and routing characteristics for railroads that carry at least 4,500 carloads per year over the past 3 years or carry at least 5 % of an individual state's rail traffic.
Census of Population
Provides population and demographic information for each county in the US. Freight-related data available include county population, non-farm employment level, and annual value of manufacturing shipments.
Commodity Flow Survey
Provides commodities flows on six modes originating in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Commodities are identified using the Standard Classification of Transported Goods (SCTG) system.
County Business Patterns
Contains employment information by Standard Industry Classification (SIC) code for each county in the US, which is updated every 5 years (2002 data available soon). Available data include number of employees, payroll amount, and employment size of business establishments.
Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)
Database available for download allows users to summarize inbound, outbound, within, and through flows of domestic and international commodities on four modes for 50 States, with commodities classified using Standard Transportation Commodity Classification (STCC) codes.
Highway Performance and Monitoring System (HPMS)
Dataset assembled from roadway information provided by State DOTs, which provides information on the extent, condition, performance, use, and operating characteristics of US highways.
Journey To Work and Place Of Work
The files present data at the county level for residents of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, based on county of residence or the county of work.
National Rail Planning Network
Database containing 190,000 miles of rail mainlines, yards and terminals, and major sidings in North America. Contact FRA for information.
North American Airport Traffic Report
Provides information on annual passenger and freight traffic for airports from an annual survey. The data set includes information on operations, including annual freight operations, which the FAA does not require to be reported.
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES)
This dataset includes employment and wage estimates for over 700 occupations for the nation as a whole, individual States, and metropolitan areas. These are estimates of the number of people employed in certain occupations, and estimates of the wages paid to them. The BLS also produces occupational employment and wage estimates for over 400 industry classifications at the national level. The industry classifications correspond to the 2- and 3-digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) industrial groups.