Truck freight in Illinois
Trucks moved an estimated 627.7 million tons of freight from origins in Illinois in 2024, worth $1.1 trillion, according to the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF).
Trucks carried 71.3% of all freight tonnage that started in Illinois, and 487.2 million tons of that truck freight stayed within the state.
Inbound, trucks delivered 615.1 million tons of freight worth $975.7 billion to destinations in Illinois.
The top destination states for trucks leaving Illinois were Indiana (24.3 million tons), Wisconsin (16.4 million tons), Missouri (15.5 million tons), Iowa (8.6 million tons) and Michigan (8.1 million tons).
The largest truck flows into Illinois from other states came from Indiana (22.5 million tons), Wisconsin (17.2 million tons), Missouri (12.1 million tons), Iowa (9.7 million tons) and Ohio (6.4 million tons).
Truck tonnage from Illinois origins went from 644 million tons in 2018 to 627.7 million tons in 2024, and its value from $825.8 billion to $1.1 trillion. The largest one-year increase in tonnage was in 2023, up 7.3 million tons. A ton of truck freight from Illinois was worth $1,282 on average in 2018 and $1,710 in 2024.
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| Year | Tons | Value (current US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 627,683,087 | $1.073 trillion |
| 2023 | 621,234,048 | $1.057 trillion |
| 2022 | 613,915,255 | $1.101 trillion |
| 2021 | 610,150,854 | $927.1 billion |
| 2020 | 605,448,073 | $774.6 billion |
| 2019 | 608,254,616 | $811.2 billion |
| 2018 | 644,019,581 | $825.8 billion |
The top three, Indiana, Wisconsin and Missouri, took 44.6% of the truck tonnage leaving Illinois for other states. Freight to Indiana averaged $2,274 per ton.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 24,296,745 | $55.24 billion | $2,274 | 19.3% |
| Wisconsin | 16,377,246 | $52.31 billion | $3,194 | 13% |
| Missouri | 15,450,740 | $22.67 billion | $1,467 | 12.3% |
| Iowa | 8,574,753 | $18.99 billion | $2,215 | 6.8% |
| Michigan | 8,058,190 | $32.13 billion | $3,987 | 6.4% |
| Ohio | 6,953,165 | $26.97 billion | $3,878 | 5.5% |
| Texas | 5,526,298 | $21.1 billion | $3,819 | 4.4% |
| Minnesota | 4,517,193 | $14.1 billion | $3,122 | 3.6% |
| Kentucky | 4,017,586 | $10.69 billion | $2,660 | 3.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 3,496,005 | $11.33 billion | $3,239 | 2.8% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 3,010,985 | $9.09 billion | $3,019 | 2.4% |
| California | 2,794,528 | $15.17 billion | $5,430 | 2.2% |
| Tennessee | 2,347,301 | $9.558 billion | $4,072 | 1.9% |
| Florida | 2,127,980 | $9.643 billion | $4,532 | 1.7% |
| Kansas | 1,656,744 | $5.966 billion | $3,601 | 1.3% |
Indiana, Wisconsin and Missouri sent 44.7% of the truck tonnage arriving from other states, worth $94 billion. The 15 states listed sent 85.3% of it.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 22,459,410 | $31.42 billion | $1,399 | 19.4% |
| Wisconsin | 17,217,950 | $38.81 billion | $2,254 | 14.9% |
| Missouri | 12,097,418 | $23.74 billion | $1,963 | 10.4% |
| Iowa | 9,650,868 | $16.86 billion | $1,746 | 8.3% |
| Ohio | 6,426,199 | $24.4 billion | $3,796 | 5.5% |
| Michigan | 5,949,991 | $20.22 billion | $3,398 | 5.1% |
| Texas | 3,755,232 | $14.12 billion | $3,760 | 3.2% |
| Minnesota | 3,666,349 | $10.89 billion | $2,970 | 3.2% |
| Kentucky | 3,614,915 | $9.495 billion | $2,627 | 3.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 2,906,656 | $11.31 billion | $3,891 | 2.5% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 2,687,479 | $8.599 billion | $3,200 | 2.3% |
| New York | 2,186,146 | $10.76 billion | $4,922 | 1.9% |
| Tennessee | 2,185,781 | $9.656 billion | $4,418 | 1.9% |
| Georgia | 2,159,083 | $7.987 billion | $3,699 | 1.9% |
| California | 2,018,577 | $15.4 billion | $7,631 | 1.7% |
Cereal grains led by weight (20.4% of outbound truck tonnage); by value the largest of these was mixed freight at $102 billion. The 15 commodities listed make up 83.9% of the tonnage.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereal grains | 128,351,463 | $18.2 billion | $142 | 20.4% |
| Gasoline | 60,922,763 | $47.09 billion | $773 | 9.7% |
| Other agricultural products | 47,223,775 | $23.73 billion | $502 | 7.5% |
| Gravel | 40,850,384 | $660 million | $16 | 6.5% |
| Fuel oils | 37,745,179 | $37.96 billion | $1,006 | 6% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 36,809,299 | $11.35 billion | $308 | 5.9% |
| Other foodstuffs | 27,358,018 | $51.6 billion | $1,886 | 4.4% |
| Animal feed | 25,061,833 | $10.06 billion | $402 | 4% |
| Waste and scrap | 23,794,198 | $4.519 billion | $190 | 3.8% |
| Natural gas and other fossil products | 21,085,306 | $21.3 billion | $1,010 | 3.4% |
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| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed freight | 19,530,080 | $102 billion | $5,221 | 3.1% |
| Base metals | 19,187,142 | $41.93 billion | $2,185 | 3.1% |
| Basic chemicals | 13,580,785 | $34 billion | $2,504 | 2.2% |
| Fertilizers | 13,556,121 | $6.651 billion | $491 | 2.2% |
| Plastics and rubber | 10,472,617 | $47.31 billion | $4,518 | 1.7% |
Inbound, cereal grains, gasoline and other agricultural products were the heaviest, 38.1% of truck tonnage delivered in Illinois.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereal grains | 126,811,162 | $17.84 billion | $141 | 20.6% |
| Gasoline | 63,334,862 | $48.59 billion | $767 | 10.3% |
| Other agricultural products | 44,294,548 | $23.23 billion | $524 | 7.2% |
| Gravel | 40,692,673 | $643.6 million | $16 | 6.6% |
| Fuel oils | 37,406,994 | $37.41 billion | $1,000 | 6.1% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 37,127,234 | $11.76 billion | $317 | 6% |
| Other foodstuffs | 26,966,393 | $53.35 billion | $1,978 | 4.4% |
| Animal feed | 23,371,913 | $14.59 billion | $624 | 3.8% |
| Natural gas and other fossil products | 19,338,686 | $20.79 billion | $1,075 | 3.1% |
| Base metals | 18,559,209 | $38.84 billion | $2,093 | 3% |
| Waste and scrap | 18,477,422 | $2.786 billion | $151 | 3% |
| Mixed freight | 17,651,097 | $82.92 billion | $4,698 | 2.9% |
86.3% of the truck tonnage from Illinois moves less than 250 miles, and 2.3% travels 1,000 miles or more.
| Distance | Tons | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|
| Below 100 miles | 216,729,725 | 34.5% |
| 100 to 249 miles | 324,879,513 | 51.8% |
| 250 to 499 miles | 40,505,623 | 6.5% |
| 500 to 749 miles | 14,246,895 | 2.3% |
| 750 to 999 miles | 16,979,998 | 2.7% |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 7,739,120 | 1.2% |
| 1,500 to 2,000 miles | 2,255,963 | 0.4% |
| Over 2,000 miles | 4,346,250 | 0.7% |