Truck freight in Kansas
Trucks moved an estimated 221 million tons of freight from origins in Kansas in 2024, worth $241.2 billion, according to the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF).
Trucks carried 74.7% of all freight tonnage that started in Kansas, and 174.5 million tons of that truck freight stayed within the state.
Inbound, trucks delivered 214.9 million tons of freight worth $206.4 billion to destinations in Kansas.
The top destination states for trucks leaving Kansas were Missouri (10.9 million tons), Nebraska (7.3 million tons), Oklahoma (6.1 million tons), Texas (3.6 million tons) and Illinois (2.7 million tons).
The largest truck flows into Kansas from other states came from Oklahoma (10.6 million tons), Missouri (8.7 million tons), Nebraska (5.1 million tons), Iowa (2.3 million tons) and Texas (2 million tons).
Truck tonnage from Kansas origins went from 247.9 million tons in 2018 to 221 million tons in 2024, and its value from $196.9 billion to $241.2 billion. The largest one-year increase in tonnage was in 2021, up 36.4 million tons. A ton of truck freight from Kansas was worth $794 on average in 2018 and $1,091 in 2024.
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| Year | Tons | Value (current US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 221,002,085 | $241.2 billion |
| 2023 | 235,937,502 | $242.7 billion |
| 2022 | 227,992,935 | $255.1 billion |
| 2021 | 288,954,269 | $222 billion |
| 2020 | 252,596,700 | $179.1 billion |
| 2019 | 259,520,010 | $192.7 billion |
| 2018 | 247,863,336 | $196.9 billion |
The top three, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma, took 54.5% of the truck tonnage leaving Kansas for other states. Freight to Missouri averaged $1,678 per ton.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 10,913,385 | $18.32 billion | $1,678 | 24.5% |
| Nebraska | 7,326,281 | $14.69 billion | $2,005 | 16.4% |
| Oklahoma | 6,059,114 | $7.668 billion | $1,266 | 13.6% |
| Texas | 3,631,494 | $12.07 billion | $3,323 | 8.1% |
| Illinois | 2,687,479 | $8.599 billion | $3,200 | 6% |
| Colorado | 2,363,740 | $4.464 billion | $1,889 | 5.3% |
| Iowa | 1,571,273 | $3.689 billion | $2,348 | 3.5% |
| California | 923,956 | $5.454 billion | $5,903 | 2.1% |
| Arkansas | 848,500 | $1.454 billion | $1,713 | 1.9% |
| Minnesota | 702,141 | $1.751 billion | $2,494 | 1.6% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 671,681 | $2.547 billion | $3,792 | 1.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 648,280 | $2.7 billion | $4,165 | 1.5% |
| Indiana | 623,966 | $1.931 billion | $3,095 | 1.4% |
| Georgia | 557,755 | $4.13 billion | $7,405 | 1.3% |
| Ohio | 479,399 | $2.72 billion | $5,673 | 1.1% |
Oklahoma, Missouri and Nebraska sent 62.3% of the truck tonnage arriving from other states, worth $32.9 billion. The 15 states listed sent 91.4% of it.
| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 10,550,256 | $7.489 billion | $710 | 27% |
| Missouri | 8,686,107 | $17.32 billion | $1,993 | 22.3% |
| Nebraska | 5,080,873 | $8.143 billion | $1,603 | 13% |
| Iowa | 2,323,366 | $4.769 billion | $2,053 | 6% |
| Texas | 2,045,611 | $7.559 billion | $3,695 | 5.2% |
| Illinois | 1,656,744 | $5.966 billion | $3,601 | 4.2% |
| Colorado | 1,114,532 | $3.973 billion | $3,565 | 2.9% |
| Ohio | 901,320 | $4.182 billion | $4,640 | 2.3% |
| Indiana | 595,333 | $1.769 billion | $2,971 | 1.5% |
| Arkansas | 585,930 | $1.194 billion | $2,038 | 1.5% |
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| State | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 565,539 | $2.754 billion | $4,869 | 1.4% |
| Wisconsin | 477,166 | $1.88 billion | $3,940 | 1.2% |
| California | 422,339 | $4.838 billion | $11,455 | 1.1% |
| Minnesota | 355,213 | $1.146 billion | $3,226 | 0.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 342,486 | $1.727 billion | $5,044 | 0.9% |
Cereal grains led by weight (24.1% of outbound truck tonnage); by value the largest of these was mixed freight at $26.6 billion. The 15 commodities listed make up 90.8% of the tonnage.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereal grains | 53,252,364 | $8.169 billion | $153 | 24.1% |
| Gravel | 28,151,111 | $367.7 million | $13 | 12.7% |
| Fuel oils | 18,102,352 | $15.64 billion | $864 | 8.2% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 17,355,399 | $3.641 billion | $210 | 7.9% |
| Other agricultural products | 13,833,793 | $5.95 billion | $430 | 6.3% |
| Gasoline | 12,158,976 | $11.97 billion | $984 | 5.5% |
| Animal feed | 9,777,319 | $7.158 billion | $732 | 4.4% |
| Natural sands | 9,058,567 | $422.2 million | $47 | 4.1% |
| Fertilizers | 8,758,277 | $3.976 billion | $454 | 4% |
| Natural gas and other fossil products | 5,869,658 | $2.123 billion | $362 | 2.7% |
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| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed freight | 5,578,380 | $26.58 billion | $4,765 | 2.5% |
| Other foodstuffs | 5,360,403 | $5.564 billion | $1,038 | 2.4% |
| Waste and scrap | 5,175,556 | $286.5 million | $55 | 2.3% |
| Nonmetallic minerals | 4,367,075 | $883.6 million | $202 | 2% |
| Meat and seafood | 3,675,704 | $22.18 billion | $6,033 | 1.7% |
Inbound, cereal grains, gravel and fuel oils were the heaviest, 45.2% of truck tonnage delivered in Kansas.
| Commodity | Tons | Value | Per ton | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cereal grains | 52,248,962 | $7.75 billion | $148 | 24.3% |
| Gravel | 27,226,968 | $388.5 million | $14 | 12.7% |
| Fuel oils | 17,781,347 | $15.49 billion | $871 | 8.3% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 16,783,674 | $3.226 billion | $192 | 7.8% |
| Other agricultural products | 14,295,094 | $6.081 billion | $425 | 6.7% |
| Gasoline | 10,166,957 | $10.7 billion | $1,053 | 4.7% |
| Animal feed | 9,404,076 | $4.603 billion | $489 | 4.4% |
| Fertilizers | 9,115,061 | $4.303 billion | $472 | 4.2% |
| Natural sands | 8,010,807 | $126.5 million | $16 | 3.7% |
| Other foodstuffs | 7,604,260 | $7.563 billion | $995 | 3.5% |
| Waste and scrap | 5,695,559 | $152.9 million | $27 | 2.6% |
| Natural gas and other fossil products | 5,605,648 | $1.931 billion | $345 | 2.6% |
85.2% of the truck tonnage from Kansas moves less than 250 miles, and 2.2% travels 1,000 miles or more.
| Distance | Tons | Share of tons |
|---|---|---|
| Below 100 miles | 57,538,718 | 26% |
| 100 to 249 miles | 130,796,910 | 59.2% |
| 250 to 499 miles | 18,068,832 | 8.2% |
| 500 to 749 miles | 6,528,899 | 3% |
| 750 to 999 miles | 3,372,658 | 1.5% |
| 1,000 to 1,499 miles | 3,215,264 | 1.5% |
| 1,500 to 2,000 miles | 1,480,802 | 0.7% |
| Over 2,000 miles | 2 | 0% |