Welcome to the National Freight Economy Atlas
A platform for analysis and communication on the role of freight in the nation’s economy.
The Medical Device Project
From travelers who are coming home, traveling afar, or just staying for a quick layover, airports are one of the busiest transportation hubs. However, it is also home to global and regional airfreight that is responsible for the delivery of goods. For Minnesota, airfreight is an important factor that contributes to the success and future of the medical device industry. The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) is a dominant force that transports $8.6 billion annually in medical commodities -92 percent of the state’s total based on the transportation model created for the research.
The National Project
Commodity flows depending greatly on the regional distribution of resources and freight infrastructure. We provide many national maps displaying freight totals augmented with the LQ formulation (LQ of freight flows). These applications visualize the 2012 US Commodity Flows Survey freight totals in value and tonnage sent by region, by mode, and by NAICS 2-digit code (concurrent with STCG coding manual).
The Midwest Project
Regional commodity flows vary tremendously due to the variation of the distribution of resources and freight infrastructure. These regional applications provide many maps displaying freight totals augmented with the LQ formulation (LQ of freight flows) and analyzes conducted at these regional level. These regions are developed through identification of major freight transit corridors (corridors tend to parallel an existing major rail freight line or major freight designated highway). These applications visualize the 2012 US Commodity Flows Survey freight totals in value and tonnage sent by region, by mode, and by NAICS 2-digit code (concurrent with STCG coding manual); and summed at these particular regional levels.
The Minnesota Project
Regional commodity flows vary tremendously due to the variation of the distribution of resources and freight infrastructure. These regional applications provide many maps displaying freight totals augmented with the LQ formulation (LQ of freight flows) and analyzes conducted at these regional level. These regions are developed through identification of major freight transit corridors (corridors tend to parallel an existing major rail freight line or major freight designated highway). These applications visualize the 2012 US Commodity Flows Survey freight totals in value and tonnage sent by region, by mode, and by NAICS 2-digit code (concurrent with STCG coding manual); and summed at these particular regional levels.