BTS | Table 1-44: U.S.-Canadian Border Land-Passenger Gateways: Entering the United States

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Table 1-44: U.S.-Canadian Border Land-Passenger Gateways: Entering the United States

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All U.S.-Canadian land gateways	2002
All personal vehicle passengers	70,007,912
All personal vehicles	32,538,817
All bus passengers	4,212,863
All pedestrians	1,081,682
All train passengers	255,134
All buses	160,961

All U.S.-Canadian land gateways	2003
All personal vehicle passengers	61,502,402
All personal vehicles	30,220,184
All bus passengers	3,779,970
All pedestrians	937,493
All train passengers	234,796
All buses	156,589

All U.S.-Canadian land gateways	2004
All personal vehicle passengers	64,848,466
All personal vehicles	30,660,487
All bus passengers	3,890,380
All pedestrians	826,017
All train passengers	223,477
All buses	155,702

All U.S.-Canadian land gateways	2005
All personal vehicle passengers	62,501,376
All personal vehicles	30,351,683
All bus passengers	3,854,858
All pedestrians	605,339
All train passengers	235,758
All buses	153,454

All U.S.-Canadian land gateways	2006
All personal vehicle passengers	62,986,037
All personal vehicles	30,038,327
All bus passengers	3,499,103
All pedestrians	533,739
All train passengers	244,683
All buses	129,433

Personal vehicle passengers - top 5 gateways	2002
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	17,031,458
Detroit, MI	12,318,806
Blaine, WA	4,794,088
Port Huron, MI	4,188,972
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY	3,766,141

Personal vehicle passengers - top 5 gateways	2003
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	13,216,214
Detroit, MI	10,965,872
Blaine, WA	4,491,959
Port Huron, MI	3,821,908
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY	3,521,091

Personal vehicle passengers - top 5 gateways	2004
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	13,195,191
Detroit, MI	10,574,206
Blaine, WA	4,936,364
Port Huron, MI	3,909,238
Massena, NY	3,598,175

Personal vehicle passengers - top 5 gateways	2005
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	13,224,477
Detroit, MI	10,655,076
Blaine, WA	4,868,308
Port Huron, MI	4,001,589
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY	2,921,118

Personal vehicle passengers - top 5 gateways	2006
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	13,514,778
Detroit, MI	9,932,051
Blaine, WA	5,276,202
Port Huron, MI	4,106,919
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY	2,920,749

Personal vehicles - top 5 gateways	2002
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	7,569,643
Detroit, MI	6,857,332
Blaine, WA	2,385,389
Port Huron, MI	2,187,210
Massena, NY	1,162,510

Personal vehicles - top 5 gateways	2003
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	6,414,415
Detroit, MI	6,315,590
Blaine, WA	2,299,636
Port Huron, MI	1,965,011
Massena, NY	1,133,727

Personal vehicles - top 5 gateways	2004
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	6,148,983
Detroit, MI	6,131,426
Blaine, WA	2,524,256
Port Huron, MI	1,995,988
Calais, ME	1,200,379

Personal vehicles - top 5 gateways	2005
Detroit, MI	6,035,004
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	6,034,398
Blaine, WA	2,482,065
Port Huron, MI	1,953,413
Calais, ME	1,174,011

Personal vehicles - top 5 gateways	2006
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	6,026,058
Detroit, MI	5,634,179
Blaine, WA	2,596,970
Port Huron, MI	1,975,745
Calais, ME	1,173,617

Bus passengers - top 5 gateways	2002
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	1,556,924
Detroit, MI	915,551
Blaine, WA	336,696
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY	282,859
Port Huron, MI	147,309

Bus passengers - top 5 gateways	2003
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	1,321,778
Detroit, MI	904,425
Blaine, WA	283,863
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY	234,620
Sault Ste. Marie, MI	192,760

Bus passengers - top 5 gateways	2004
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	1,222,775
Detroit, MI	930,725
Blaine, WA	329,297
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY	277,018
Sault Ste. Marie, MI	223,800

Bus passengers - top 5 gateways	2005
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	1,367,283
Detroit, MI	931,100
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY	296,390
Blaine, WA	294,564
Skagway, AK	134,204

Bus passengers - top 5 gateways	2006
Detroit, MI	911,799
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, NY	885,061
Blaine, WA	452,521
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY	294,028
Skagway, AK	144,819

Pedestrians - top 5 gateways	2002
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	818,913
Sumas, WA	64,432
Portland, ME^a	39,293
Calais, ME	35,154
International Falls, MN	24,175

Pedestrians - top 5 gateways	2003
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	656,022
Sumas, WA	59,330
Calais, ME	45,899
Portland, ME^a	38,129
International Falls, MN	27,623

Pedestrians - top 5 gateways	2004
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	547,126
Sumas, WA	54,911
Calais, ME	44,762
International Falls, MN	28,180
Portland, ME^a	21,599

Pedestrians - top 5 gateways	2005
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	370,295
Calais, ME	44,238
Sumas, WA	33,769
International Falls, MN	24,497
Point Roberts, WA	22,440

Pedestrians - top 5 gateways	2006
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	345,652
Sumas, WA	28,963
Calais, ME	22,323
International Falls, MN	20,440
Point Roberts, WA	14,935

Train passengers - top 5 gateways	2002
Blaine, WA	60,521
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	47,315
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY	33,738
Skagway, AK	29,754
Port Huron, MI	26,815

Train passengers - top 5 gateways	2003
Skagway, AK	44,430
Blaine, WA	43,515
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	37,240
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY	28,325
Port Huron, MI	25,485

Train passengers - top 5 gateways	2004
Skagway, AK	52,353
Blaine, WA	41,705
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	31,045
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY	30,294
Port Huron, MI	18,297

Train passengers - top 5 gateways	2005
Skagway, AK	67,462
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	35,951
Blaine, WA	35,454
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY	29,831
Port Huron, MI	19,032

Train passengers - top 5 gateways	2006
Skagway, AK	74,347
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	37,880
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY	33,518
Blaine, WA	32,184
Port Huron, MI	16,070

Buses - top 5 gateways	2002
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	50,582
Detroit, MI	36,603
Blaine, WA	15,748
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY	10,415
Sault Ste. Marie, MI	8,831

Buses - top 5 gateways	2003
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	43,358
Detroit, MI	36,177
Sault Ste. Marie, MI	15,760
Blaine, WA	12,865
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY	11,290

Buses - top 5 gateways	2004
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	39,920
Detroit, MI	37,229
Sault Ste. Marie, MI	17,453
Blaine, WA	14,279
Skagway, AK	9,515

Buses - top 5 gateways	2005
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	45,289
Detroit, MI	37,244
Blaine, WA	12,720
Skagway, AK	10,257
Sault Ste. Marie, MI	10,243

Buses - top 5 gateways	2006
Detroit, MI	36,457
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	30,295
Blaine, WA	12,776
Skagway, AK	10,405
Champlain-Rouses Point, NY	8,317

^a Gateway is a pedestrian/ferry combination crossing.

NOTE

Data reflect all personal vehicles, buses, passengers and pedestrians entering the United States across the U.S.-Canadian border, regardless of nationality.

SOURCE

U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation, October 2007. Based on the following primary data source: U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Customs Service, Office of Field Operations, Operations Management Database (Washington, DC 2007).