Freight stories
Truck and container counts help explain commercial pressure around a crossing.
Border crossing volume history
Historical volume helps explain freight, vehicles, pedestrians, and seasonal travel patterns around busy crossings.
What volume can tell you
Good context for stories, ads, and planning. For today's trip, check the current wait.
Regional seasons
Monthly volume can show tourism, shopping, harvest, or trade patterns before a local story.
Local business
Hotels, repair, parking, and restaurants can use volume as a demand signal.
Reading infographic
Illustrative bars for explaining volume types.
How to cite
Show source, exact BTS measure, border, period, row count, newest timestamp, and gaps.
Reasonable conclusion
High volume can indicate regional or commercial demand. For today's trip, compare it with current waits.
Photos by context
Exact ports for crossings; regional photos for local economy, hotels, and services.
Freight and trade
Commercial crossings need context separate from passenger waits.
DHS photo by Mani Albrecht · United States government work
Passengers and pedestrians
Vehicles and pedestrians tell different stories.
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Regional economy
Volume also helps frame hotels, food, and services.
Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0
Crossings where volume matters
Compare commercial and passenger context without merging sources.
Laredo, TX to Nuevo LaredoLaredo Bridge IIView crossing
BTSHistorical contextSan Diego, CA to TijuanaOtay MesaView crossing
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Pharr, TX to ReynosaPharrView crossing
BTSHistorical context
Hidalgo, TX to ReynosaHidalgoView crossing
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Buffalo, NY to Fort EriePeace BridgeView crossing
BTSHistorical context
Detroit, MI to WindsorAmbassador BridgeView crossing
BTSHistorical context