Don't confuse "freight" with cargo, which I use to include everything that's physical stuff. I don't have a guess as to the magnitude, but, anecdotally, even[1

Don't confuse "freight" with cargo, which I use to include everything that's physical stuff. I don't have a guess as to the magnitude, but, anecdotally, even[1] at peak commute times, I see plenty of dedicated delivery vehicles, as well as people visibly carrying something large and bulky, such as sports equipment[2], changes of clothes, baby stuff[3], and gardening tools. I wouldn't at all be surprised if the vast majority of peak commute trips are just trying people going "from point A to point B," but even a single, unpredictably time, cargo-carrying trip per week for a particular individual is adequate incentive for having the cability the rest of the time. [1] or especially, since that's mostly when I'm moving slowly enough to gaze at other vehicles at length. [2] a friend of mine commuted by train and/or bike for a while and eventually abandoned it, in part, because it meant he could no longer play ice hockey mid-day on workdays. [3] strollers and diaper bags I've come to recognize, and, if one can extrapolate from child safety seats, there are even more unseen.