AAA: Memorial Day Travelers to Pay Highest Gas Prices in Four Years

Gas prices are nine cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.760 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Nationwide Trends:
After some consistent declines, the national average price for gasoline rose towards the end of last week. Today’s national average is $4.51, a penny less than last Monday and nearly 50 cents higher than a month ago.

Travelers are preparing to hit the road in record numbers this week, and drivers will be facing the highest Memorial Day gas prices since 2022. This time last year, the national average price for a gallon of gasoline was $3.17. Simultaneously, oil is trading around $107/barrel today after spending most of last week trading around $100/barrel. With elevated oil prices and expected higher demand, prices could continue to push upward through the week and into the weekend.

The national average per kilowatt hour of electricity at a public EV charging station remains the same this past week at 41 cents. 

Western Pennsylvania Averages

The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline today in various areas:      

$4.680      Altoona
$4.931      Beaver
$4.718      Bradford
$4.524      Brookville
$4.809      Butler
$4.659      Clarion
$4.561      DuBois
$4.720      Erie
$4.641      Greensburg
$4.800      Indiana
$4.718      Jeannette
$4.937      Kittanning
$4.728      Latrobe
$4.741      Meadville
$4.803      Mercer
$4.869      New Castle
$4.876      New Kensington
$4.891      Oil City
$4.894      Pittsburgh
$4.614      Sharon
$4.825      Uniontown
$4.741      Warren
$4.817      Washington
 

Quick Gas and Electricity Stats

Gas 

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($6.15), Washington ($5.77), Hawaii ($5.63), Oregon ($5.33), Alaska ($5.28), Nevada ($5.24), Illinois ($5.05), Michigan ($4.83), Arizona ($4.82), and District of Columbia ($4.67).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Texas ($3.97), Mississippi ($3.99), Georgia ($3.99), Louisiana ($3.99), Oklahoma ($4.00), Alabama ($4.06), Arkansas ($4.06), Kansas ($4.09), Tennessee ($4.12), and Indiana ($4.12).  

Electric

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (52 cents), Hawaii (51 cents), Alaska (50 cents), Louisiana (47 cents), New Hampshire (46 cents), California (46 cents), New Jersey (45 cents), Arkansas (44 cents), Illinois (44 cents), and South Carolina (44 cents).

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (29 cents), Missouri (32 cents), Utah (33 cents), Maryland (33 cents), Iowa (34 cents), Nebraska (34 cents), South Dakota (34 cents), Vermont (35 cents), New Mexico (37 cents), and Delaware (37 cents).

AAA East Central is a not-for-profit association with 69 local offices in Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia serving 2.7 million members. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. AAA East Central provides services to its members including Automotive, Insurance, Discounts & Rewards, Financial, and Travel. Find out more about AAA Membership and current savings here.

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