According to AAA, 42 million Americans are expected to take a road trip this Thanksgiving and drivers should pay the lowest pump prices for the Thanksgiving holiday since 2008.
Retail averages have fallen for 17 consecutive days for a total savings of 15 cents per gallon, and the national average remains poised to fall below the $2 per gallon benchmark by the Christmas holiday. Already, more than half of U.S. stations are selling gas for less than $2 per gallon. Today’s national average price of $2.07 per gallon represents a savings of nine cents per gallon versus one week ago, and 14 cents per gallon on the month. Significant yearly savings persist and pump prices are down 75 cents per gallon compared to this same date last year.
The list of states with retail averages below $2 per gallon has added seven new members since one week ago, for a total of 18 states. Pump prices have moved markedly lower in the Midwest week-over-week, and Indiana ($1.82), Ohio ($1.83) and Oklahoma ($1.85) edged out Alabama ($1.85) and South Carolina ($1.85) as the nation’s least expensive markets for gasoline. Hawaii ($2.83) is the market leader, where drivers are paying more than $1 per gallon more than the nation’s least expensive market Indiana. Regional neighbors California ($2.73), Nevada ($2.59), Washington ($2.48) and Alaska ($2.40) join Hawaii in the rankings as the top five most expensive markets.
Gas prices as of 6:00 am Thursday
Antioch:
- $2.39 – Safeway at Deer Valley Rd & Hillcrest Ave
- $2.43 – Costco at Verne Roberts Circle & Crow Ct.
- $2.45 – Sinclair at Lone Tree Way & Clayburn Rd.
Brentwood
- $2.37 – Sams Food Mart at Lone Tree Way & Brentwood Blvd.
- $2.37 – Arco at Lone Tree Way & Empire
- $2.39 – Arco at Balfour & John Muir Parkway
Discovery Bay
- $2.39 – Safeway at CA-4 & Bixler Road
- $2.59 – Valero at Discovery Bay Blvd & Riverlake Rd.
Oakley
- $2.35 – Arco at Main St. & W. Cypress
- $2.39 – Arco at Bridgehead & Main St.
- $2.61 – 7-Eleven at Main St. & Empire
Pittsburg
- $2.49 – Bonfare at Railroad & Marks Blvd.
- $2.53 – Arco at E. Leland & Loveridge
- $2.57 – Mobile at Railroad & Atlantic
