Gainesville area gas prices jumped to $3.17 per gallon, a 10-cent increase over last week.

According to the latest AAA numbers released Thursday, the local cost at the pump went from $3.07 last week to $3.17. Statewide, prices went from $2.99 to $3.13, while the national average actually went down one cent from $3.17 to $3.16.

“In the thick of summer, gas prices are lying low with the national average for a gallon of regular going down one cent from a week ago to $3.16,” the AAA release stated. “Pump prices have dipped to match the summer of 2021, the last time seasonal gas prices were this low. Meanwhile, a low-pressure system off the Gulf Coast has the potential – albeit low – to strengthen, and it’s something to watch as it moves westward. This time of year, tropical activity can have an effect on gas prices if there’s damage to refineries or if local flooding affects gasoline distribution or demand.”

According to the latest data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased from 9.15 million barrels per day (b/d) last week to 8.48. The total domestic gasoline supply increased from 229.5 million barrels of crude oil (bbl) to 232.9. Gasoline production decreased last week, averaging 9.1 million barrels per day. 

Thursday’s national average for a gallon of gas is $3.16, which was the same as one month ago. Last year, the price was $3.51.

Florida is the 18^th most expensive in price per gallon at $3.13. Last month, gas was $3.08 per gallon, and last year it was $3.45 statewide.  

In the Gainesville area, last month’s price was $3.14 per gallon, and last year it was $3.52.

According to gasbuddy.com, here are the cheapest stations to fill up at in Alachua County: 

• $2.89 at BP, 15295 NE US 301, Waldo
• $2.89 at Circle K, 15089 NW 441, Alachua
• $2.89 at Circle K, 16070 Martin Luther King Blvd., Alachua
• $2.89 at Pilot, 17276 US 301, Waldo
• $2.93 at Circle K, 19531 NW US Hwy 441, High Springs
• $2.94 at Sam’s Club, 4001 SW 30^th Pl, Gainesville
• $2.95 at Texaco, 6850 SE US 301, Hawthorne
• $2.96 at Chevron, 830 NW 1^st St., High Springs
• $2.96 at The Short Stop, 2610 NE 39^th Ave., Gainesville
• $2.99 at Sunoco, 610 NE 1^st Ave., High Springs

State Stats 

Gas 

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.50), Hawaii ($4.48), Washington ($4.39), Oregon ($3.99), Nevada ($3.76), Alaska ($3.74), Idaho ($3.47), Illinois ($3.44), Utah ($3.37), and Washington, DC ($3.33). 

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.72), Oklahoma ($2.77), Tennessee ($2.77), Texas ($2.78), Arkansas ($2.79), Louisiana ($2.80), Alabama ($2.81), South Carolina ($2.84), Kentucky ($2.84), and New Mexico ($2.84).

Electric 

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are West Virginia (51 cents), Alaska (51 cents), Hawaii (46 cents), Tennessee (46 cents), Montana (45 cents), South Carolina (44 cents), New Hampshire (43 cents), Alabama (42 cents), Wisconsin (42 cents), and Arkansas (42 cents). 

The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (25 cents), Missouri (27 cents), Maryland (28 cents), Utah (28 cents), Nebraska (30 cents), Delaware (31 cents), Colorado (33 cents), North Carolina (33 cents), Washington, DC (33 cents), and Iowa (33 cents).