With Memorial Day weekend approaching, gas prices have risen two cents per gallon in the Gainesville area.

According to Thursday’s weekly AAA gas report, prices in the Gainesville area increased from $3.14 last week to $3.17, while the average price per gallon in Florida remained the same at $3.12. The national price also stayed flat at $3.19.

AAA reports that a record number of drivers plan to travel 50 or more miles away from home over Memorial Day weekend. A projected 39.4 million people are projected to be on the road, up from over one million travelers last year. Heading into the holiday weekend, gas prices have not been this low during Memorial Day since 2021, when the national average was at $3.04.

According to the latest data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased from 8.79 million barrels per day (b/d) last week to 8.64. The total domestic gasoline supply increased from 224.7 million barrels of crude oil (bbl) to 225.5. Gasoline production increased last week, averaging 9.6 million barrels per day. 

Thursday’s national average for a gallon of gas is $3.19 is three cents more than last month’s $3.16. Last year, the price was $3.61.

Florida is the 18^th-most expensive state in price per gallon at $3.12. Last month, gas was $3.08 per gallon, and last year it was $3.55 statewide.  

In the Gainesville area, last month’s price was $3.13 per gallon, and last year it was $3.57.

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

• $2.76 at BP, 15295 NE US 301, Waldo
• $2.76 at Raceway, 15330 NW US 301, Waldo
• $2.84 at Pilot, 17276 US 301, Waldo
• $2.84 at Marathon, 14495 Cole St., Waldo
• $2.87 at Circle K, 19531 NW US Hwy 441, High Springs
• $2.87 at The Short Stop, 2610 NE 39^th Ave., Gainesville
• $2.95 at Texaco, 6850 SE US 301, Hawthorne
• $2.99 at Love’s Travel Stop, 5615 SE US 301, Hawthorne
• $2.99 at Chevron, 830 NW 1^st St., High Springs

State Stats 

Gas 

The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.87), Hawaii ($4.49), Washington ($4.38), Oregon ($3.99), Nevada ($3.93), Alaska ($3.64), Illinois ($3.44), Arizona ($3.37), Idaho ($3.32), and Pennsylvania ($3.31). 

The nation’s top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.66), Louisiana ($2.71), Alabama ($2.74), Tennessee ($2.77), Texas ($2.78), Arkansas ($2.80), South Carolina ($2.81), Oklahoma ($2.81), Kentucky ($2.85), and Missouri ($2.87). 

Electric 

The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Alaska (51 cents), West Virginia (49 cents), Tennessee (48 cents), Hawaii (46 cents), Montana (45 cents), Louisiana (44 cents), New Hampshire (42 cents), South Carolina (42 cents), Arkansas (42 cents), and Kentucky (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), Delaware (29 cents), Nebraska (30 cents), Utah (30 cents), Iowa (32 cents), Massachusetts (32 cents), New Mexico (33 cents), and District of Columbia (33 cents).