Mainstreet Daily News
Florida gas prices jumped 13 cents early last week. Drivers are now paying the highest price for gasoline since March.
“Florida drivers are now feeling the effects of Hurricane Laura, which made landfall in Louisiana nearly two weeks ago,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “Wholesale prices shot up, because the storm affected refineries in the region. It took several days, but retailers eventually raised retail prices as a result of the added cost.”
Despite the recent price hike, drivers found the lowest Labor Day gas prices in 16 years. Monday’s state average of $2.19 per gallon is 12 cents more than last week and 5 cents more than last month. Still, pump prices remain 24 cents per gallon less than this time last year.
“Florida gas prices should begin to trickle down this week,” Jenkins continued. “Labor Day traditionally marks the last big travel weekend of the summer, which leads to lower gasoline demand during the fall. However, demand was already unseasonably low this summer, due to the pandemic. While pump prices should remain low, it’s possible that some volatility continues in the coming months.”
Regional Prices
- Most expensive metro markets – West Palm Beach – Boca Raton ($2.29), Sebastian – Vero Beach ($2.22), Port St. Lucie ($2.22)
- Least expensive metro markets – Crestview ($2.14), Pensacola ($2.15), Punta Gorda ($2.16)
Find Florida Gas Prices
- Daily gas price averages can be found at Gasprices.aaa.comÂ
- State and metro averages can be found here
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AAA GAS PRICE AVERAGES |
| Sunday | Saturday | Week Ago | Month Ago | One Year Ago | Record High | |
| National | $2.221 | $2.222 | $2.233 | $2.181 | $2.565 | $4.11Â Â (7/17/2008) |
| Florida | $2.194 | $2.195 | $2.071 | $2.136 | $2.429 | $4.08Â Â (7/17/2008) |
| Georgia | $2.037 | $2.041 | $2.047 | $1.980 | $2.387 | $4.16Â Â (9/15/2008) |
| Click here to view current gasoline price averages | ||||||
Gas Price Survey Methodology
AAA updates fuel price averages daily at www.GasPrices.AAA.com. Every day up to 130,000 stations are surveyed based on credit card swipes and direct feeds in cooperation with the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) and Wright Express for unmatched statistical reliability. All average retail prices in this report are for a gallon of regular, unleaded gasoline.
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Here are the 10 lowest gas prices in Alachua County, and the lowest in other Alachua towns, according to gasbuddy.com:Â
- Sam’s Club 4400 SW 33rd Place Gainesville $1.98
- The Short Stop 2610 NE 39th Avenue Gainesville $2.05
- Murphy Express 6323 NW 13th Street Gainesville $2.08
- Pure 405 NE 1st Street High Springs $2.08
- Sunoco 528 NW 8th Avenue Gainesville $2.09
- Marathon 1606 NW 13th Street Gainesville $2.09
- Sunoco 809 North Main Street Gainesville $2.09
- Citgo 1720 South Main Street Gainesville $2.09
- Gate 3001 NW 13th Street Gainesville $2.11
- Wawa 2305 NW 13th Street Gainesville $2.11
Lowest in other Alachua County towns:
- Alachua: Shell 13820 NW 140th Street $2.19
- Alachua: Circle K 9303 NW 39th Avenue $2.19
- Archer: Mobil 13475 SW FL-45$2.20
- Archer: Shell 12771 SW FL-45 $2.22
- Hawthorne Shell 7015 US-301 $2.14
- Hawthorne Love’s 5615 SE US-301 $2.19
- High Springs: Pure 405 NE 1st Street $2.09
- High Springs: Sunoco 610 NE 1st Avenue $2.11
- Melrose: Melrose Food Mart 1647 FL-100 $2.10
- Micanopy Marathon 106 NE US-441 $2.19
- Newberry: Marathon 24252 West Newberry Road $2.19
- Waldo: Raceway 15330 NW US-301 $2.19
- Waldo: Pilot 17276 US-301 $2.19
Lowest in other counties:
- Bradford: Exxon 22874 US-301 Lawtey $2.11
- Clay: BJ’s 560 Blanding Boulevard Orange Park $1.94
- Clay in Keystone Heights – BP SE 63rd Street $2.17
- Columbia: Inland 2398 SE Baya Drive Lake City $2.03
- Dixie: Marathon 25807 SE US-19 Old Town $2.19
- Gilchrist: Sunoco 7560 North US 19 Fanning Springs $2.09
- Levy: Citgo 524 West Noble Avenue Williston $2.09
- Suwannee: Inland 5595 US-27 Branford $2.05