PLATTSBURGH — The nation’s average price of gasoline per gallon has declined for the eighth week, down 3.1 cents from last week and stands at $2.97 per gallon, and in New York state prices are down 0.7 cents averaging $3.12 per gallon Monday according to GasBuddy’s survey of 6,118 stations in New York.
Prices in New York are 2.2 cents lower than a month ago and 33.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
According to GasBuddy data, the national average is down 8.7 cents compared to a month ago and 17.7 cents lower than a year ago.
“The national average has finally fallen below $3 per gallon, and it couldn’t come at a better time for motorists with the holidays upon us. One would need to count over 1,300 days since we’ve seen the national average this low, with the affordability of gasoline at its lowest non-COVID level since 2015,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said.
“With average gas prices in 35 states and nearly 110,000 stations below $3 per gallon, Americans are putting in just 5.44 minutes of work to buy a gallon, the fewest minutes of work needed (excluding the pandemic) since 2015, when Americans needed to do just 5.25 minutes of work to buy a gallon. The good news is that we’ll likely continue to see additional downward pressure on gas prices, with the national average potentially falling another 10 to 15 cents by Christmas.”
The most common price per gallon encountered by motorists is $2.79, down 20 cents from last week.
The top 10% of stations in the country average $4.13 per gallon and the bottom 10% average $2.42 per gallon.
The states with the lowest average prices per gallon are Oklahoma at $2.42, Texas and Mississippi tied at $2.56.
Hawaii, California and Washington remain averaging the highest prices per gallon at $4.48, $4.29 and $3.91 respectively.
LOCAL PRICES
As of Monday, Dec. 9 these are some gas prices reported from around the North Country:
Plattsburgh:
Sam’s Club (membership required) — $2.89
24 Hour Fuel (Archie Bordeau Road) — $2.89
Shell (NY3) — $2.94
Mobil (Rugar Street) — $2.95
Stewart’s Shops (Rugar Street) — $2.95
Maplefields (US avenue) — $2.95
Maplefields (NY3) — $2.95
Maplefields (Military Turnpike) — $2.95
Manny’s Sunoco (cash only) — $2.99
Champlain:
Mobil (US11) — $3.19
Irving (Spiegel Drive) — $3.19
Valero (US11) — $3.19
Sunoco (cash only) — $3.19
Saranac Lake:
Mobil (Lake Flower Avenue) — $3.45
Mobil (Broadway) — $3.45
Stewart’s Shops (Bloomingdale Avenue) — $3.45
Lake Placid:
Stewart’s Shops (Saranac Avenue) — $3.45
Stewart’s Shops (Main Street) — $3.49
Mobil (Main Street) — $3.49
Malone:
Stewart’s Shops (E Main Street) — $3.13
Mobil (US11) — $3.15
Ticonderoga:
Stewart’s Shops (Montcalm Street) — $3.38
Mobil (NY9N) — $3.39
Chateaugay:
Sunoco (W Main Street) — $3.20
Stewart’s Shops (E Main Street) — $3.23
Rouses Point:
Stewart’s Shops (Lake Street) — $3.19
Chazy:
Stewart’s Shops (US9) — $3.07
Keeseville:
Sunoco (NY9N) — $3.09
Crown Point:
Mobil (Main Street) – $3.35
Port Henry:
Mobil (Main Street) — $3.29