Wyoming gas prices fall for Christmas

CASPER (WNE) — This Christmas season, Wyoming travelers will be paying the cheapest prices of the year for gas.

The average per-gallon price in the Cowboy State was at $2.87 on Friday morning, according to the fuel-pricing website GasBuddy, ranking 22nd nationally and checking in lower than most of its regional neighbors.

Patrick De Haan, GasBuddy’s head of petroleum analysis and one of the country’s foremost experts on gas pricing, has more merry news.

“I believe they’ll continue to drop as we approach the end of the year,” De Haan told the Star-Tribune this week.

While prices in Casper were as low as $2.60, according to GasBuddy, Laramie boasted the most affordable pumps in the state, with some stations charging as low as $2.29.

It’s higher prices in the southwest corner of the state, in and around Jackson, throughout Fremont County and into Sheridan and Gillette that are pulling up the average.

The highest prices in Wyoming remained over $3 per gallon on Friday at multiple stations in Lander and Riverton.

It’s not uncommon for prices to fluctuate up to nearly a $1 per gallon between the lowest- and highest-priced stations in any state, De Haan told the Star-Tribune.

“Often, it has to do with timing, and different marketing strategies, as well as competition,” he said. “Supplies may be coming from a different area and/or refiner, and that can make an impact as well.”

Still, Wyoming’s average price at Christmas this year will be in line with the past two years and down considerably from a five-year high of $3.31 in 2021 but still off the 2019 and 2020 prices of $2.64 and $2.17, respectively, according to GasBuddy’s year-by-year tracking data.

This story was published on December 21, 2024.