A year after Oklahomans paid an average of $2.85 a gallon for gasoline, prices this week are down to an average of $2.56 a gallon. It should make a cheaper drive for those on the road for the coming Thanksgiving Holiday.
The American Automobile Association said Oklahoma’s average fell 4 cents over the past week and 19 cents in the past month. Nationally, the average stands at $3.06 per gallon
Prices for gasoline in Oklahoma City dropped 7 cents in the past week, from $2.55 to $2.48 per gallon, or 34 cents cheaper than Thanksgiving of last year.
In Lawton, prices are down to an average of $2.41 per gallon, 8 cents below last week’s average and 31 cents below a month ago. Compared to last year’s Thanksgiving, prices averaged $2.70 a gallon.
Tulsa saw a 7 cent increase in the past week from $2.52 to $2.59 per gallon. This week’s average is still a dime cheaper than Thanksgiving 2023.
Highest average in the state remains Coal County in the southeast with an average of $3.16 per gallon. Ellis County in the northwest averages $2.99 per gallon.
Northwest Oklahoma remains something of an anonmoly as Woodward county continues being an island of low prices surrounded by higher prices. Woodward averages $2.43 per gallon while surrounding counties are 30 cents to 40 cents more.
Oklahomans driving out-of-state for Thanksgiving can expect gasoline less than $3 a gallon in adjacent states—$2.65 in Texas, $2.71 in Kansas, $2.66 in Arkansas, $2.69 in Missouri, $2.96 in Colorado and $2.88 in New Mexico
