By Tim Mandese, Cowboy State Daily
Wyoming’s average price per gallon of $3.98, is down 7 cent from our last report of $4.05 on Monday.
The website GasBuddy.com, which tracks national gas prices, reported Wyoming’s average gas price is down 15 cents from a week ago, and is up, 40 cents per gallon from one year ago.
Wyoming’s average price for gasoline remained above the national average of $3.92
High and Low Prices:
The highest reported gasoline price in Wyoming on Tuesday was in Moose at the Phillips 66, 12170 Doran Rd, at $5.79 per gallon. The lowest price in Wyoming was in Casper, with multiple locations reporting $3.25 per gallon.
The highest county average is in Teton County, with an average of $4.84 per gallon. The county with the lowest average, is Natrona County, with $3.35 per gallon. These are the highest and lowest reported prices among those stationed surveyed.
*The average price per gallon of regular in each Wyoming county:
Albany $3.71; Big Horn $4.01; Campbell $3.56; Carbon $4.01; Converse $4.07; Crook $4.12; Fremont $4.27; Goshen $4.20; Hot Springs $4.07; Johnson $4.21; Laramie $3.95; Lincoln $4.83; Natrona $3.35; Niobrara $3.85; Park $4.39; Platte $4.01**; Sheridan $4.01; Sublette $4.01; Sweetwater $3.99; Teton $4.84; Uinta $4.01; Washakie $4.01; Weston: $4.04
*The lowest price per gallon, reported in major Wyoming cities:
Basin $4.45; Buffalo $4.12; Casper $3.25; Cheyenne $3.69; Cody $4.24; Douglas $3.98; Evanston $4.32; Gillette $3.43; Jackson $4.76; Kemmerer $4.32; Laramie $3.57; Lusk $3.84; Newcastle $3.89; Pinedale $4.10; Rawlins $3.99; Riverton $4.22; Rock Springs $3.69; Sheridan $3.95; Sundance $4.09; Thermopolis $4.04; Wheatland $4.58; Worland $4.41
**Tim’s Observations:
As prices continue to fall across the state, there are some counties that are seemingly defying the trend. We have more reader reports that point out, prices are higher in Platte county than are given by GasBuddy.com.
One reader, wrote us to say the prices she’s seeing in her area are averaging $4.75 per gallon, while the average price given for Platte by GasBuddy, is closer to $4.01 per gallon. I have seen these odd mismatches pop up for other counties before, and in most cases as more people report more prices to GasBuddy these anomalies are corrected in a few days to a week.
Other factors to consider are false reports or a lack of user reports. Recently there was one anonymous GasBuddy app contributor in Casper that was repeatedly targeting a particular station with a really low false report. That person soon stopped reporting and prices there returned to normal. These kind of reports can skew a county average up or down.
This probably isn’t the case in Platte County, but let’s see how the reports play out there over the next few days. If you would like to search prices in your city, or for a particular station near you, GasBuddy.com has a search page that lets you plug in the search you need. https://www.gasbuddy.com/home
Do you want to help us gather the most accurate gas prices for this report? Consider downloading the GasBuddy app and submit the gas prices in your area.
*Note: Prices in this report are for reference only. They are gathered just prior to posting, and may not reflect prices that have changed since last posted.
