Reg US avg$4.27Diesel US avg$6.35Week on week-0.01EIA survey weekOct 26, 2026
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EIA Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update, survey week of October 26, 2026. Snapshot pulled 2026-10-29. Weekly refresh.

Gas prices in Ohio

Ohio, EIA weekly retail
$4.38/gal regular
$6.48/gal diesel

EIA surveyed Ohio at $4.38 per gallon for regular gasoline in the week of October 26, 2026, 11 cents above the US average of $4.27.

On-highway diesel for Midwest (PADD 2) is $6.48, 13 cents above the US diesel average of $6.35. EIA runs the diesel survey for California and the regions only, so every other state carries its district figure here. Cleveland and Toledo benefit from Lakes-region rack pricing; Cincinnati tracks the cheaper Kentucky side.

[EIA state series] Series EMM_EPMR_PTE_SOH_DPG · State excise: 38.5 cents/gal · PADD 2

Ohio's pump-price cost stack

Every gallon breaks down into five named slices. Applying the shares to the $4.38 figure above, and to Ohio's own excise rate, the stack looks like this:

Crude 249.7cRefining 61.3cDistribution 70.1cFederal 18.4cState/fees 38.5c

Crude / refining / distribution shares estimated from EIA Petroleum Marketing Monthly. Federal excise from FHWA Highway Statistics. State excise from the API Motor Fuel Tax Map and Tax Foundation 2026. [EIA · 26 Oct 2026] [API · 26 Oct 2026]

Border-state comparison

How the neighbours read in the same survey week. Neighbours inside the same EIA district carry the same published figure, which is why several rows can match exactly.

MIMichigan$4.270c[regional]
PAPennsylvania$4.25-2c[regional]
WVWest Virginia$3.83-44c[regional]
KYKentucky$4.270c[regional]
INIndiana$4.270c[regional]

Use the border comparator to compute the per-tank difference where the two states fall in different EIA districts.

Metro-level EIA series for Ohio

EIA runs a separate weekly retail survey in one metro area inside Ohio:

  • Cleveland $4.316/gal EMM_EPMR_PTE_YCLE_DPG

FAQ

What is the current average price of regular gas in Ohio?

EIA surveyed Ohio at $4.38 per gallon for regular gasoline in the week of October 26, 2026, 11 cents above the US average of $4.27. [EIA state series]

Does EIA publish a price for Ohio?

Yes. Ohio is one of the nine states with its own weekly retail gasoline series, EMM_EPMR_PTE_SOH_DPG.

What is Ohio's state gas tax?

38.5 cents per gallon state excise, plus the 18.4 cents federal excise. [API · 26 Oct 2026]