Minnesota Gas Pain — Week of 2026-05-18

Source: EIA MN state weekly retail.

For the week of 2026-05-18, drivers in Minnesota paid $4.34/gal — ranked #38 of 50 by price.

Week-over-week

Week of 2026-05-18 vs the prior week: +10.48% (+$0.41/gal).

Prices in Minnesota jumped notably this week. Possible drivers: regional refinery maintenance, demand spikes, or PADD-level supply shifts.

Vs national average

National average that week: $4.49/gal. Minnesota was 3.3% below that benchmark.

What a fill-up cost

At $4.34/gal:

  • 15-gal tank: $65.16
  • 20-gal tank: $86.88
  • 100-mile drive in a 25 MPG car: $17.38

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Methodology: weekly EIA retail series — state-level where EIA publishes it, otherwise the PADD regional average mapped to state via U.S. Census state→PADD lookup. Crowdsource data (where available) layers on top via the per-ZIP local report.