Ohio Gas Pain — Week of 2026-05-18
Source: EIA OH state weekly retail.
For the week of 2026-05-18, drivers in Ohio paid $4.51/gal — ranked #18 of 50 by price.
Week-over-week
Week of 2026-05-18 vs the prior week: +12.30% (+$0.49/gal).
Prices in Ohio 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. Ohio was +0.4% above that benchmark.
What a fill-up cost
At $4.51/gal:
- 15-gal tank: $67.65
- 20-gal tank: $90.20
- 100-mile drive in a 25 MPG car: $18.04
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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.