About GetPumpRate

What is GetPumpRate?

GetPumpRate is a free, independent site covering US fuel prices. We publish the weekly retail gasoline prices and crude oil benchmarks from official EIA data, and — the part we think is actually worth your time — an analysis of what each regional market is doing and why.

We built GetPumpRate because fuel costs affect every American household and business, yet the underlying data sits in government databases that are genuinely difficult to navigate — and a raw number tells you very little on its own. Knowing gas costs $4.20 is not useful. Knowing that it is near the top of its yearly range, that the state you live in has no refineries, and that a single plant going offline is what moves your price — that is useful. No paywalls, no signup required.

Where does the data come from?

All retail gasoline price data on GetPumpRate is sourced directly from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Open Data API. The EIA is an official US government agency that collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent energy information.

EIA publishes weekly retail fuel price averages every Monday. These averages are collected from thousands of retail stations across the country and represent a reliable, authoritative source of pump prices.

Crude oil prices (WTI and Brent) are also sourced from EIA’s weekly petroleum data series. These reflect spot prices for West Texas Intermediate crude at Cushing, Oklahoma (WTI) and North Sea crude (Brent), the two most widely referenced global oil benchmarks.

How often does the data update?

Retail gasoline prices update weekly. The EIA collects its retail survey at 8am local time each Monday and publishes it around 10am ET on Tuesday, and that is when the pump prices on this site change. The dashboard re-checks the API periodically, but that is not the same as the price moving — between Mondays, the number stays put.

We are explicit about this because plenty of sites imply minute-by- minute pump prices. Nobody has those for a whole region: the authoritative US source is a weekly survey.

What regions are covered?

We show price data for 19 EIA regions in the comparison table, and publish a dedicated analysis page for 15 of them:

• U.S. National Average
• 5 PADD Districts (East Coast, Midwest, Gulf Coast, Rocky Mountain, West Coast)
• 9 individual states — California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Texas and Washington
• PADD 1 and 5 sub-districts appear as data rows in the comparison table but have no page of their own — there is too little genuinely distinct to say about them to justify one

Coverage is limited to regions for which the EIA publishes regular weekly data series. Not all US states are included because EIA does not publish weekly retail price data for every state.

Who publishes GetPumpRate?

GetPumpRate is an independent, self-funded publication with a single maintainer. It is not affiliated with the EIA, any oil company, any fuel retailer or any trade body. We do not sell fuel, we do not take sponsored placements, and no advertiser has ever seen or influenced the analysis published here.

We publish under the site’s name rather than a personal byline. What should earn your trust is not who we are but whether the work holds up, so we have made that checkable instead: our methodology page gives the formula behind every computed figure, every data source is named and linked on the page that uses it, the written regional analysis carries a “last reviewed” date, and the tax tables cite the exact government spreadsheet we pull from — so you can download it and check us line by line.

Corrections. If a number here is wrong we want to know, and we will fix it and say that we did. Email hello@getpumprate.com with the page and the figure. Substantive corrections are noted on the page they affect and the review date is updated.

How the site is funded. GetPumpRate is free to read and supported by advertising through Google AdSense. We do not sell visitor data, and using the dashboard requires no account and no personal information.

Disclaimer

GetPumpRate is provided for informational purposes only. Prices shown are weekly averages from official government data and may not reflect the exact price at any specific gas station. Do not use this information as a substitute for checking prices at your local pump. GetPumpRate is not responsible for pricing decisions made based on this data.

Nothing on GetPumpRate constitutes financial or investment advice. Crude oil prices are volatile and can change significantly in short periods.

Contact

For questions, feedback, or data accuracy concerns, email us at hello@getpumprate.com. If you think a figure on this site is wrong, we especially want to hear from you — see our contact page for what to include.