Ohio gas prices jump to highest since September
Regular gasoline across Ohio climbed to $4.380 a gallon for the week of October 26, 2026, its third straight weekly increase.
Regular gasoline across Ohio averaged $4.380 a gallon for the week of October 26, 2026, the Energy Information Administration's weekly survey shows. That is up 33 cents from $4.049 the week before, and it marks the third straight week prices have climbed. EIA +1
Three weeks of climbing prices
Prices have risen every week since the week of October 5, 2026, when regular gas averaged $3.829 a gallon. From there the price edged up to $3.870 the week of October 12, then jumped to $4.049 the week of October 19 before this week's rise to $4.380. The pattern echoes September, when prices climbed for three straight weeks to $4.478 before easing back. EIA +6
That September run topped out at the highest point since late May, and this week's price is still below it. Midgrade gas averaged $4.952 a gallon and premium $5.532, both moving with the increase in regular. EIA +1
Where this ranks
This week's $4.380 average is the highest since September 21, 2026, when regular gas reached $4.478 a gallon. It sits above the $3.27 average price the state has seen since the count began in October 2024, when the series opened at $3.03 a gallon. Prices have gone as high as $4.78 a gallon, in the week of May 4, 2026, and as low as $2.53, in the week of December 22, 2025. EIA +1
By the numbers
- Regular gas: $4.380 a gallon, up 33 cents from $4.049 the week before EIA +1
- Midgrade: $4.952 a gallon; premium: $5.532 a gallon EIA
- Highest weekly price since September 21, 2026, when it reached $4.478 EIA +1
- Average price since the count began in October 2024: $3.27 a gallon EIA
- Series high: $4.78 on May 4, 2026; series low: $2.53 on December 22, 2025 EIA
The figures come from the Energy Information Administration's weekly survey of Ohio gas prices, reported for the week of October 26, 2026, along with the agency's prior weekly reports going back to October 2024. EIA +8
Sources
The source filing
| Week of | October 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Regular, all formulations | $4.380 |
| Midgrade | $4.952 |
| Premium | $5.532 |
| Change from previous week (regular) | +33.1 cents |
| Units | dollars per gallon, statewide average |
| Area | Ohio, statewide |
Published by U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Retail Gasoline Prices. This is the agency's public filing as The Lantern received it, shown with its fields named in plain English.