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Interesting quick analysis I did looking at the gasoline usage by state. Seems to correlate with politics, interestingly. It also correlates with population density.
Ranked by per capita usage of gasoline for transportation purposes.
There are some oddballs. Alaska (#12) is super low - I am guessing due to lack of roads and harsh climate that much of the state is truly unreachable by motor vehicle. Texas (#34) ranks poorly considering how "urban" its population supposed to be (Texas is the 16th most urban state by Urban Population as a Percentage of the Total Population).
**Just an FYI, the barrels data all got shifted and is incorrect.
HOWEVER, the per capita values and the ranking are both still correct.
I’m surprised to see Georgia at the dead center of the list. Arizona doesn’t surprise me. No O&G industry there really and last I checked was about $1/gallon more than Georgia. At least in Phoenix vs. Atlanta.
I really don’t understand Delaware or New Hampshire in relation to its neighbors. New England in general though ranks higher than I expected. Is it because of older buildings and gas heating? Maybe. But Delaware in particular makes no sense to me.
I’m surprised to see Georgia at the dead center of the list. Arizona doesn’t surprise me. No O&G industry there really and last I checked was about $1/gallon more than Georgia. At least in Phoenix vs. Atlanta.
I really don’t understand Delaware or New Hampshire in relation to its neighbors. New England in general though ranks higher than I expected. Is it because of older buildings and gas heating? Maybe. But Delaware in particular makes no sense to me.
Beach going season is the only thing I can think of.
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I’m surprised to see Georgia at the dead center of the list. Arizona doesn’t surprise me. No O&G industry there really and last I checked was about $1/gallon more than Georgia. At least in Phoenix vs. Atlanta.
I really don’t understand Delaware or New Hampshire in relation to its neighbors. New England in general though ranks higher than I expected. Is it because of older buildings and gas heating? Maybe. But Delaware in particular makes no sense to me.
This list eliminates any heating systems since this is only fuel ethanol blended into motor gasoline. No heating systems run on gasoline as far as I know, unless people are using portable/standby generators, which I doubt is economical for long-term heating/cooling.
Also this list is consumption not production, so I am not sure if the existence of the oil and gas industry would affect these figures.
The only question is how they are separating the transportation sector versus commerical and industrial sectors. For this list, I used the transportation sector only. Keep in mind that most of the consumption is transportation anyway (like 95%).
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Washington at #5, and only DC, HI, NY, and RI ahead of it! Proud of us.
This was 2021 however. What was it about that year...?
I remember 2021 and the pandemic easing meant a great opportunity for local road trips. That year we would drive somewhere else in the state just to try a new diner/dive for lunch, sometimes as much as 500 miles round trip. That was every weekend, sometimes both days. Others must have done the same since we were mostly working from home then, with very few commuting.
All I know is that when I visited some family in Ohio, they kept apologizing about the long drive between Dayton and Columbus (one hour) and I kept telling them, "Hey, I live in Texas - my son lives in Texas too and yet we're six hours apart in driving time." I will never forget seeing a sign in Texas one time that said "Dallas - 830 miles." It's a big state.
Mods: can you move this to the General U.S. Forum please?
Interesting quick analysis I did looking at the gasoline usage by state. Seems to correlate with politics, interestingly. It also correlates with population density.
Ranked by per capita usage of gasoline for transportation purposes.
There are some oddballs. Alaska (#12) is super low - I am guessing due to lack of roads and harsh climate that much of the state is truly unreachable by motor vehicle. Texas (#34) ranks poorly considering how "urban" its population supposed to be (Texas is the 16th most urban state by Urban Population as a Percentage of the Total Population).
Youre surprised at texas? Theyre always bragging about their cheap gas like its the 1990s. Its obvious they buy lots of it.
Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Delaware might use a lot since they are large beach/vacation destinations? Perhaps they use a lot of gasoline for watercraft/boating/yachting?
Florida has about 80-90 Million tourists that visit our State every year and the vast majority Rent Autos hence the high consumption and most of that is for transportation not for water activities.
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