Have you noticed gas prices creeping up over the past few weeks? With over 1,500 Anderson County residents who drive out of the area for work everyday, it’s starting to pinch the wallet a bit. Gas prices are expected to keep rising through the upcoming Summer and into the Fall and could possibly reach $4.00 a gallon by June. According to AAA, Kansas gas prices in Anderson County average $3.22 a gallon; nearly a dollar higher than a year ago. The Kansas average price is $3.18–quite a bit below the national average of $3.49 a gallon.
This really does put pressure on commuters from Anderson County who, on average drive just over 26 minutes to work and over 20% travel 45 minutes or more. That figures to Anderson County workers spending over $70.00 a week on gas alone, $25.00 more than last year. Prices in surrounding counties reflect the same increase. $3.20 in Franklin and Linn, $3.19 in Barber, $3.22 in Coffey. The highest price for gas in the area is Osage County at $3.26 a gallon. Be ready to fork over a bit more in the future as the price slowly by surely inches toward the $4.00 mark.
