Lacey Gas and Diesel Prices Show a Wide Station Gap

Current Lacey station listings show regular gasoline at $3.99 per gallon at Costco on Marvin Road and $4.849 at the 7-Eleven at 4044 Pacific Ave. SE. Diesel is listed at $4.69 at Costco and $5.999 at the 7-Eleven.

That creates an 85.9-cent difference between the two listed stations for regular gasoline. The diesel gap is $1.309 per gallon. These are individual station prices, not a citywide Lacey average, and prices at other pumps may be higher, lower or somewhere between them.

Regular gas and diesel are moving separately

AAA Washington’s July 30 fuel-price table lists the Olympia metro benchmark at $5.036 per gallon for regular gasoline and $6.216 for diesel. Olympia is the closest available metro-level comparison for Lacey, but those figures should not be treated as exact Lacey prices.

The Olympia regular-gas benchmark is up from $5.032 the previous day and $4.996 a week earlier. It remains below the month-ago average of $5.121. The diesel benchmark is also slightly higher than the previous day’s $6.212 and the week-ago figure of $6.142.

The difference between the two Lacey listings shows why a regional benchmark cannot describe every local driver’s experience. A commuter or household buying regular gasoline may find that checking more than one station makes a noticeable difference over repeated fill-ups.

Diesel costs are especially relevant to contractors, delivery drivers, landscapers, service businesses and other commercial users that may buy larger volumes. A $1.309-per-gallon difference can matter when vehicles are fueled frequently, although the available price data does not identify a specific cause for the current movement.

For weekend travelers and local businesses, the practical takeaway is to compare nearby stations before filling up. The Olympia metro figures provide broader context, while the Lacey listings show how sharply prices can vary between individual locations.

What are you seeing locally? Share the highest and lowest regular-gas or diesel prices you have found around Lacey.

Sources

• AAA Washington fuel-price table
• 7-Eleven Lacey station page
• iExit Costco Gasoline listing