A typical worker needs about 7.9 minutes of pay to buy a gallon of gas this Election Day. That is less than in 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2022, and the same as 2008.
| minutes_of_work_per_gallon | year |
|---|---|
| 7.8 | 1990 |
| 6.2 | 1992 |
| 5.9 | 1994 |
| 6 | 1996 |
| 4.6 | 1998 |
| 6.5 | 2000 |
| 5.8 | 2002 |
| 7.7 | 2004 |
| 7.8 | 2006 |
| 7.9 | 2008 |
| 8.8 | 2010 |
| 10.6 | 2012 |
| 8.7 | 2014 |
| 6.2 | 2016 |
| 7.2 | 2018 |
| 5.1 | 2020 |
| 8.2 | 2022 |
| 6.1 | 2024 |
| 7.9 | 2026 |