WYOMING – With consumer demand for gas hitting an all-time high earlier this month, prices at the pump creeping up, and people across the country preparing to drive to vacation destinations, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its “Best Road-Trip Destinations for Summer,” ranking Wyoming as #1.
In the end it was Wyoming’s relatively low prices—from gas, food and lodging to camping choices. North Carolina (#2) and Minnesota (#3) rounded out the top three.
Road Tripping in Wyoming (1=Best; 25=Avg.):
- 22nd – Lowest Price of Three-Star Hotel Room
- 19th – Avg. Gas Prices
- 10th – Car Thefts per Capita
- 20th – Access to Scenic Byways
- 1st – Lowest Price of Camping
- 26th – Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
2018 Gas & Travel Survey
- 49% of drivers choose where to get gas based on price, followed by convenience (38%), with brand (10%) coming in well behind.
- 25% of people have driven in at least 25 states. California (11%) and Texas (10%) are the most popular picks for best state to drive in.
- Nearly 1 in 3 people think an individual should have to take a test to get a credit card, just like a driver’s license.
- 62% of people want rewards on gas more than any other type of travel purchase.
