How Gas Stations Really Make Money

Описание: Gas prices jump and the station seems to cash in. We follow a $50 fill-up to see where your money goes at the pump, and what gas station profit per gallon really looks like.

Short answer for last year's fill-up: the station's gross share was about $6.41 of the $50, and roughly $2.70 was left after its costs, before income tax. Taxes took more. Per gallon, the station's gross margin has roughly doubled since 2019.

Chapters
0:00 How much does a gas station keep from $50?
1:02 Where does your gas money go? The $50 receipt
2:01 How much do card fees cost a gas station?
3:01 How much tax is in a gallon of gas?
3:53 How much profit does a gas station make per gallon?
5:05 Do gas stations really make pennies on gas?
6:28 Why do gas prices rise fast and fall slow?
8:22 Do oil companies own gas stations?
9:30 Do gas stations make more money inside the store?
10:53 3 things to notice next time you buy gas
11:24 Honest limits of this estimate
11:40 Summary: where your $100 went

Sources
U.S. Energy Information Administration: Gasoline Pump Components History, weekly retail prices, state and federal motor fuel taxes (July 2026)
OPIS, Oil Express (January 2026)
NACS (convenience-store trade group): State of the Industry (April 2026), Who Sells America's Fuel
Visa USA, Interchange Reimbursement Fees (April 2026)
IRS Publication 510; Federal Highway Administration
Casey's General Stores: 10-K for fiscal 2020 and 2026, 10-Q for the first quarter of fiscal 2027
Murphy USA: 10-K for 2019 and 2025
ARKO Corp.: 10-K for 2025
CrossAmerica Partners: 10-K for 2025
Alimentation Couche-Tard (Circle K): fiscal 2026 results, first-quarter fiscal 2027 report
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: The Regional Economist (October 2014)

Follow The Hundred shows where your money really goes, straight from the annual report. Let's follow the hundred. Every number in this video has a source in the description.
"Our calculation" means we did the math on the cited figures. Receipt figures use national averages, so your state and station will differ. Company names are used only to describe what public filings say; this channel is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
This explains how the business works. It is not financial advice.

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