AreaVibes Economic Suck Factor
Comparison of gasoline cost to minimum wage and to median household income
The economic suck factor shows the cost of gas in comparison to the minimum wage and median household income. With the rising cost of gas, the economic suck factor is a good way to see just how much gas prices have increased in comparison to minimum wage and median household income.
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- dcDist. of Columbia
- flFlorida
- gaGeorgia
- hiHawaii
- idIdaho
- ilIllinois
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- mdMaryland
- maMassachusetts
- miMichigan
- mnMinnesota
- msMississippi
- moMissouri
- mtMontana
- neNebraska
- nvNevada
- nhNew Hampshire
- njNew Jersey
- nmNew Mexico
- nyNew York
- ncNorth Carolina
- ndNorth Dakota
- ohOhio
- okOklahoma
- orOregon
- paPennsylvania
- riRhode Island
- scSouth Carolina
- sdSouth Dakota
- tnTennessee
- txTexas
- utUtah
- vtVermont
- vaVirginia
- waWashington
- wvWest Virginia
- wiWisconsin
- wyWyoming
- alAlabama
- akAlaska
- azArizona
- arArkansas
- caCalifornia
- coColorado
- ctConnecticut
- deDelaware
- dcDist. of Columbia
- flFlorida
- gaGeorgia
- hiHawaii
- idIdaho
- ilIllinois
- inIndiana
- iaIowa
- ksKansas
- kyKentucky
- laLouisiana
- meMaine
- mdMaryland
- maMassachusetts
- miMichigan
- mnMinnesota
- msMississippi
- moMissouri
- mtMontana
- neNebraska
- nvNevada
- nhNew Hampshire
- njNew Jersey
- nmNew Mexico
- nyNew York
- ncNorth Carolina
- ndNorth Dakota
- ohOhio
- okOklahoma
- orOregon
- paPennsylvania
- riRhode Island
- scSouth Carolina
- sdSouth Dakota
- tnTennessee
- txTexas
- utUtah
- vtVermont
- vaVirginia
- waWashington
- wvWest Virginia
- wiWisconsin
- wyWyoming
Percent of median household income spent on gasoline (Bigger numbers are worse)
The percent of median household income spent on gas uses the average amount of gasoline consumed by a family over the course of a year, divided by the median household income. If the percent of median household income spent on gas is 5%, it means that 5% of your yearly median household income would be spent on gasoline, assuming you drive. See the median household income in all 50 states as well as the United States.
Prices ratio of gas to minimum wage (Bigger numbers are worse)
The cost of gas to minimum wage displays the cost of gas divided by the minimum wage for that year plotted on the graph yearly. If the ratio of gas to minimum wage is 50%, it means that it would take 50% of the minimum wage to pay for 1 gallon of gas.
Historical average national gas prices
See the average gas prices in all 50 states as well as the United States.