Gas prices are three cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.479 per gallon, according to AAA East Central's Gas Price Report. 

This week’s average prices: Western Pennsylvania Average $3.479
Average price during the week of Sept. 23, 2024 $3.502
Average price during the week of Oct. 2, 2023 $3.927

The average price of unleaded self-serve gasoline in various areas:

$3.354 Altoona
$3.508 Beaver
$3.757 Bradford
$3.365 Brookville
$3.513 Butler
$3.374 Clarion
$3.341 DuBois
$3.377 Erie
$3.506 Greensburg
$3.458 Indiana
$3.551 Jeannette
$3.619 Kittanning
$3.481 Latrobe
$3.451 Meadville
$3.618 Mercer
$3.359 New Castle
$3.449 New Kensington
$3.469 Oil City
$3.488 Pittsburgh
$3.313 Sharon
$3.517 Uniontown
$3.759 Warren
$3.380 Washington

According to date from the Energy Information Administration, gas demand rose from 8.77 million barrels per day last week to 9.20. 

More information on gas prices can be found on AAA's website.