# Des Plaines, IL rack market

Des Plaines, IL wholesale fuel rack market. 4 terminals post there, delivered by West Shore Pipeline.

- Terminals: 4 (#76 of 422 rack markets by terminals)
- Pipeline systems delivering: West Shore Pipeline
- Refineries that can reach it: 0 (0 confirmed or named in a tariff, 0 per research, the rest inferred from a shared city)
- Trade area (estimate): 1,441,847 people across 6 counties (6 shared with other markets)
- Estimated fuel demand in the trade area: 1,178,046 gal/day gasoline, 295,036 gal/day diesel (state taxed gallons, FHWA 2025, split by EPA county vehicle miles)
- Fuel taxes in Illinois (state + federal, ¢/gal, EIA July 1, 2026, before local taxes): gasoline 90.1, diesel 103.6; taxed at distributor / wholesaler
- Pipeline supply: One pipeline system delivers here: West Shore Pipeline. An outage on it leaves the market to truck, rail or water.
- Terminal operators: 4; largest ExxonMobil with 1 of 4 terminals (by count, not volume)
- Pump price, regular gasoline (PADD 2, EIA, 2026-10-05): $4.109/gal
- Pump price, diesel (PADD 2, EIA, 2026-10-05): $6.286/gal

## Cheapest published pipeline route in, by product (line-haul only)
- gasoline: 0.82 ¢/gal from Des Plaines (Cook County), IL on West Shore Pipeline (FERC No. 71.61.0 item Table of Rates)
- diesel: 0.82 ¢/gal from Des Plaines (Cook County), IL on West Shore Pipeline (FERC No. 71.61.0 item Table of Rates)
- jet fuel: 0.82 ¢/gal from Des Plaines (Cook County), IL on West Shore Pipeline (FERC No. 71.61.0 item Table of Rates)

## Terminals
- Exxonmobil Oil Corporation - Des Plaines Terminal (T-36-IL-3311), Arlington Heights, IL — West Shore Pipeline
- Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC - O'hare Terminal (T-36-IL-3301), Elk Grove Village, IL — West Shore Pipeline
- Shell Oil Products US - Des Plaines Terminal (T-36-IL-3316), Arlington Heights, IL — West Shore Pipeline
- West Shore Pipeline Company  - Arlington Heights (T-72-IL-0003), Arlington Heights, IL — West Shore Pipeline

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Source: Thinking On Energy Supply Explorer — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/market/market-des-plaines-il/
Built from published FERC pipeline tariffs, EIA-820, the IRS Terminal Control Number list and sourced research. Rates are line-haul only. Cite as: Thinking On Energy, Supply Explorer, 2026-10-08.