# Milford, IA rack market

Milford, IA wholesale fuel rack market. 3 terminals post there, delivered by Magellan Midstream and NuStar Pipeline. 8 running refineries can reach it by published route, 0 confirmed.

- Terminals: 3 (#104 of 422 rack markets by terminals)
- Pipeline systems delivering: Magellan Midstream, NuStar Pipeline
- Refineries that can reach it: 8 (0 confirmed or named in a tariff, 4 per research, the rest inferred from a shared city)
- Trade area (estimate): 136,084 people across 17 counties (12 shared with other markets)
- Estimated fuel demand in the trade area: 214,004 gal/day gasoline, 86,591 gal/day diesel (state taxed gallons, FHWA 2025, split by EPA county vehicle miles)
- Fuel taxes in Iowa (state + federal, ¢/gal, EIA July 1, 2026, before local taxes): gasoline 48.4, diesel 56.9; taxed at terminal rack
- Pipeline supply: Two pipeline systems deliver here: one can cover for the other where a terminal is on both.
- Terminal operators: 3; largest Jackson -Ngl with 1 of 3 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: 5.06 ¢/gal from McPherson, KS on NuStar Pipeline (FERC No. 17.47.0 item 100)
- diesel: 5.06 ¢/gal from McPherson, KS on NuStar Pipeline (FERC No. 17.47.0 item 100)
- jet fuel: 9.40 ¢/gal from Wynnewood, OK / Ardmore, OK (Valero Partners Wynnewood) on Magellan Midstream (FERC No. 197.9.0 item 200)

## Terminals
- Jackson -Ngl (T-41-MN-3427), Jackson, MN
- Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P. (T-42-IA-3467), Milford, IA — Magellan Midstream
- Nustar Energy Milford Terminal (T-42-IA-3466), Milford, IA — NuStar Pipeline

## Refineries that can supply it
- CHS McPherson Refinery, Mcpherson, KS — via Magellan Midstream, NuStar Pipeline (per research)
- Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend Refinery, Saint Paul, MN — via Magellan Midstream (per research)
- Phillips 66 Ponca City Refinery, Ponca City, OK — via Magellan Midstream, NuStar Pipeline, Phillips 66 Pipeline (per research)
- Valero Ardmore Refinery, Ardmore, OK — via Magellan Midstream (per research)
- Borger Refinery (WRB Refining / Phillips 66), Borger, TX — via Phillips 66 Pipeline (inferred (same city))
- CVR Wynnewood Refinery, Wynnewood, OK — via Magellan Midstream (inferred (same city))
- Cenovus Superior Refinery, Superior, WI — via Magellan Midstream (inferred (same city))
- HF Sinclair El Dorado Refinery, El Dorado, KS — via Magellan Midstream (inferred (same city))

---
Source: Thinking On Energy Supply Explorer — https://thinkingonenergy.com/supply/market/market-milford-ia/
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.