# Missoula, MT rack market

Missoula, MT wholesale fuel rack market. 2 terminals post there, delivered by Yellowstone Pipeline. 3 running refineries can reach it by published route, 1 confirmed.

- Terminals: 2 (#151 of 422 rack markets by terminals)
- Pipeline systems delivering: Yellowstone Pipeline
- Refineries that can reach it: 3 (1 confirmed or named in a tariff, 2 per research, the rest inferred from a shared city)
- Trade area (estimate): 347,879 people across 17 counties (11 shared with other markets)
- Estimated fuel demand in the trade area: 479,090 gal/day gasoline, 238,126 gal/day diesel (state taxed gallons, FHWA 2025, split by EPA county vehicle miles)
- Fuel taxes in Montana (state + federal, ¢/gal, EIA July 1, 2026, before local taxes): gasoline 52.2, diesel 54.9; taxed at distributor / wholesaler
- Pipeline supply: One pipeline system delivers here: Yellowstone Pipeline. An outage on it leaves the market to truck, rail or water.
- Terminal operators: 2; largest CHS with 1 of 2 terminals (by count, not volume)
- Pump price, regular gasoline (PADD 4, EIA, 2026-10-05): $4.417/gal
- Pump price, diesel (PADD 4, EIA, 2026-10-05): $6.267/gal

## Cheapest published pipeline route in, by product (line-haul only)
- gasoline: 4.44 ¢/gal from Billings, Montana (Billings-area refineries) on Yellowstone Pipeline (Montana P.S.C. No. 49.22 item Table of Rates)
- diesel: 4.44 ¢/gal from Billings, Montana (Billings-area refineries) on Yellowstone Pipeline (Montana P.S.C. No. 49.22 item Table of Rates)
- jet fuel: 4.44 ¢/gal from Billings, Montana (Billings-area refineries) on Yellowstone Pipeline (Montana P.S.C. No. 49.22 item Table of Rates)

## Terminals
- Chs - Missoula Terminal (T-41-MT-0001), Missoula, MT — Yellowstone Pipeline
- Phillips 66 Products Terminal (T-81-MT-4004), Missoula, MT — Yellowstone Pipeline

## Refineries that can supply it
- Par Montana Billings Refinery (formerly ExxonMobil Billings), Billings, MT — via Yellowstone Pipeline (confirmed)
- CHS Inc. Laurel Refinery (Cenex), Laurel, MT — via Yellowstone Pipeline (per research)
- Phillips 66 Billings Refinery, Billings, MT — via Yellowstone Pipeline (per research)

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