Rack market
Spartanburg, SC
#31 of 422 U.S. rack markets by terminals
OPIS rack city 210
Gasoline & diesel
Biodiesel
Ethanol
- terminals
- 7
- pipeline systems delivering
- 2
- refineries confirmed
- 0
- more per research or by route
- 21
- people in the trade area
- 1,829,340
- gal/day gasoline · estimated demand
- 2,461,002
- gal/day diesel · estimated demand
- 742,428
Terminals in this market
| Terminal | TCN | Location | Delivered by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Spartansburg Terminal | T-57-SC-2052 | Spartanburg, SC | Colonial Pipeline, Plantation Pipeline |
| Citgo Petroleum Corporation & Zenith Energy US - Spartanburg Terminal | T-57-SC-2077 | Spartanburg, SC | Colonial Pipeline, Plantation Pipeline |
| Colonial Pipeline - Spartanburg | T-57-SC-2068 | Spartanburg, SC | Colonial Pipeline, Plantation Pipeline |
| Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals | T-57-SC-2074 | Spartanburg, SC | Colonial Pipeline, Plantation Pipeline |
| Magellan Terminals Holdings LP - Spartanburg 2 | T-57-SC-2076 | Spartanburg, SC | Colonial Pipeline, Plantation Pipeline |
| Motiva Enterprises LLC | T-57-SC-2075 | Spartanburg, SC | Colonial Pipeline, Plantation Pipeline |
| TransMontaigne - Spartansburg | T-57-SC-2067 | Spartansburg, SC | Colonial Pipeline, Plantation Pipeline |
Pipelines delivering to this market
Each system with a tariff delivery point at one of this market’s terminals, and how many running refineries can ship on it to here.
| Pipeline system | Terminals here | Delivery points | Refineries confirmed | All reachable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Pipeline | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Plantation Pipeline | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Refineries that can supply this market
| Refinery | Location | Via | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| CITGO Lake Charles Refinery | Lake Charles, LA | Colonial Pipeline | per research |
| Calcasieu Refining Company | Lake Charles, LA | Colonial Pipeline | per research |
| Chevron Pasadena Refinery (Pasadena Refining System, Inc.) | Pasadena, TX | Colonial Pipeline, Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX) | per research |
| Chevron Pascagoula Refinery | Pascagoula, MS | Plantation Pipeline | per research |
| ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery | Baytown, TX | Colonial Pipeline | per research |
| ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery | Beaumont, TX | Colonial Pipeline | per research |
| Hunt Refining Company - Tuscaloosa Refinery | Tuscaloosa, AL | Colonial Pipeline | per research |
| Krotz Springs Refinery | Krotz Springs, LA | Colonial Pipeline | per research |
| Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery | Galveston Bay, TX | Colonial Pipeline | per research |
| Motiva Port Arthur Refinery | Port Arthur, TX | Colonial Pipeline | per research |
| Pemex Deer Park Refinery (Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership) | Deer Park, TX | Colonial Pipeline | per research |
| Placid Refining Company Port Allen Refinery | Port Allen, LA | Colonial Pipeline, Plantation Pipeline | per research |
| Valero Houston Refinery | Houston, TX | Colonial Pipeline | per research |
| Valero Meraux Refinery | Meraux, LA | Colonial Pipeline, Plantation Pipeline | per research |
| Valero St. Charles Refinery (Norco Refinery) | Norco, LA | Bengal Pipeline | per research |
| Valero Texas City Refinery | Texas City, TX | Colonial Pipeline | per research |
| ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery | Baton Rouge, LA | Bengal Pipeline, Colonial Pipeline, Plantation Pipeline | inferred (same city) |
| Marathon Garyville Refinery | Garyville, LA | Bengal Pipeline, Marathon Pipe Line (MPLX), Plantation Pipeline | inferred (same city) |
| Shell Norco Manufacturing Complex (Norco Refinery) | Norco, LA | Bengal Pipeline | inferred (same city) |
| TotalEnergies Port Arthur Refinery | Port Arthur, TX | Colonial Pipeline | inferred (same city) |
| Valero Port Arthur Refinery | Port Arthur, TX | Colonial Pipeline | inferred (same city) |
Trade area
- people in the trade area · 2025 estimate
- 1,829,340
- rank of 422 rack markets by people
- #48
- gallons of gasoline a day · estimate, 2025
- 2,461,002
- gallons of diesel a day · estimate, 2025
- 742,428
- counties wholly in this market
- 2
- counties shared with other markets
- 37
| County | State | Share here | People counted here | Gasoline gal/day | Diesel gal/day | County population | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg County | SC | 100% | 380,857 | 523,999 | 178,310 | 380,857 | 6 |
| Greenville County | SC | 60% | 349,117 | 379,288 | 124,812 | 583,125 | 28 |
| Buncombe County | NC | 55% | 151,359 | 205,858 | 42,681 | 277,417 | 59 |
| Richland County | SC | 28% | 119,874 | 153,697 | 50,463 | 434,956 | 84 |
| Henderson County | NC | 74% | 90,839 | 114,114 | 22,777 | 122,375 | 44 |
| York County | SC | 23% | 70,830 | 80,918 | 26,293 | 306,887 | 40 |
| Pickens County | SC | 37% | 51,656 | 53,672 | 18,556 | 139,198 | 47 |
| Cleveland County | NC | 45% | 46,775 | 58,480 | 13,368 | 103,325 | 34 |
| Cherokee County | SC | 80% | 46,451 | 100,833 | 34,021 | 58,275 | 18 |
| Rutherford County | NC | 69% | 45,088 | 53,303 | 12,560 | 65,745 | 33 |
| Laurens County | SC | 60% | 43,288 | 83,534 | 29,202 | 71,848 | 31 |
| Sullivan County | TN | 26% | 41,906 | 52,214 | 14,286 | 163,759 | 112 |
| Washington County | TN | 26% | 37,262 | 40,009 | 11,150 | 141,199 | 101 |
| Burke County | NC | 40% | 35,364 | 51,474 | 11,332 | 88,655 | 57 |
| Union County | SC | 100% | 26,799 | 34,016 | 11,701 | 26,799 | 23 |
| McDowell County | NC | 56% | 25,126 | 44,943 | 14,231 | 45,198 | 53 |
| Caldwell County | NC | 31% | 24,859 | 27,100 | 4,914 | 81,105 | 75 |
| Haywood County | NC | 34% | 21,387 | 43,337 | 12,293 | 63,369 | 76 |
| Transylvania County | NC | 59% | 20,191 | 22,517 | 4,282 | 34,211 | 56 |
| Polk County | NC | 87% | 17,761 | 39,738 | 17,363 | 20,533 | 29 |
| Carter County | TN | 29% | 16,813 | 16,302 | 2,820 | 57,361 | 95 |
| Kershaw County | SC | 23% | 16,565 | 27,055 | 9,347 | 73,166 | 84 |
| Watauga County | NC | 28% | 15,367 | 19,487 | 4,033 | 54,786 | 91 |
| Newberry County | SC | 38% | 15,128 | 39,742 | 13,804 | 39,561 | 47 |
| Greenwood County | SC | 21% | 14,625 | 17,477 | 5,674 | 70,379 | 55 |
| Jackson County | NC | 30% | 13,606 | 22,949 | 5,257 | 45,039 | 74 |
| Chester County | SC | 40% | 13,313 | 36,387 | 12,554 | 33,001 | 44 |
| Wilkes County | NC | 17% | 11,200 | 14,390 | 3,261 | 66,233 | 97 |
| Macon County | NC | 23% | 8,863 | 11,585 | 2,572 | 39,232 | 88 |
| Madison County | NC | 38% | 8,575 | 11,827 | 3,355 | 22,553 | 80 |
| Yancey County | NC | 37% | 7,004 | 7,248 | 1,858 | 19,084 | 70 |
| Fairfield County | SC | 32% | 6,566 | 25,484 | 8,539 | 20,340 | 57 |
| Avery County | NC | 32% | 5,717 | 8,652 | 2,028 | 18,110 | 79 |
| Unicoi County | TN | 30% | 5,441 | 8,391 | 3,847 | 17,856 | 86 |
| Mitchell County | NC | 34% | 5,142 | 5,842 | 1,352 | 15,062 | 77 |
| Ashe County | NC | 19% | 5,118 | 6,310 | 1,393 | 27,514 | 107 |
| Scott County | VA | 24% | 5,012 | 7,278 | 1,427 | 21,200 | 130 |
| Johnson County | TN | 24% | 4,414 | 3,660 | 604 | 18,718 | 105 |
| Bristol city | VA | 25% | 4,077 | 7,885 | 4,104 | 16,418 | 118 |
Fuel demand is an estimate: each state’s taxed gallons for the year (FHWA) are split among its counties by where the driving happens (EPA county vehicle miles, weighted by how much fuel each vehicle type burns), then shared to markets as above. Every state adds back to its FHWA total. Gasoline includes the ethanol blended into it; diesel is FHWA’s special fuels. Expect diesel to be least reliable along long-haul corridors, where trucks buy fuel in one county and burn it in another. Population: U.S. Census Bureau county estimates.
Cost to serve this market by pipeline
- ¢/gal · cheapest gasoline · from Moundville on Colonial Pipeline
- 1.63
- ¢/gal · cheapest diesel · from Moundville on Colonial Pipeline
- 1.63
| Origin | Pipeline | Delivery point | Product | ¢/bbl | ¢/gal | Refineries at the origin | Tariff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moundville (Hale County) | Colonial Pipeline | Spartanburg (Spartanburg County) per research | gasoline, distillate | 68.40 | 1.63 | Hunt Refining Company - Tuscaloosa Refinery | FERC 99.95.0 item 250 |
| Collins (Covington County) | Colonial Pipeline | Spartanburg (Spartanburg County) per research | gasoline, distillate | 90.05 | 2.14 | Valero Meraux Refinery | FERC 99.95.0 item 250 |
| Baton Rouge (E. Feliciana Parish) | Colonial Pipeline | Spartanburg (Spartanburg County) per research | gasoline, distillate | 108.27 | 2.58 | ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery; Placid Refining Company Port Allen Refinery | FERC 99.95.0 item 250 |
| Baton Rouge Dock Facility (W. Feliciana Parish) | Colonial Pipeline | Spartanburg (Spartanburg County) per research | gasoline, distillate | 108.27 | 2.58 | FERC 99.95.0 item 250 | |
| Krotz Springs (St. Landry Parish) | Colonial Pipeline | Spartanburg (Spartanburg County) per research | gasoline, distillate | 113.06 | 2.69 | Krotz Springs Refinery | FERC 99.95.0 item 190 |
| Lake Charles (Calcasieu Parish) | Colonial Pipeline | Spartanburg (Spartanburg County) per research | gasoline, distillate | 127.81 | 3.04 | Calcasieu Refining Company; CITGO Lake Charles Refinery | FERC 99.95.0 item 190 |
| Hebert (Beaumont - Port Arthur) | Colonial Pipeline | Spartanburg (Spartanburg County) per research | gasoline, distillate | 135.14 | 3.22 | ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery | FERC 99.95.0 item 190 |
| Houston (Pasadena, Cedar Bayou) | Colonial Pipeline | Spartanburg (Spartanburg County) per research | gasoline, distillate | 146.48 | 3.49 | Pemex Deer Park Refinery (Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership); ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery; Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery; Chevron Pasadena Refinery (Pasadena Refining System, Inc.); Valero Houston Refinery; Valero Texas City Refinery | FERC 99.95.0 item 190 |
| Collins (Covington County) | Plantation Pipeline | Spartanburg, SC (Spartanburg County) per research | gasoline, distillate | 151.05 | 3.60 | Valero Meraux Refinery | FERC No. 159.10.0 item 10 |
| Collins (Covington County) | Plantation Pipeline | Spartanburg, SC (Spartanburg County) per research | gasoline, distillate | 153.79 | 3.66 | Valero Meraux Refinery | FERC No. 155.49.0 item 10 |
| Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish), incl. Dock Station and Bengal/Marathon proportional receipts | Plantation Pipeline | Spartanburg, SC (Spartanburg County) per research | gasoline, distillate | 172.25 | 4.10 | ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery; Placid Refining Company Port Allen Refinery | FERC No. 155.49.0 item 10 |
| Pascagoula (Jackson County) | Plantation Pipeline | Spartanburg, SC (Spartanburg County) per research | gasoline, distillate | 172.25 | 4.10 | Chevron Pascagoula Refinery | FERC No. 155.49.0 item 10 |
| Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish), incl. Dock Station and Bengal/Marathon proportional receipts | Plantation Pipeline | Spartanburg, SC (Spartanburg County) per research | gasoline, distillate | 237.14 | 5.65 | ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery; Placid Refining Company Port Allen Refinery | FERC No. 159.10.0 item 10 |
| Collins (Covington County) | Plantation Pipeline | Spartanburg, SC (Spartanburg County) per research | gasoline, distillate | 237.14 | 5.65 | Valero Meraux Refinery | FERC No. 159.10.0 item 10 |
| Garyville (St. John the Baptist Parish), via Marathon Pipe Line (joint tariff 156.29.0) | Plantation Pipeline | Spartanburg, SC (Spartanburg County) per research | gasoline, distillate | 263.29 | 6.27 | Marathon Garyville Refinery | FERC No. 156.29.0 item 10 |
Supply resilience
- pipeline supply
- Limited
- pipeline systems delivering
- 2
- terminals on two or more pipelines
- 7
- terminals with no pipeline tariff
- 0
Two pipeline systems deliver here: one can cover for the other where a terminal is on both.
If a pipeline system goes down
| Pipeline system | Terminals it reaches here | With no other pipeline | Which |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Pipeline | 7 | 0 | |
| Plantation Pipeline | 7 | 0 |
Counts pipeline systems with a tariff delivery point here, not capacity, storage or contracts. A system with two lines into the market still counts once, and a terminal with one pipeline may also receive by truck, rail or water. For a refinery or pipeline outage across every market it touches, open that facility’s page.
Delivered ethanol cost
- ¢/gal over Chicago ethanol · lowest in the market
- +23.70
- ¢/gal over Chicago ethanol · highest
- +24.19
An estimate for each terminal: the cheapest of published rail rates and trucking from the nearest plants, plus basis, transload, terminaling and carrying cost. Each terminal page shows the build-up line by line.
| Terminal | ¢/gal over Chicago | By | From | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TransMontaigne - Spartansburg | +23.70 | rail | ADM Decatur IL (Decatur, IL) | 698 |
| Buckeye Terminals, LLC - Spartansburg Terminal | +24.19 | rail | ADM Decatur IL (Decatur, IL) | 705 |
| Citgo Petroleum Corporation & Zenith Energy US - Spartanburg Terminal | +24.19 | rail | ADM Decatur IL (Decatur, IL) | 705 |
| Colonial Pipeline - Spartanburg | +24.19 | rail | ADM Decatur IL (Decatur, IL) | 705 |
| Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals | +24.19 | rail | ADM Decatur IL (Decatur, IL) | 704 |
| Magellan Terminals Holdings LP - Spartanburg 2 | +24.19 | rail | ADM Decatur IL (Decatur, IL) | 704 |
| Motiva Enterprises LLC | +24.19 | rail | ADM Decatur IL (Decatur, IL) | 704 |
Nearby rack markets
Rack markets within 75 miles (straight line): where a buyer here could also lift.
| Rack market | Miles | Terminals | Pipelines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belton, SC | 43 | 2 | 2 |
| Anderson, SC | 50 | 0 | — |
| Charlotte, NC | 59 | 13 | 3 |
Rates are pipeline line-haul transcribed from published FERC tariffs; every figure cites its tariff and item. Cost to serve (netback) adds origin spot price and destination fees. "Confirmed" links match a tariff delivery point to the facility; "same city" means the point is in the facility's city — plausible, not proof; "per research" means the facility's research profile names the pipeline as an outlet.