President Donald Trump’s war with Iran has caused oil prices to surge, spiking gas prices across the country. Local news outlets have spotlighted the various impacts these record high prices have had on Americans and the people and industries we rely on, from farmers and truckers to first responders, small businesses, and even our schools, among many others.  

As of May 11, as the war enters its eleventh week, the national average for a regular gallon of gas is above $4.50, with some states paying nearly or above $5 per gallon. Experts continue to warn that even if the war ended today, the resulting “worst energy crisis ever faced by the world” would keep prices elevated for months to come. 

One reporter from South Bend, Indiana, station WSBT 22 noted that “many are worrying about how they will adjust their budget just to buy gas,” while another reporter from Peoria, Illinois, station WEEK Peoria 25 heard from a local resident that “she has had to cut down on her trips to visit her husband in his nursing home from weekly to once every two weeks.” All over the country Americans are feeling the pain at the pump.

Below are more examples from local media outlets spotlighting the people and industries that have been upended.