Monmouth County’s overall heating oil use varies from year to year, primarily depending on how cold each winter is. As the temperature outside gets colder, homes’ heating systems need to burn more and more oil to keep homes warm. Last winter in Monmouth County, the average outside temperature was 5.2° F warmer than the prior winter's average outside temperature.

Monmouth County Average Winter Temperature

Heating Season	Average Temperature
Winter 2022 - 2023	47.2° F
Winter 2021 - 2022	42° F

Monmouth County Heating Oil Delivery Overview

8,612 households in Monmouth County heat their homes with fuel oil. This makes oil delivery essential when Monmouth County thermometers drop as low as 42.5° F each winter.

3% of Monmouth County Households Rely On Heating Oil Delivery Each Winter

Monmouth County Households	Monmouth County Heating Oil Households
242,163	8,612

371 Monmouth County Oil Companies Go the Distance

With 6 million gallons of heating oil delivered to Monmouth County homeowners during the winter of 2023, the Monmouth County community relies on its 371 oil companies to keep warm.

Oil delivery is a two step process: First, an oil truck picks up oil at the nearest bulk fuel terminal. In the case of Monmouth County, two of the closest terminals are Buckeye in Newark, NJ and Psx in Tremley Point, NJ. Then, the truck delivers the #2 heating oil to homes and businesses in Monmouth County.