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Auto repair shops in Newport County, RI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Newport County, RI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #710 of 2,378 scored counties
#1 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 49
- 9 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −22.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $33.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $685K
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,051
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 49 auto repair shops in Newport County. 9 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 13.3 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Newport County spend about $33.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $910 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $685K per shop, 54% above the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in Newport County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, down 22.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,317 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 39 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Newport County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Newport County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For auto repair shops, Newport County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #710 of 2,378 scored counties and #1 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Newport County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair shops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Newport County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $685K | $429K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,317 | 783 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.2% | −4.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $910 | $853 | $958 |
| Median household income | $103,514 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 28−22.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 102
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 499 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Newport County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Newport County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,051−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 36,868
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 102 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 826
- Median household income
- $103,514+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,641
- Median home value
- $609,700
- Jobs located here
- 36,087
- Daytime population
- 83,890Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Rhode Island market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Newport County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Newport County, RI | 60 | 49 | 13.3 | $685K | −2.9% | #710 of 2,378 |
| 2Washington County, RI | 56 | 89 | 16.9 | $607K | 0.0% | #885 of 2,378 |
| 3Kent County, RI | 41 | 163 | 22.4 | $412K | +1.8% | #1,595 of 2,378 |
| 4Bristol County, RI | 37 | 40 | 19.9 | $464K | −1.5% | #1,766 of 2,378 |
| 5Providence County, RI | 30 | 537 | 20.7 | $378K | +2.8% | #2,014 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Newport County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Newport County, RI?
Newport County has 49 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 22.2% from 2019. Official counts list 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Newport County, RI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $33.6M a year, or $910 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $685K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,868 households in Newport County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newport County, RI compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Newport County has 13.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $685K, 54% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Newport County would have about 76, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,317 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Newport County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Newport County at 83,051 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,868 households. The median household income in Newport County is $103,514 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Newport County scores 60 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #710 of 2,378 scored counties.
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