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Auto repair shops in Providence County, RI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Providence County, RI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,014 of 2,378 scored counties
#5 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 537
- 60 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 355
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $203.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $784 a household
- Spending per listing
- $378K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.7
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 678,179
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Providence County is 30 (lower middle), #2,014 of 2,378 scored counties and #5 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 537 auto repair shops in Providence County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 20.7 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Providence County spend about $203.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $784 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $378K per shop, 15% below 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.
Official counts show 355 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Providence County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 730 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Providence County. Population estimates put the population change in Providence County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Providence 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 | Providence County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.7 | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $378K | $429K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 730 | 783 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −4.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $784 | $853 | $958 |
| Median household income | $78,787 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 355 → 3550.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,034
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $118M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 424Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 53760 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 457The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Providence 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 Providence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 678,179+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 259,210
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 410 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,624
- Median household income
- $78,787+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,369
- Median home value
- $373,600
- Jobs located here
- 293,972
- Daytime population
- 648,043Residents 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 Providence 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 Providence 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 Providence County, RI?
There are 537 auto repair shops on map listings in Providence County as of September 2026. 60 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 355 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 424 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Providence County, RI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $203.1M a year, or $784 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 537 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $378K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 259,210 households in Providence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Providence County, RI compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Providence County has 20.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $378K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Providence County would have about 457, against 537 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 730 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Providence County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Providence County at 678,179 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 259,210 households. The median household income in Providence County is $78,787 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Providence County scores 30 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #2,014 of 2,378 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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