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Collision repair and body shops in Newport County, RI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Newport County, RI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #650 of 1,327 scored counties
#2 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,051
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 collision repair and body shops in Newport County. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $910 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Newport County spend about $33.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $3.7M per shop, 21% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Newport County in 2023. That is one for every 4,096 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Newport County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in Newport County is 50 (upper middle), #650 of 1,327 scored counties and #2 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 collision repair and body 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 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $2M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,096 | 2,324 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −5.0% | −0.8% |
| 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 | 50 | 11 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior 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 collision repair and body 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, RI | 52 | 15 | 2.9 | $3.6M | 0.0% | #609 of 1,327 |
| 2Newport County, RI | 50 | 9 | 2.4 | $3.7M | −2.9% | #650 of 1,327 |
| 3Kent County, RI | 31 | 33 | 4.5 | $2M | +1.8% | #1,086 of 1,327 |
| 4Bristol County, RI | 22 | 9 | 4.5 | $2.1M | −1.5% | #1,219 of 1,327 |
| 5Providence County, RI | 18 | 122 | 4.7 | $1.7M | +2.8% | #1,278 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Newport County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care62
- Auto repair shops60
- Collision repair and body shops50
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops57
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies53
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Newport County, RI?
There are 9 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Newport County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
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 9 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body 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 collision repair and body shops?
Newport County has 2.4 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.7M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Newport County would have about 11, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,096 households, against one for every 3,689 across 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 50 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #650 of 1,327 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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