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Gas stations in Kent County, RI
The gas stations in Kent County, RI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #900 of 2,358 scored counties
#5 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 60
- 42 chain locations (70%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $152.5M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,093 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,495
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 60 gas stations in Kent County. 42 of them (70%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.2, 25% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Household spending on gasoline and other fuels in Kent County comes to about $152.5M a year: $2,093 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each station on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in Kent County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,104 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Kent County.
Population estimates show Kent County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For gas stations, Kent County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #900 of 2,358 scored counties and #5 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Kent County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all gasoline and other fuels by the gas stations 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 | Kent County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 6.8 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,104 | 1,492 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −3.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,093 | $1,944 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $94,345 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66 → 660.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 634
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6042 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 64The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Kent 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 Kent County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,495+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 72,839
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 169 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,017
- Median household income
- $94,345+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,389
- Median home value
- $366,100
- Jobs located here
- 79,114
- Daytime population
- 158,826Residents 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 gas stations, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Kent County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Providence County, RI | 63 | 170 | 6.6 | $2.8M | +2.8% | #617 of 2,358 |
| 2Bristol County, RI | 62 | 10 | 5.0 | $4.1M | −1.5% | #639 of 2,358 |
| 3Washington County, RI | 62 | 36 | 6.9 | $3.3M | 0.0% | #646 of 2,358 |
| 4Newport County, RI | 57 | 25 | 6.8 | $3M | −2.9% | #857 of 2,358 |
| 5Kent County, RI | 56 | 60 | 8.2 | $2.5M | +1.8% | #900 of 2,358 |
Other business types in Kent County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Kent County, RI?
Kent County has 60 gas stations on map listings as of September 2026. 42 of them (70%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Kent County, RI spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $152.5M a year, or $2,093 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per station. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,839 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kent County, RI compare with the U.S. for gas stations?
Kent County has 8.2 gas stations per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $2.5M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Kent County would have about 64, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,104 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Kent County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Kent County at 173,495 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,839 households. The median household income in Kent County is $94,345 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Kent County scores 56 for gas stations (upper middle), #900 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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