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Gas stations in Newport County, RI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for gas stations in Newport County, RI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #857 of 2,358 scored counties
#4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 25
- 13 chain locations (52%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $75M
- On gasoline and other fuels · $2,033 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 38% 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 25 gas stations in Newport County. 13 of them (52%) are chain locations, against 84% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.8, 38% below the U.S. rate of 10.9.
Households in Newport County spend about $75M a year on gasoline and other fuels, or $2,033 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 25 gas stations, that is $3M per station, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in Newport County classed as gasoline stations, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,843 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $790K have gone to businesses classed as gasoline stations in Newport County.
Population estimates show Newport County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for gas stations in Newport County is 57 (upper middle), #857 of 2,358 scored counties and #4 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 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 | Newport County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 6.8 | 10.9 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.9M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,843 | 1,492 | 1,184 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.8% | −3.3% | −3.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on gasoline and other fuels | $2,033 | $1,944 | $2,595 |
| Median household income | $103,514 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 20−4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 203
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2513 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $790K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as gasoline stations 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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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 Newport County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many gas stations are in Newport County, RI?
There are 25 gas stations on map listings in Newport County as of September 2026. 13 of them (52%) are chain locations. The listings count gas stations. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as gasoline stations in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Newport County, RI spend on gasoline and other fuels?
About $75M a year, or $2,033 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 gas stations on map listings, it comes to $3M per station. 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 gas stations?
Newport County has 6.8 gas stations per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 10.9. Spending per station is $3M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of gas stations to household spending, Newport County would have about 31, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,843 households, against one for every 1,184 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −3.1% 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 57 for gas stations (upper middle), #857 of 2,358 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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