Market rankings · Rhode Island
Grocery and convenience stores in Rhode Island
Markets across Rhode Island ranked by the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 815
- 301 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 351
- +12.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.1B
- On groceries
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #12 of 51
- Market score 61 · Upper middle
A site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings around any address in Rhode Island by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 815 grocery and convenience stores in Rhode Island. Chain locations make up 37% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That is 18.5 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 18.7.
Household spending on groceries in Rhode Island comes to about $3.1B a year: $6,948 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per store, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 351 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Rhode Island in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,258 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 7.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 23 SBA-backed loans worth $11.4M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Rhode Island.
Among the 50 states and DC, Rhode Island ranks #12 for grocery and convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island, the Providence-Warwick metro area, scores 55. Among 5 scored counties, Kent County scores highest (82).
Every market in Rhode Island for grocery and convenience stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Rhode Island, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 55 | 1,270 | 18.8 | $3.7M | +2.1% | #168 of 387 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kent County, RI | 82 | 103 | 14.1 | $5M | +1.8% | #144 of 2,402 |
| 2Bristol County, RI | 78 | 28 | 13.9 | $5.4M | −1.5% | #215 of 2,402 |
| 3Providence County, RI | 63 | 497 | 19.2 | $3.5M | +2.8% | #662 of 2,402 |
| 4Washington County, RI | 62 | 110 | 20.9 | $3.6M | 0.0% | #706 of 2,402 |
| 5Newport County, RI | 54 | 77 | 20.9 | $3.5M | −2.9% | #1,014 of 2,402 |
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Rhode Island?
There are 815 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Rhode Island as of September 2026. 301 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 351 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 12.1% from 2019. Official counts list 218 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rhode Island spend on groceries?
About $3.1B a year, or $6,948 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 815 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 441,570 households in Rhode Island and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rhode Island compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?
Rhode Island has 18.5 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $3.8M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Rhode Island would have about 906, against 815 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,258 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Rhode Island has the highest market score for grocery and convenience stores?
The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island is the Providence-Warwick metro area, at 55 (upper middle). Among 5 scored counties in Rhode Island, Kent County scores highest, at 82 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Rhode Island scores 61 for grocery and convenience stores (upper middle), #12 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Rhode Island. It maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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- Grocery stores288 listings
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