Groceries and convenience · County · Rhode Island
Grocery stores in Washington County, RI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for grocery stores in Washington County, RI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #495 of 2,070 scored counties
#3 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 26
- 10 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +3.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $391.2M
- On groceries · $7,444 a household
- Spending per listing
- $15M
- 62% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,795
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on groceries in Washington County comes to about $391.2M a year: $7,444 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Spread across 26 grocery stores, that is $15M per store, 62% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores.
Washington County has 26 grocery stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 38%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 28% below the U.S. rate of 6.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as supermarkets and grocery stores, up 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,877 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $497K has gone to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Washington County.
Population estimates show Washington County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Washington County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for grocery stores, ranking #495 of 2,070 scored counties and #3 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Washington County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery stores 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 | Washington County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $15M | $10.7M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,877 | 2,165 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.7% | +5.2% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $7,444 | $6,948 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $106,638 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 28+3.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,543
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $52.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $497K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,7950.0% since 2020
- Households
- 52,549
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 396
- Median household income
- $106,638+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,741
- Median home value
- $510,800
- Jobs located here
- 55,609
- Daytime population
- 127,343Residents 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 grocery stores, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Washington County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kent County, RI | 86 | 31 | 4.3 | $16.7M | +1.8% | #96 of 2,070 |
| 2Bristol County, RI | 79 | 10 | 5.0 | $15.2M | −1.5% | #213 of 2,070 |
| 3Washington County, RI | 66 | 26 | 4.9 | $15M | 0.0% | #495 of 2,070 |
| 4Newport County, RI | 61 | 21 | 5.7 | $12.9M | −2.9% | #641 of 2,070 |
| 5Providence County, RI | 57 | 200 | 7.7 | $8.7M | +2.8% | #781 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Washington County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores62
- Grocery stores66
- Convenience stores66
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery stores are in Washington County, RI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 grocery stores in Washington County. 10 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023, up 3.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Washington County, RI spend on groceries?
About $391.2M a year, or $7,444 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $15M per store. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,549 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, RI compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Washington County has 4.9 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $15M, 62% above the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the U.S. ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Washington County would have about 42, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,877 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against 0.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 129,795 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 52,549 households. The median household income in Washington County is $106,638 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Washington County scores 66 for grocery stores (upper middle), #495 of 2,070 scored counties.
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