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Home repair companies in Rhode Island

Markets across Rhode Island ranked by the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
469
19 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
956
+7.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.5B
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance
Listings per 10k households
10.6
15% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$3.1M
27% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#15 of 51
Market score 61 · Upper middle

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 469 home repair companies in Rhode Island. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 10.6 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

Households in Rhode Island spend about $1.5B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,289 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per company, 27% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 956 businesses with payroll in Rhode Island classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 7.8% from 2019. That is one for every 462 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 9.6% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 32 SBA-backed loans worth $9M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Rhode Island.

Among the 50 states and DC, Rhode Island ranks #15 for home repair companies, 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 63. Among 5 scored counties, Providence County scores highest (67).

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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

Metro areas reaching Rhode Island, ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Providence-Warwick, RI-MA6371810.6$3.1M+2.1%#86 of 387

Counties

Counties in Rhode Island, ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Providence County, RI672399.2$3.4M+2.8%#292 of 2,057
2Washington County, RI586011.4$3.2M0.0%#650 of 2,057
3Kent County, RI589312.8$2.7M+1.8%#656 of 2,057
4Bristol County, RI562713.4$2.9M−1.5%#728 of 2,057
5Newport County, RI485013.6$2.6M−2.9%#1,105 of 2,057

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Rhode Island?

Rhode Island has 469 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 956 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 7.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Rhode Island spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $1.5B a year, or $3,289 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 469 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per company. 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 home repair companies?

Rhode Island has 10.6 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $3.1M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Rhode Island would have about 598, against 469 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 462 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

Which market in Rhode Island has the highest market score for home repair companies?

The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island is the Providence-Warwick metro area, at 63 (upper middle). Among 5 scored counties in Rhode Island, Providence County scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). 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 home repair companies (upper middle), #15 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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