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Home repair companies in Kent County, RI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Kent County, RI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #656 of 2,057 scored counties
#3 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 93
- 4 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 170
- −1.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $247.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,395 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,495
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Kent County comes to about $247.3M a year: $3,395 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per company, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 93 home repair companies on map listings in Kent County as of September 2026. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.8, 3% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Kent County was 170 in 2023, down 1.7% from 2019. That is one for every 428 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $860K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Kent County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kent County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For home repair companies, Kent County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #656 of 2,057 scored counties and #3 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 home repairs, maintenance and insurance by the home repair companies 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 | 12.8 | 10.6 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3.1M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 428 | 462 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.7% | +7.8% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,395 | $3,289 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $94,345 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 173 → 170−1.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,788
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $131.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 934 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 102The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $860K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors 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 home repair companies, 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 | 67 | 239 | 9.2 | $3.4M | +2.8% | #292 of 2,057 |
| 2Washington County, RI | 58 | 60 | 11.4 | $3.2M | 0.0% | #650 of 2,057 |
| 3Kent County, RI | 58 | 93 | 12.8 | $2.7M | +1.8% | #656 of 2,057 |
| 4Bristol County, RI | 56 | 27 | 13.4 | $2.9M | −1.5% | #728 of 2,057 |
| 5Newport County, RI | 48 | 50 | 13.6 | $2.6M | −2.9% | #1,105 of 2,057 |
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
- Home repair trades58
- HVAC and plumbing56
- Electricians65
- Roofing and gutters64
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control42
- Landscaping and lawn care49
- House cleaning51
- Pest control37
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Kent County, RI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 93 home repair companies in Kent County. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 170 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, down 1.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Kent County, RI spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $247.3M a year, or $3,395 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per company. 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 home repair companies?
Kent County has 12.8 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.7M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Kent County would have about 102, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 428 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% 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 58 for home repair companies (upper middle), #656 of 2,057 scored counties.
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