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Oil change and quick-lube shops in Newport County, RI
How Newport County, RI compares with other counties and the U.S. for oil change and quick-lube shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 2 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $33.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.2M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 14% above 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 3 oil change and quick-lube shops in Newport County. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7.
At $910 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Newport County spend about $33.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $11.2M per shop, 19% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which oil change and quick-lube shops share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as oil change and lubrication shops in Newport County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Newport County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, Newport County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
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 vehicle maintenance and repairs by the oil change and quick-lube shops 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 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Spending per listing | $11.2M | $15.1M | $13.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 29,438 | 14,222 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +12.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $910 | $853 | $958 |
| Median household income | $103,514 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as oil change and lubrication shops 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 | 64 | 11 | 0.4 | $18.5M | +2.8% | #119 of 479 |
| 2Kent County, RI | 43 | 7 | 1.0 | $9.6M | +1.8% | #316 of 479 |
| Newport County, RI | Not scored | 3 | 0.8 | $11.2M | −2.9% |
Other business types in Newport County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care62
- Auto repair shops60
- Collision repair and body shops50
- Car washes and detailing64
- Tire shops57
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations57
- Insurance agencies53
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many oil change and quick-lube shops are in Newport County, RI?
There are 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings in Newport County as of September 2026. The listings count oil change and quick-lube shops. No official count is published for oil change and lubrication shops in Newport County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Newport County, RI spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $33.6M a year, or $910 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 oil change and quick-lube shops on map listings, it comes to $11.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only oil change and quick-lube shops. 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 oil change and quick-lube shops?
Newport County has 0.8 oil change and quick-lube shops per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 0.7. Spending per shop is $11.2M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $13.7M. At the national ratio of oil change and quick-lube shops to household spending, Newport County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.
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 has no market score for oil change and quick-lube shops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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