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Pet businesses in Newport County, RI
How Newport County, RI compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,628 of 2,200 scored counties
#2 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 39
- 5 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.1M
- On pets · $761 a household
- Spending per listing
- $720K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,051
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 pet businesses in Newport County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 13%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Newport County comes to about $28.1M a year: $761 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 39 pet businesses, that is $720K per business, 18% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Newport County in 2023. That is one for every 1,676 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 53 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $780K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Newport County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Newport County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Newport County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,628 of 2,200 scored counties and #2 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
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 pets by the pet businesses 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 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $720K | $623K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,676 | 1,666 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.3% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $761 | $687 | $909 |
| Median household income | $103,514 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 250
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 53Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 395 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $780K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores 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 | 50 | 222 | 8.6 | $749K | +2.8% | #1,092 of 2,200 |
| 2Newport County, RI | 37 | 39 | 10.6 | $720K | −2.9% | #1,628 of 2,200 |
| 3Bristol County, RI | 26 | 28 | 13.9 | $579K | −1.5% | #1,979 of 2,200 |
| 4Kent County, RI | 22 | 108 | 14.8 | $479K | +1.8% | #2,073 of 2,200 |
| 5Washington County, RI | 22 | 90 | 17.1 | $455K | 0.0% | #2,075 of 2,200 |
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
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses37
- Veterinarians60
- Pet grooming and boarding26
- Pet stores29
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Newport County, RI?
Newport County has 39 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 53 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Newport County, RI spend on pets?
About $28.1M a year, or $761 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $720K per business. 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 pet businesses?
Newport County has 10.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $720K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Newport County would have about 32, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,676 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
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 scores 37 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,628 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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