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Pet stores in Rhode Island

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

Listings
98
31 chain locations (32%)
Official establishments
40
−13.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$303.2M
On pets
Listings per 10k households
2.2
10% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$3.1M
32% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#49 of 51
Market score 15 · Low

A site report maps the pet stores on map listings around any address in Rhode Island by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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 98 pet stores in Rhode Island. Chain locations make up 32% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

At $687 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Rhode Island spend about $303.2M a year on pets. Spread across 98 pet stores, that is $3.1M per store, 32% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 40 businesses with payroll in Rhode Island classed as pet and pet supplies stores, down 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 11,039 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 1.6% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Rhode Island.

Among the 50 states and DC, Rhode Island ranks #49 for pet stores, with a Groundwork market score of 15 (low). The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island, the Providence-Warwick metro area, scores 25. Among 5 scored counties, Providence County scores highest (49).

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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 pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Providence-Warwick, RI-MA251492.2$3.1M+2.1%#351 of 382

Counties

Counties in Rhode Island, ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Providence County, RI49421.6$4M+2.8%#498 of 974
2Newport County, RI2982.2$3.5M−2.9%#787 of 974
3Kent County, RI28202.7$2.6M+1.8%#811 of 974
4Bristol County, RI1773.5$2.3M−1.5%#916 of 974
5Washington County, RI16214.0$2M0.0%#921 of 974

Questions

How many pet stores are in Rhode Island?

Rhode Island has 98 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 31 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, down 13.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Rhode Island spend on pets?

About $303.2M a year, or $687 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 98 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. 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 pet stores?

Rhode Island has 2.2 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.1M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Rhode Island would have about 67, against 98 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,039 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.

Which market in Rhode Island has the highest market score for pet stores?

The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island is the Providence-Warwick metro area, at 25 (lower middle). Among 5 scored counties in Rhode Island, Providence County scores highest, at 49 (lower 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 15 for pet stores (low), #49 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Rhode Island. It maps the pet stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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