Market rankings · Rhode Island
Pizza places in Rhode Island
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Rhode Island, ranked by the Groundwork market score for pizza places, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 463
- 140 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 915
- All limited-service restaurants · +5.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.9B
- On food away from home
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- 31% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #43 of 51
- Market score 36 · Lower middle
A site report maps the pizza places on map listings around any address in Rhode Island by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Rhode Island has 463 pizza places on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 140 are chain locations, or 30%, against 58% across the U.S. That comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 8.0.
Households in Rhode Island spend about $1.9B a year on food away from home, or $4,196 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4M per pizza place, 21% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. The spending figure covers all food away from home, not only pizza places.
In 2023, official counts showed 915 businesses with payroll in Rhode Island classed as limited-service restaurants, up 5.2% from 2019. That is one for every 483 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.1% over the same years. That count covers all limited-service restaurants (fast food and sandwich shops included), not only pizza places. Since fiscal 2022, 42 SBA-backed loans worth $10.7M have gone to businesses classed as limited-service restaurants in Rhode Island.
Among the 50 states and DC, Rhode Island ranks #43 for pizza places, with a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island, the Providence-Warwick metro area, scores 47. Among 5 scored counties, Bristol County scores highest (57).
Every market in Rhode Island for pizza places
Download the ranking (CSV)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
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 47 | 699 | 10.3 | $4M | +2.1% | #222 of 387 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bristol County, RI | 57 | 20 | 9.9 | $4.9M | −1.5% | #750 of 2,090 |
| 2Kent County, RI | 57 | 75 | 10.3 | $4.2M | +1.8% | #758 of 2,090 |
| 3Washington County, RI | 52 | 66 | 12.6 | $3.8M | 0.0% | #959 of 2,090 |
| 4Newport County, RI | 48 | 33 | 9.0 | $5.2M | −2.9% | #1,100 of 2,090 |
| 5Providence County, RI | 47 | 269 | 10.4 | $3.8M | +2.8% | #1,152 of 2,090 |
Questions
How many pizza places are in Rhode Island?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 463 pizza places in Rhode Island. 140 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count pizza restaurants. Official counts show 915 businesses with payroll classed as limited-service restaurants in 2023, up 5.2% from 2019. The official count takes in all limited-service restaurants, not only pizza places: fast food and sandwich shops are counted too. Official counts list 146 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rhode Island spend on food away from home?
About $1.9B a year, or $4,196 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 463 pizza places on map listings, it comes to $4M per pizza place. That spending covers all food away from home, which pizza places share with other businesses in the trade. 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 pizza places?
Rhode Island has 10.5 pizza places per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per pizza place is $4M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $5.1M. At the U.S. ratio of pizza places to household spending, Rhode Island would have about 365, against 463 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 483 households, against one for every 478 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Rhode Island has the highest market score for pizza places?
The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island is the Providence-Warwick metro area, at 47 (lower middle). Among 5 scored counties in Rhode Island, Bristol County scores highest, at 57 (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 36 for pizza places (lower middle), #43 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 pizza places 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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Related business types in Rhode Island
- Restaurants and cafes5,398 listings
- Sit-down restaurants2,992 listings
- Fast food and sandwich shops439 listings
- Coffee shops and cafes584 listings
- Bakeries and dessert shops576 listings
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