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Tire shops in Newport County, RI

The tire shops in Newport County, RI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #591 of 1,530 scored counties
#3 of 4 scored counties in Rhode Island

Listings
6
4 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
$5.6M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
58% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,051
−2.9% since 2020

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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

Households in Newport County spend about $33.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $910 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.6M per shop, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.

Newport County has 6 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 67%, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 3.8.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for tire dealers in Newport County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Newport County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Newport County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for tire shops, ranking #591 of 1,530 scored counties and #3 of 4 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 vehicle maintenance and repairs by the tire 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.

Tire shops in Newport County, RI compared with Rhode Island and the U.S.
MeasureNewport CountyRhode IslandU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.62.73.8
Spending per listing$5.6M$3.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a8,8316,381
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.6%−0.4%
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 score5760

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
64 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 tire dealers 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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Tire shops across Rhode Island

Every Rhode Island market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for tire shops, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Newport County marked.

Top counties in Rhode Island

Counties in Rhode Island ranked for tire shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, RI7681.5$6.8M0.0%#145 of 1,530
2Kent County, RI65192.6$3.5M+1.8%#394 of 1,530
3Newport County, RI5761.6$5.6M−2.9%#591 of 1,530
4Providence County, RI53853.3$2.4M+2.8%#700 of 1,530

Other business types in Newport County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many tire shops are in Newport County, RI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 tire shops in Newport County. 4 of them (67%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. No official count is published for tire dealers 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 6 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $5.6M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which tire shops share with other businesses in the trade. 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 tire shops?

Newport County has 1.6 tire shops per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $5.6M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Newport County would have about 13, against 6 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 scores 57 for tire shops (upper middle), #591 of 1,530 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for tire shops · All 56 business types in Newport County

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