Home / Automotive repair & maintenance / Rhode Island

Auto repair in Rhode Island

How many auto repair exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 3 Rhode Island counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

Includes: Auto repair & maintenance shops · Body, paint & interior repair. Counted together because official statistics use one 811121 code.

State verdict (covered counties): Above the U.S. rate — 151% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in Rhode Island

Auto repair

151

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

1.3

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

0.9

per 10,000 present

State index

151%

vs. U.S.

Residents

966,540

in covered counties

Workers

383,986

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 3 Rhode Island counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing auto repair and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in Rhode Island

City	County	Auto repair	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Providence	Providence County	118–170	664,984	269,140	1.5	171–234%	High density
Warwick	Kent County	23–33	171,316	68,991	1.1	129–174%	Range spans bands
North Kingstown	Washington County	10–48	130,240	45,855	0.7	75–332%	Range spans bands

Scroll the table sideways to see all columns.

Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

Providence

171%

Warwick

129%

North Kingstown

75%

Most competitors per capita

North Kingstown

75%

Warwick

129%

Providence

171%

Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few auto repair may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

← All Automotive repair & maintenance markets nationwide · Methodology · Data sources

Check a ZIP or city · Search by radius · Answers · Data story · Methodology · Data sources · About · Privacy · Terms · Updates (RSS)

BizGapMap — free, no-login small-business saturation reports for major U.S. counties. Built entirely from public U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS data (ZBP 2023, ACS 2024 5-year, PEP 2024, LODES, QCEW, IRS SOI). No forecasts, no revenue guesses — withheld cells are marked, and the few derived counts are labelled as estimates.