Restaurant market guides in Rhode Island.

RI RESTAURANT MARKET DIRECTORY

Explore Restaurant Revenue Incubator’s operator-focused guides to the 50 largest Rhode Island markets. Each guide combines official U.S. Census market context with practical cost, sales, technology and retention priorities.

Rhode Island restaurant economy

The 2022 Economic Census reports 2,539 restaurant establishments, $3.0 billion in 2022 restaurant sales, 40,187 restaurant employees statewide.

Restaurant consulting markets in Rhode Island

1. Providence restaurant market Population 191,767
2. Cranston restaurant market Population 83,250
3. Warwick restaurant market Population 83,175
4. Pawtucket restaurant market Population 75,893
5. East Providence restaurant market Population 47,281
6. Woonsocket restaurant market Population 43,521
7. Newport restaurant market Population 24,874
8. Central Falls restaurant market Population 22,701
9. Westerly restaurant market Population 18,411
10. Valley Falls restaurant market Population 12,657
11. Newport East restaurant market Population 11,069
12. Wakefield-Peace Dale restaurant market Population 9,302
13. Cumberland Hill restaurant market Population 8,648
14. Greenville restaurant market Population 8,296
15. Tiverton restaurant market Population 8,091
16. Kingston restaurant market Population 7,332
17. Pascoag restaurant market Population 4,410
18. Narragansett Pier restaurant market Population 3,167
19. Hope Valley restaurant market Population 2,297
20. Chepachet restaurant market Population 1,923
21. Harrisville restaurant market Population 1,767
22. Ashaway restaurant market Population 1,722
23. Melville restaurant market Population 1,631
24. Bradford restaurant market Population 1,511
25. Charlestown restaurant market Population 1,499
26. Carolina restaurant market Population 1,048
27. Harmony restaurant market Population 1,006
28. Greene restaurant market Population 962
29. Quonochontaug restaurant market Population 610
30. Weekapaug restaurant market Population 541
31. Foster Center restaurant market Population 358
32. Misquamicut restaurant market Population 348
33. Wyoming restaurant market Population 320
34. Clayville restaurant market Population 296
35. Hopkinton restaurant market Population 206
36. Watch Hill restaurant market Population 203
37. Cumberland restaurant market Population 36,820
38. Coventry restaurant market Population 35,907
39. North Providence restaurant market Population 34,293
40. South Kingstown restaurant market Population 32,073
41. West Warwick restaurant market Population 31,173
42. Johnston restaurant market Population 29,835
43. North Kingstown restaurant market Population 27,859
44. Lincoln restaurant market Population 22,864
45. Smithfield restaurant market Population 22,233
46. Bristol restaurant market Population 22,220
47. Portsmouth restaurant market Population 17,644
48. Barrington restaurant market Population 17,126
49. Middletown restaurant market Population 16,832
50. Burrillville restaurant market Population 16,427

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 ACS 5-year table B01003, 2026 Gazetteer Files, and 2022 Economic Census EC2272BASIC (NAICS 7225). Image licensing and attribution appear with each image. Last verified September 22, 2026.

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