Is 02920 a good location for a gift shop?

What public records measure around the center of ZIP 02920 in Providence County, Rhode Island for a gift shop: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the gift shops already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.

ZIP 02920, Providence County, Rhode Island

Gift shop. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 02920 covers 8.9 square miles, so its edges are about 1.5 miles from the center. Jobs and competitors are counted within a mile of the center and resident spending within 3 miles; the household figures beside are for the whole ZIP. Checked Oct 21, 2026.

ZIP 02920
14,616 households
Median household income
$80,717
Residents
37,155
Gift shops with employees, 2023
0

What stands out

  1. Few jobs within a short walk

    28Jobs
    6,570Households

    28 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 690 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.

  2. A typical amount of nearby competition

    4Gift and homewares shops
    0.40 miNearest rival

    Overture's places data lists 4 gift and homewares shops within half a mile (2 chain, 1 local multi-location and 1 independent) and 10 within a mile.

  3. What spending nearby can support

    $153KMiddle-case sales
    $1,550Rent the middle case supports

    Spending near the center of this ZIP supports an estimated $82,000 to $275,000 a year in sales for this business (middle case $153,000).

  4. Moderate road traffic; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians

    1,395Vehicles a day

    The nearest counted road is Meshanticut Valley Pkwy, 1,395 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2020), about 510 feet away.

What the center of ZIP 02920 can sell each year

Middle case$153K

Sales a year, planning range

Low case$82K
High case$275K
Rivals within 3.5 mi42
Healthy share for this business
8% to 12%
Base rent the ZIP center supports
$550 to $2,750 a month

Resident, worker and student spending near the ZIP center, shared among competitors by distance (Huff model). A planning range with stated assumptions, not a forecast.

Competition

Competitors within half a mile4

68th percentile for nearby competition among 683 similar businesses in the Providence-Warwick metro area

2× the metro median of 2
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile10

Nearest competitors

  • Competitor 1Local group2,120 ft
  • Competitor 2Chain2,280 ft
  • Competitor 3Independent2,400 ft
  • Competitor 4Chain2,440 ft
  • Competitor 5Independent2,680 ft

Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.

Jobs within walking distance

10-minute walk690

Jobs at workplaces within half a mile

5-minute walk28
Within 1 mile6,073
Office-type, half mile85

Largest employers within a 10-minute walk

  • Food service and lodging232
  • Retail144
  • Health care97
  • Other services47
  • Professional services36

Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Office attendance is still roughly half to 60% of 2020 levels. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.

Traffic on nearby roads

Vehicles a day on Meshanticut Valley Pkwy1,395

Nearest counted road, 2020 count

State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.

What an address adds

  • The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 02920: who lives and works right there, the competition on that block and the traffic on its road. No account.
  • The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a gift shop there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.

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Sources: Overture Maps Foundation: Places (Overture Places release 2026-09-23.1); DoorWorthy demand model: resident, worker and student spending shared among competitors (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); U.S. Census Bureau: ACS (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates); U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer: ZIP Code Tabulation Area center (ZCTA internal point; land area 8.9 square miles); U.S. Census ACS households by income with BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey spending (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System (Annual average daily traffic, latest count 2020); U.S. Census Bureau: LEHD LODES workplace jobs (LODES8 workplace area characteristics, jobs as of 2023); U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishments with paid employees). Listings and counts are public records, not visits or sales in this ZIP.

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