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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Putnam County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Putnam County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #357 of 2,210 scored counties
#18 of 76 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 22
- 5 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,904 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.6
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,876
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Putnam County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 23%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.6, 33% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Putnam County spend about $26.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,904 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 22 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.2M per business, 39% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Putnam County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 4,714 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Putnam County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Putnam County is 71 (upper middle), #357 of 2,210 scored counties and #18 of 76 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Putnam County compares
The same measures for Indiana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Putnam County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.6 | 18.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.1M | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,714 | 1,347 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −13.8% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,904 | $1,935 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $78,378 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 39
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $931K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 225 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,876+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,142
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 481 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 78
- Median household income
- $78,378+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,595
- Median home value
- $218,900
- Jobs located here
- 12,980
- Daytime population
- 33,740Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Putnam County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hancock County, IN | 93 | 37 | 11.1 | $2M | +13.5% | #12 of 2,210 |
| 2Warrick County, IN | 84 | 28 | 11.1 | $1.9M | +4.4% | #81 of 2,210 |
| 3Morgan County, IN | 83 | 30 | 10.6 | $1.9M | +4.4% | #98 of 2,210 |
| 4Boone County, IN | 82 | 49 | 17.1 | $1.5M | +13.5% | #111 of 2,210 |
| 5Floyd County, IN | 80 | 36 | 11.3 | $1.8M | +2.0% | #139 of 2,210 |
| 6Jasper County, IN | 78 | 11 | 8.6 | $2.2M | +3.0% | #167 of 2,210 |
| 7Dearborn County, IN | 78 | 24 | 11.8 | $1.7M | +1.7% | #176 of 2,210 |
| 8Montgomery County, IN | 77 | 13 | 8.3 | $2.2M | +2.7% | #183 of 2,210 |
| 9Wells County, IN | 76 | 9 | 7.8 | $2.4M | +2.6% | #205 of 2,210 |
| 10Madison County, IN | 76 | 53 | 9.9 | $1.8M | +3.8% | #211 of 2,210 |
| 18Putnam County, IN | 71 | 22 | 15.6 | $1.2M | +3.2% | #357 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Putnam County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry71
- Clothing and shoe stores73
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Putnam County, IN?
There are 22 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Putnam County as of September 2026. 5 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Putnam County, IN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $26.9M a year, or $1,904 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,142 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, IN compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Putnam County has 15.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.2M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Putnam County would have about 31, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,714 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 37,876 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,142 households. Median household income in Putnam County is $78,378, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Putnam County scores 71 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #357 of 2,210 scored counties.
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