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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Putnam County, NY
How Putnam County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #260 of 2,210 scored counties
#15 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 49
- 7 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- +4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $102.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,886 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.8
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,028
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Putnam County spend about $102.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,886 per household, 40% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per business, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 49 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Putnam County as of September 2026. 7 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 13.8 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Putnam County was 23 in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,545 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 65 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Putnam County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Putnam County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #260 of 2,210 scored counties and #15 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Putnam County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.8 | 31.7 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $772K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,545 | 663 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.6% | −15.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,886 | $2,448 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $126,257 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 23+4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 140
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 65Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 497 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 117The 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
- 99,028+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 35,545
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 230 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 426
- Median household income
- $126,257+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $153,855
- Median home value
- $471,300
- Jobs located here
- 26,374
- Daytime population
- 76,363Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with Putnam County marked.
Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wayne County, NY | 83 | 30 | 7.8 | $2.7M | +0.1% | #91 of 2,210 |
| 2Madison County, NY | 81 | 22 | 8.4 | $2.6M | −1.2% | #115 of 2,210 |
| 3Schoharie County, NY | 80 | 11 | 8.6 | $2.5M | +1.4% | #128 of 2,210 |
| 4Sullivan County, NY | 80 | 38 | 12.1 | $1.8M | +2.7% | #137 of 2,210 |
| 5Oswego County, NY | 79 | 35 | 7.4 | $2.8M | +1.0% | #150 of 2,210 |
| 6Schenectady County, NY | 79 | 84 | 12.6 | $1.8M | +3.0% | #157 of 2,210 |
| 7Livingston County, NY | 78 | 26 | 10.6 | $2M | −0.2% | #171 of 2,210 |
| 8Greene County, NY | 78 | 22 | 11.8 | $1.9M | −1.1% | #172 of 2,210 |
| 9Rensselaer County, NY | 76 | 76 | 11.4 | $2M | −0.2% | #209 of 2,210 |
| 10Yates County, NY | 75 | 8 | 8.4 | $2.5M | −0.8% | #224 of 2,210 |
| 15Putnam County, NY | 74 | 49 | 13.8 | $2.1M | +1.4% | #260 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 laundry74
- Clothing and shoe stores88
- Laundromats46
- Dry cleaners33
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Putnam County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 49 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Putnam County. 7 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. Official counts list 65 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Putnam County, NY spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $102.6M a year, or $2,886 per household. That is 40% above the U.S. average (an index of 140, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,545 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, NY compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Putnam County has 13.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $2.1M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Putnam County would have about 117, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,545 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 99,028 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,545 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $126,257 a year, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Putnam County scores 74 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #260 of 2,210 scored counties.
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