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Clothing and shoe stores in Putnam County, TN
How Putnam County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,485 of 2,087 scored counties
#53 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 69
- 20 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −28.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $56.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,690 a household
- Spending per listing
- $823K
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.5
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,612
- +8.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 69 clothing and shoe stores in Putnam County. 20 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.5, 27% above the U.S. rate of 16.2.
At $1,690 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Putnam County spend about $56.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $823K of household spending for each store on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Putnam County was 23 in 2023, down 28.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,461 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Another 61 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Putnam County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores in Putnam County is 38 (lower middle), #1,485 of 2,087 scored counties and #53 of 72 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Putnam County compares
The same measures for Tennessee and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing and shoe stores 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 | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.5 | 17.0 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $823K | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,461 | 1,241 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −28.1% | −7.6% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,690 | $1,842 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,912 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 23−28.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 301
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 61Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6920 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 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
- 86,612+8.1% since 2020
- Households
- 33,601
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 401 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 206
- Median household income
- $58,912+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,922
- Median home value
- $282,500
- Jobs located here
- 40,531
- Daytime population
- 91,089Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Loudon County, TN | 88 | 17 | 7.1 | $2.8M | +15.6% | #45 of 2,087 |
| 2Fayette County, TN | 84 | 11 | 6.4 | $3.1M | +7.7% | #86 of 2,087 |
| 3Robertson County, TN | 81 | 26 | 9.2 | $2.1M | +9.9% | #147 of 2,087 |
| 4Cheatham County, TN | 77 | 13 | 8.0 | $2.4M | +4.1% | #198 of 2,087 |
| 5Anderson County, TN | 76 | 23 | 7.0 | $2.6M | +6.1% | #213 of 2,087 |
| 6Roane County, TN | 76 | 18 | 7.9 | $2.3M | +7.0% | #219 of 2,087 |
| 7Jefferson County, TN | 75 | 14 | 6.4 | $2.7M | +9.3% | #235 of 2,087 |
| 8Blount County, TN | 75 | 48 | 8.6 | $2.2M | +6.0% | #240 of 2,087 |
| 9Sumner County, TN | 74 | 84 | 10.7 | $1.9M | +9.2% | #269 of 2,087 |
| 10Marion County, TN | 73 | 6 | 5.1 | $3.3M | +3.2% | #275 of 2,087 |
| 53Putnam County, TN | 38 | 69 | 20.5 | $823K | +8.1% | #1,485 of 2,087 |
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 laundry36
- Clothing and shoe stores38
- Laundromats46
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Putnam County, TN?
There are 69 clothing and shoe stores on map listings in Putnam County as of September 2026. 20 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023, down 28.1% from 2019. Official counts list 61 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Putnam County, TN spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $56.8M a year, or $1,690 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $823K per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,601 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, TN compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Putnam County has 20.5 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $823K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Putnam County would have about 45, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,461 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. The official count fell 28.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 86,612 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,601 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $58,912 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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 38 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,485 of 2,087 scored counties.
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