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Convenience stores in Putnam County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for convenience stores in Putnam County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$84.1M
On groceries · $5,950 a household
Spending per listing
$21M
2.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
65% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,876
+3.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 convenience stores in Putnam County. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 8.0.

At $5,950 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Putnam County spend about $84.1M a year on groceries. That is about $21M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $7.9M. That spending covers all groceries, which convenience stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as convenience stores in Putnam County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Putnam County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 convenience stores on map listings, Putnam County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

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 groceries by the convenience 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.

Convenience stores in Putnam County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasurePutnam CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.85.98.0
Spending per listing$21M$10.1M$7.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a8,9933,493
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.2%+22.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on groceries$5,950$5,959$6,319
Median household income$78,378$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored65

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 convenience 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
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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Convenience stores across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for convenience stores, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Putnam County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for convenience stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hamilton County, IN98453.3$21.7M+10.9%#1 of 2,261
2Hendricks County, IN96223.3$20.3M+10.2%#3 of 2,261
3Boone County, IN94186.3$11M+13.5%#11 of 2,261
4Hancock County, IN93195.7$11.5M+13.5%#16 of 2,261
5Johnson County, IN92284.5$14.3M+7.4%#19 of 2,261
6Warrick County, IN88124.8$13.5M+4.4%#53 of 2,261
7Allen County, IN84734.7$12.7M+4.2%#98 of 2,261
8Morgan County, IN83155.3$11.6M+4.4%#118 of 2,261
9Porter County, IN81405.8$10.8M+1.6%#143 of 2,261
10Dearborn County, IN7894.4$13.8M+1.7%#211 of 2,261
Putnam County, INNot scored42.8$21M+3.2%

Other business types in Putnam County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many convenience stores are in Putnam County, IN?

Putnam County has 4 convenience stores on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count convenience stores without fuel. No official count is published for convenience stores in Putnam County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Putnam County, IN spend on groceries?

About $84.1M a year, or $5,950 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $21M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only convenience stores. 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 convenience stores?

Putnam County has 2.8 convenience stores per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 8.0. Spending per store is $21M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $7.9M. At the national ratio of convenience stores to household spending, Putnam County would have about 11, against 4 on map listings.

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 has no market score for convenience stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for convenience stores · All 56 business types in Putnam County

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