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Grocery and convenience stores in Putnam County, IN
The grocery and convenience stores in Putnam County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 85 out of 100: High
Ranked #96 of 2,402 scored counties
#9 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 10
- 4 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $84.1M
- On groceries · $5,950 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.4M
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,876
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Putnam County scores 85 (high) on the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, ranking #96 of 2,402 scored counties and #9 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for grocery and convenience stores.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 grocery and convenience stores in Putnam County. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 42% across the U.S. That is 7.1 per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 18.7.
At $5,950 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Putnam County spend about $84.1M a year on groceries. Spread across 10 grocery and convenience stores, that is $8.4M per store, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $3.4M.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in Putnam County in 2023. That is one for every 3,536 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Putnam County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
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 grocery and 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.
| Measure | Putnam County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 14.4 | 18.7 |
| Spending per listing | $8.4M | $4.1M | $3.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,536 | 2,162 | 1,293 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.6% | +7.2% |
| 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 score | 85 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 166
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 104 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 grocery and 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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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hamilton County, IN | 98 | 119 | 8.7 | $8.2M | +10.9% | #1 of 2,402 |
| 2Hendricks County, IN | 97 | 46 | 6.9 | $9.7M | +10.2% | #4 of 2,402 |
| 3Hancock County, IN | 96 | 38 | 11.4 | $5.8M | +13.5% | #6 of 2,402 |
| 4Boone County, IN | 96 | 39 | 13.6 | $5.1M | +13.5% | #7 of 2,402 |
| 5Johnson County, IN | 94 | 63 | 10.1 | $6.4M | +7.4% | #17 of 2,402 |
| 6Warrick County, IN | 89 | 25 | 9.9 | $6.5M | +4.4% | #51 of 2,402 |
| 7Morgan County, IN | 87 | 40 | 14.1 | $4.4M | +4.4% | #79 of 2,402 |
| 8Clark County, IN | 86 | 75 | 14.6 | $4.1M | +7.5% | #95 of 2,402 |
| 9Putnam County, IN | 85 | 10 | 7.1 | $8.4M | +3.2% | #96 of 2,402 |
| 10Dearborn County, IN | 84 | 24 | 11.8 | $5.2M | +1.7% | #110 of 2,402 |
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
- Grocery and convenience stores85
- Grocery stores81
- Convenience stores
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery and convenience stores are in Putnam County, IN?
There are 10 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Putnam County as of September 2026. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023.
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 10 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $8.4M per store. 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 grocery and convenience stores?
Putnam County has 7.1 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $8.4M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Putnam County would have about 25, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,536 households, against one for every 1,293 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 85 for grocery and convenience stores (high), #96 of 2,402 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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