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Salons, barbers and spas in Putnam County, IN
The salons, barbers and spas in Putnam County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #295 of 2,385 scored counties
#20 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 43
- 9 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.6M
- On personal care products and services · $963 a household
- Spending per listing
- $317K
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.4
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,876
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 43 salons, barbers and spas in Putnam County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 30.4 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Putnam County spend about $13.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $963 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $317K of household spending for each business on map listings, 49% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Putnam County in 2023. That is one for every 1,768 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 102 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Putnam County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Putnam County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #295 of 2,385 scored counties and #20 of 86 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 personal care products and services by the salons, barbers and spas 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 | 30.4 | 39.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $317K | $246K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,768 | 1,157 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $963 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,378 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $393K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 102Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 439 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 64The 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 personal care services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1LaGrange County, IN | 81 | 19 | 14.7 | $693K | +1.9% | #56 of 2,385 |
| 2Brown County, IN | 80 | 13 | 19.2 | $520K | +1.9% | #62 of 2,385 |
| 3Morgan County, IN | 79 | 86 | 30.4 | $335K | +4.4% | #91 of 2,385 |
| 4Parke County, IN | 78 | 8 | 13.0 | $696K | +3.0% | #96 of 2,385 |
| 5Posey County, IN | 76 | 21 | 19.9 | $505K | −0.8% | #129 of 2,385 |
| 6Shelby County, IN | 76 | 50 | 27.1 | $353K | +1.8% | #148 of 2,385 |
| 7Newton County, IN | 75 | 10 | 17.5 | $519K | +2.9% | #162 of 2,385 |
| 8Gibson County, IN | 75 | 26 | 19.3 | $484K | +0.1% | #165 of 2,385 |
| 9Noble County, IN | 75 | 43 | 23.7 | $398K | +1.0% | #170 of 2,385 |
| 10Hancock County, IN | 75 | 123 | 36.7 | $303K | +13.5% | #174 of 2,385 |
| 20Putnam County, IN | 70 | 43 | 30.4 | $317K | +3.2% | #295 of 2,385 |
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
- Salons, barbers and spas70
- Hair salons64
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care79
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in Putnam County, IN?
Putnam County has 43 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 102 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Putnam County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $13.6M a year, or $963 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $317K 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 salons, barbers and spas?
Putnam County has 30.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $317K, 49% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Putnam County would have about 64, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,768 households, against one for every 804 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 70 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #295 of 2,385 scored counties.
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