City · California
Alcohol permits in Commerce
50 TTB Basic Permit holders with Commerce, California premises — wineries, distilleries, importers, and wholesalers from the August 2026 FOIA file.
- 50
- Permit holders
- 11,993
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 24
- Wholesalers
- 26
- Importers
- California
- State
Commerce in one line
Commerce, California: 50 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; importers are the largest class (26).
- 416.9 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #229 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #87 of 889
- California city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
Full Commerce directory (50 holders). Names link to individual permit pages with class, DBA, and TTB permit number where published.
Commerce vs nearby California cities
Commerce ranks 87th in California — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Chula Vista 50 permits
- Madera 49 permits (+1 vs Commerce)
Importers and wholesalers split Commerce
Commerce is a two-class market: 26 importers (52%) and 24 wholesalers (48%) among 50 holders.
All 50 permit holders Show list
How Commerce compares within California
Commerce ranks 87th of 889 cities in California by permit count; Napa leads the state with 1,811 holders.
The 50 permit holders listed here represent 0.2% of California's 21,002 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Commerce sits at #229 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file — placement by count only, not production volume or retail outlets.
The U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 2024 five-year estimate puts Commerce's population at 11,993. That works out to 416.9 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
Named holders in this extract include Alpha Beverage CORP., Ariola Imports, LLC, Beverage Makers LLC (+47 more), spanning 26 importers, 24 wholesalers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Commerce, California?
Commerce has 50 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by importers (26). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Commerce rank among California cities?
Commerce ranks 87th of 889 cities in California; Napa leads with 1,811 holders.
How does Commerce rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Commerce is #229 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Commerce extract?
Examples from this city's table: Alpha Beverage CORP., Ariola Imports, LLC, Beverage Makers LLC, Breakthru Beverage California, LLC, plus 46 more in the full list.
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, published August 2026, public U.S. government data, reformatted without alteration. Verify with the TTB → · View the ACS population estimate →
According to the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau's List of Permittees, the August 2026 List of Permittees source contains 84,273 federal Basic Permit records. PlainAlcohol renders those records directly from the source; no figure is typed in by an editor. 50 TTB premises addresses grouped under Commerce, California — a federal registry view, not a municipal liquor-license roll. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data & editorial changelog, or report a data error.