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Alcohol permits in Traer
A small TTB cluster: 3 Basic Permits in Traer, Iowa, mostly wineries (2).
- 3
- Permit holders
- 1,519
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 2
- Wineries
- 0
- Importers
- Iowa
- State
Traer in one line
Traer, Iowa: 3 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (2).
- 197.5 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #4018 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #128 of 325
- Iowa city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
3 permit holders registered to Traer, Iowa addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Traer vs nearby Iowa cities
Traer ranks 128th in Iowa — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Wineries and wholesalers split Traer
Traer is a two-class market: 2 wineries (67%) and 1 wholesalers (33%) among 3 holders.
Traer among cities by permit count and density
Each dot is a city (a representative sample by permit count and density, 30 of 8678 cities shown), positioned by total permits (left to right) against permits per 100k residents (bottom to top). The dividers sit at the median across all 8678 cities with a measurable population. Traer is highlighted.
All 3 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Hometown Foods Traer KFD Grocery, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Backyard Vines Backyard Vines LLC | Winery |
| Fox Ridge Winery, LLC | Winery |
How Traer compares within Iowa
Traer ranks 128th of 325 cities in Iowa by permit count; Des Moines leads the state with 68 holders.
The 3 permit holders listed here represent 0.2% of Iowa's 1,238 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Traer sits at #4,018 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 Traer's population at 1,519. That works out to 197.5 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 Hometown Foods Traer, Backyard Vines, Fox Ridge Winery, LLC, spanning 2 wineries, 1 wholesalers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Traer, Iowa?
Traer has 3 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (2). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Traer rank among Iowa cities?
Traer ranks 128th of 325 cities in Iowa; Des Moines leads with 68 holders.
How does Traer rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Traer is #4,018 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Traer extract?
Examples from this city's table: Hometown Foods Traer, Backyard Vines, Fox Ridge Winery, LLC.
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. 3 TTB premises addresses grouped under Traer, Iowa — 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.