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Alcohol permits in Chelsea
A small TTB cluster: 2 Basic Permits in Chelsea, Massachusetts, mostly importers (1).
- 2
- Permit holders
- 39,908
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wholesalers
- 1
- Importers
- Massachusetts
- State
Chelsea in one line
Chelsea, Massachusetts: 2 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; importers are the largest class (1).
- 5 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #5555 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #170 of 290
- Massachusetts city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
2 permit holders registered to Chelsea, Massachusetts addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Chelsea vs nearby Massachusetts cities
Chelsea ranks 170th in Massachusetts — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Dennis Port 2 permits
- Newton Centre 2 permits
Importers and wholesalers split Chelsea
Chelsea is a two-class market: 1 importers (50%) and 1 wholesalers (50%) among 2 holders.
Chelsea 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. Chelsea is highlighted.
All 2 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Night Shift Distributing, LLC | Importer |
| Night Shift Night Shift Distributing, LLC | Wholesaler |
How Chelsea compares within Massachusetts
Chelsea ranks 170th of 290 cities in Massachusetts by permit count; Boston leads the state with 134 holders.
The 2 permit holders listed here represent 0.2% of Massachusetts's 1,329 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Chelsea sits at #5,555 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 Chelsea's population at 39,908. That works out to 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 Night Shift Distributing, LLC, Night Shift, spanning 1 importers, 1 wholesalers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Chelsea, Massachusetts?
Chelsea has 2 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by importers (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Chelsea rank among Massachusetts cities?
Chelsea ranks 170th of 290 cities in Massachusetts; Boston leads with 134 holders.
How does Chelsea rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Chelsea is #5,555 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Chelsea extract?
Examples from this city's table: Night Shift Distributing, LLC, Night Shift.
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. 2 TTB premises addresses grouped under Chelsea, Massachusetts — 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.