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Alcohol permits in Wakefield
A small TTB cluster: 2 Basic Permits in Wakefield, Massachusetts, mostly importers (1).
- 2
- Permit holders
- 27,793
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wholesalers
- 1
- Importers
- Massachusetts
- State
Wakefield in one line
Wakefield, Massachusetts: 2 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; importers are the largest class (1).
- 7.2 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #5603 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #168 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 Wakefield, Massachusetts addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Wakefield vs nearby Massachusetts cities
Wakefield ranks 168th in Massachusetts — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Dorchester 2 permits
- Dennis Port 2 permits
Importers and wholesalers split Wakefield
Wakefield is a two-class market: 1 importers (50%) and 1 wholesalers (50%) among 2 holders.
Wakefield 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. Wakefield is highlighted.
All 2 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| First Press Imports, INC. | Importer |
| First Press First Press Imports, INC. | Wholesaler |
How Wakefield compares within Massachusetts
Wakefield ranks 168th 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, Wakefield sits at #5,603 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 Wakefield's population at 27,793. That works out to 7.2 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 First Press Imports, INC., First Press, spanning 1 importers, 1 wholesalers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Wakefield, Massachusetts?
Wakefield 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 Wakefield rank among Massachusetts cities?
Wakefield ranks 168th of 290 cities in Massachusetts; Boston leads with 134 holders.
How does Wakefield rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Wakefield is #5,603 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Wakefield extract?
Examples from this city's table: First Press Imports, INC., First Press.
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 Wakefield, 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.