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Alcohol permits in Bad Axe
A small TTB cluster: 4 Basic Permits in Bad Axe, Michigan, mostly wineries (2).
- 4
- Permit holders
- 2,992
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 2
- Wineries
- 0
- Importers
- Michigan
- State
Bad Axe in one line
Bad Axe, Michigan: 4 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (2).
- 133.7 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #3322 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #130 of 376
- Michigan city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
4 permit holders registered to Bad Axe, Michigan addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Bad Axe vs nearby Michigan cities
Bad Axe ranks 130th in Michigan — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Dowagiac 4 permits
- Indian River 4 permits
Wineries and wholesalers split Bad Axe
Bad Axe is a two-class market: 2 wineries (50%) and 2 wholesalers (50%) among 4 holders.
All 4 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Gerry's Distributing Company | Wholesaler |
| Smith Distributing Company | Wholesaler |
| Vine-N-Berry Winery Chester Joseph Gucwa | Winery |
| Dizzy Daisy Winery and Vineyard Harold Leo Kociba | Winery |
How Bad Axe compares within Michigan
Bad Axe ranks 130th of 376 cities in Michigan by permit count; Detroit leads the state with 91 holders.
The 4 permit holders listed here represent 0.2% of Michigan's 1,881 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Bad Axe sits at #3,322 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 Bad Axe's population at 2,992. That works out to 133.7 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 Gerry's Distributing Company, Smith Distributing Company, Vine-N-Berry Winery (+1 more), spanning 2 wineries, 2 wholesalers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Bad Axe, Michigan?
Bad Axe has 4 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (2). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Bad Axe rank among Michigan cities?
Bad Axe ranks 130th of 376 cities in Michigan; Detroit leads with 91 holders.
How does Bad Axe rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Bad Axe is #3,322 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Bad Axe extract?
Examples from this city's table: Gerry's Distributing Company, Smith Distributing Company, Vine-N-Berry Winery, Dizzy Daisy Winery and Vineyard.
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. 4 TTB premises addresses grouped under Bad Axe, Michigan — 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.