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Single TTB permit in Houghton Lake
One federal Basic Permit lists a Houghton Lake, Michigan premises address in the TTB August 2026 extract (wholesaler).
- 1
- Permit holders
- 5,769
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wholesalers
- 0
- Importers
- Michigan
- State
Houghton Lake in one line
Houghton Lake, Michigan: 1 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (1).
- 17.3 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #8436 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #270 of 376
- Michigan city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
The sole permit row below is the complete Houghton Lake inventory in this TTB vintage.
Houghton Lake vs nearby Michigan cities
Houghton Lake ranks 270th in Michigan — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Tipton 1 permits
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1 of 1 Basic Permits in Houghton Lake are wholesalers premises — a single-class city in the August 2026 TTB file.
Houghton Lake 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. Houghton Lake is highlighted.
All 1 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Houghton Lake Spirits, LLC | Wholesaler |
How Houghton Lake compares within Michigan
Houghton Lake ranks 270th of 376 cities in Michigan by permit count; Detroit leads the state with 91 holders.
The 1 permit holders listed here represent 0.1% 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, Houghton Lake sits at #8,436 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 Houghton Lake's population at 5,769. That works out to 17.3 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
This is a single-permit city: Houghton Lake Spirits, LLC holds the only federal Basic Permit with a Houghton Lake premises address in this vintage.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Houghton Lake, Michigan?
Houghton Lake has 1 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (1). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Houghton Lake rank among Michigan cities?
Houghton Lake ranks 270th of 376 cities in Michigan; Detroit leads with 91 holders.
How does Houghton Lake rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Houghton Lake is #8,436 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
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. 1 TTB premises addresses grouped under Houghton Lake, 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.