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Alcohol permits in Niles
A small TTB cluster: 5 Basic Permits in Niles, Michigan, mostly wineries (2).
- 5
- Permit holders
- 11,803
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 2
- Wineries
- 1
- Distilleries
- Michigan
- State
Niles in one line
Niles, Michigan: 5 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wineries are the largest class (2).
- 42.4 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #2776 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #98 of 376
- Michigan city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
5 permit holders registered to Niles, Michigan addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Niles vs nearby Michigan cities
Niles ranks 98th in Michigan — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
Four permit classes in Niles
Wineries lead (2, 40%), followed by 2 wholesalers and 1 distilleries across 5 TTB premises.
All 5 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Iron Shoe Distilling, LLC | Distillery |
| 3 Tears Wine Company 3 Tears Wine Company, LLC | Wholesaler |
| Good Boy Vodka LLC | Wholesaler |
| Iron Shoe Winery Iron Shoe Distilling, LLC | Winery |
| Lehmans Orchard Lehman's Orchard, L.L.C. | Winery |
How Niles compares within Michigan
Niles ranks 98th of 376 cities in Michigan by permit count; Detroit leads the state with 91 holders.
The 5 permit holders listed here represent 0.3% 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, Niles sits at #2,776 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 Niles's population at 11,803. That works out to 42.4 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 Iron Shoe Distilling, LLC, 3 Tears Wine Company, Good Boy Vodka LLC (+2 more), spanning 2 wineries, 2 wholesalers, 1 distilleries.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Niles, Michigan?
Niles has 5 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wineries (2). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Niles rank among Michigan cities?
Niles ranks 98th of 376 cities in Michigan; Detroit leads with 91 holders.
How does Niles rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Niles is #2,776 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Niles extract?
Examples from this city's table: Iron Shoe Distilling, LLC, 3 Tears Wine Company, Good Boy Vodka LLC, Iron Shoe Winery, plus 1 more in the full list.
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. 5 TTB premises addresses grouped under Niles, 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.