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Alcohol permits in Lorain
A small TTB cluster: 2 Basic Permits in Lorain, Ohio, mostly importers (1).
- 2
- Permit holders
- 65,395
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 1
- Wholesalers
- 1
- Importers
- Ohio
- State
Lorain in one line
Lorain, Ohio: 2 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; importers are the largest class (1).
- 3.1 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #6203 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #151 of 435
- Ohio city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
2 permit holders registered to Lorain, Ohio addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Lorain vs nearby Ohio cities
Lorain ranks 151st in Ohio — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Evendale 2 permits
- Waterville 2 permits
Importers and wholesalers split Lorain
Lorain is a two-class market: 1 importers (50%) and 1 wholesalers (50%) among 2 holders.
All 2 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| The Goodman Beverage CO., LLC | Importer |
| The Goodman Beverage CO., LLC | Wholesaler |
How Lorain compares within Ohio
Lorain ranks 151st of 435 cities in Ohio by permit count; Cincinnati leads the state with 173 holders.
The 2 permit holders listed here represent 0.1% of Ohio's 1,680 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Lorain sits at #6,203 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 Lorain's population at 65,395. That works out to 3.1 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 The Goodman Beverage CO., LLC, The Goodman Beverage CO., LLC, spanning 1 importers, 1 wholesalers.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Lorain, Ohio?
Lorain 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 Lorain rank among Ohio cities?
Lorain ranks 151st of 435 cities in Ohio; Cincinnati leads with 173 holders.
How does Lorain rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Lorain is #6,203 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Lorain extract?
Examples from this city's table: The Goodman Beverage CO., LLC, The Goodman Beverage CO., LLC.
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 Lorain, Ohio — 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.