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Commerce wholesaler permits (Texas)
A small TTB cluster: 5 Basic Permits in Commerce, Texas, mostly wholesalers (4).
- 5
- Permit holders
- 9,383
- ACS 2024 population estimate
- 4
- Wholesalers
- 1
- Importers
- Texas
- State
Commerce in one line
Commerce, Texas: 5 federal alcohol Basic Permits on file; wholesalers are the largest class (4).
- 53.3 per 100k
- permit-premises density
- #2962 of 11,126
- national city rank
- #135 of 587
- Texas city rank
Source: TTB FOIA List of Permittees, August 2026 · U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 5-year estimate.
5 permit holders registered to Commerce, Texas addresses in the TTB extract — click a name for the holder detail page.
Commerce vs nearby Texas cities
Commerce ranks 135th in Texas — compare the adjacent cities by federal permit count below.
- Hutto 5 permits
- The Colony 5 permits
Wholesalers and importers split Commerce
Commerce is a two-class market: 4 wholesalers (80%) and 1 importers (20%) among 5 holders.
All 5 permit holders Show list
| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Ben E. Keith Beverages Ben E. Keith Company | Importer |
| Flying L Beverage Barton Good Oil Company, INC. | Wholesaler |
| Ben E. Keith Beverages Ben E. Keith Company | Wholesaler |
| Tex's Onestop Gursai Texas LLC | Wholesaler |
| Tex's T Kwik Chek Food Stores, INC. | Wholesaler |
How Commerce compares within Texas
Commerce ranks 135th of 587 cities in Texas by permit count; Houston leads the state with 790 holders.
The 5 permit holders listed here represent 0.1% of Texas's 5,153 statewide Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract — a city-level slice of the federal registry, not a local liquor-license roll.
Nationwide, Commerce sits at #2,962 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 Commerce's population at 9,383. That works out to 53.3 federal Basic Permit premises per 100,000 residents in this registry — a premises-density comparison, not a measure of alcohol production or consumption.
Wholesalers dominate this city's mix (4 of 5, 80%) — including Ben E. Keith Beverages, Flying L Beverage, Ben E. Keith Beverages, and others.
Frequently asked questions
How many federal alcohol permit holders are in Commerce, Texas?
Commerce has 5 active Basic Permits in the August 2026 TTB extract, led by wholesalers (4). Breweries are excluded (Brewer's Notice, not published).
Where does Commerce rank among Texas cities?
Commerce ranks 135th of 587 cities in Texas; Houston leads with 790 holders.
How does Commerce rank nationally for TTB permit cities?
Commerce is #2,962 of 11,126 U.S. cities with at least one permit premises in the TTB file (count rank only).
Which producers appear in the Commerce extract?
Examples from this city's table: Ben E. Keith Beverages, Flying L Beverage, Ben E. Keith Beverages, Tex's Onestop, 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 Commerce, Texas — 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.