Only Local Co.™

We are launching nationwide. Now onboarding delivery drivers, producers, creators, local services and businesses. Pick your city on the form above and we'll tell you when yours goes live.

Three big differences. (1) Only producers near you — no national chains, no warehouse aggregators. How far we reach scales with the size of your order. (2) Our commission runs 5–14% depending on category, against 15–30% at the big platforms, so producers keep more and prices stay reasonable. (3) Independently owned with no outside investors; we answer to the zones we deliver to.

We are launching nationwide: explore local producers, storefronts, markets and services wherever you live, and sign up to drive, sell or create in your town.

Zero up-front. No monthly fees, no contract, no exclusivity. We take a commission only on completed orders, and it runs 5% to 14% by category. Produce, eggs, dairy, honey, preserves, canned goods, mushrooms, nursery stock, coffee, pet food and subscriptions are 14% delivered. Crafts, flowers, body care, fiber and other handmade goods are 6%. Local services are 14%, never more than $500. Baked goods, prepared food, drinks and restaurant orders are 14% on the first $1,000 and 11% above it, so catering is charged less than a single loaf. Meat and livestock is based on the cart total: 14% under $1,000, 12% under $2,000, 10% under $3,000, 8% under $4,000, 7% under $5,000, 6% under $6,000, and 5% at $6,000 and above. On pickup orders the rate is 5% (services and farm tours keep their own rate). Card and payment costs are covered by a service fee the customer pays, so you never pay card fees. Our first fifty sellers get a custom marketing packet they keep and can use anywhere, help writing their Meet the Maker page, their whole storefront built for them, and eight weeks of premier placement across their first eighteen months. Stripe pays out directly to your account.

You see the exact dollar amount of every run before you accept it, and it does not change afterwards. Base pay plus per-mile, set for your market to cover what the drive genuinely costs your vehicle. No surge-math obfuscation, no algorithm clawing rates back. Our delivery drivers keep 100% of the delivery fee and 100% of customer tips. Only Local Co. keeps $0.00 of what our drivers earn. We earn when a producer makes a sale, not when a driver makes a delivery.

Yes, but less: 5% on pickup, or your delivered rate if that is lower. Our commission covers the storefront, the payments, the customer relationship and the support behind every order. Services and farm tours are booked rather than picked up, so they keep their own rate. Your customer pays no delivery fee on pickup.

There is no flat fee. Delivery is quoted for your actual order at checkout — the distance it has to travel and what that drive genuinely costs a driver’s vehicle — and you see the exact figure before you pay. Our delivery drivers receive 100% of the delivery fee and 100% of tips, and Only Local Co. keeps $0.00 of what our drivers earn. The Driver Fund, sales tax and a service fee that covers card and payment costs each appear as their own separate line, so you can see exactly what every charge is. If a driver farther away takes your order, the Driver Fund covers the extra miles and your price never changes. Pickup has no delivery fee. Orders under a $20 subtotal carry a $2.00 small order fee on delivery only, never on pickup, and the app tells you exactly how much more to add to remove it. Tips are optional, and 100% goes to whoever delivers your order. You can tip at checkout or after delivery.

Commission is charged to the seller on completed orders only, and it is the only thing we take from a seller. Published range: 5% to 14%.

Every rate we charge, 5%–14%.

What you sell	What we take
Farm Experiences	12% flat
Artisan Drinks	14% on the first $1,000 · 11% above $1,000 — each slice at its own rate, like tax bands. The rate never applies to the whole order.
Baked Goods	14% on the first $1,000 · 11% above $1,000 — each slice at its own rate, like tax bands. The rate never applies to the whole order.
Soap & Body Care	6% flat
Hay & Feed	6% flat, and never more than $150
Canned & Pickled	14% flat
Coffee & Roasters	14% flat
Crafts / Handmade	6% flat
Dairy & Cheese Raw Milk	14% flat
Eggs & Poultry	14% flat
Fiber & Yarn	6% flat
Firewood & Lumber	8% flat, and never more than $100
Flower Arrangements	6% flat
Orchard & Fruit	10% flat
Grain & Flour	8% flat
Honey & Bee Products	14% flat
Trees & Shrubs	6% flat
Market Vendor	12% flat
Meat & Livestock Whole & Half Animals	14% under $1,000 · 12% under $2,000 · 10% under $3,000 · 8% under $4,000 · 7% under $5,000 · 6% under $6,000 · 5% at $6,000 and above — based on the cart total.
Mushrooms & Foraged	14% flat
Pet Food & Treats	14% flat
Plant Nurseries Seeds & Starts	14% flat
Prepared Meals	14% on the first $1,000 · 11% above $1,000 — each slice at its own rate, like tax bands. The rate never applies to the whole order.
Herbal & Wellness Jams, Jellies & Preserves	14% flat
Farm Fresh Produce	14% flat
Restaurant / Fresh Made	14% on the first $1,000 · 11% above $1,000 — each slice at its own rate, like tax bands. The rate never applies to the whole order.
Seafood & Fish	8% flat
Lessons & Classes Mobile Bar Service Party Rentals Photography Picnic Setups	14% flat, and never more than $500
Compost & Soil	8% flat, and never more than $150
Subscriptions & CSA	14% flat
Tea & Botanicals	6% flat

We never take a floor amount out of a small sale. A $6 order is charged its category rate on $6 and nothing more. On pickup orders we take 5%, or the delivered rate if that is lower. Services and farm tours are booked, not picked up, so they keep their own rate. A $2.00 small order fee is charged to the customer on delivery only, under a $20 subtotal, never on pickup. Customers pay a service fee that covers card and payment costs, so sellers never pay card fees. It is its own line at checkout, never commission. Tips go 100% to whoever delivers the order. Delivery fees and tax are separate lines, never commission.

Meat and livestock is based on the cart total: 14% under $1,000, 12% under $2,000, 10% under $3,000, 8% under $4,000, 7% under $5,000, 6% under $6,000 and 5% at $6,000 and above. A $3,000 cart is charged $240.00; an $8,000 cart is charged $400.00. We never take a floor amount out of a small sale either. Pickup is charged 5%, or the delivered rate if that is lower.

Often yes, under your state’s cottage food law — but what you may then do with the food differs sharply by state, and this is the single most misunderstood thing on the platform.

Oregon — yes, and we can deliver it. ORS 616.723(4) lets you sell directly to the end user “in any manner, including from the home, online, through the mail and at events.” A current food handler card is a condition of the exemption, not paperwork — without one you have no exemption at all. The annual sales cap is $52,700 for 2026 and is inflation-indexed. Cottage food may not be sold to restaurants, caterers, schools, day cares, hospitals, nursing homes or correctional facilities.

Texas — yes to selling, no to us driving it. Texas HSC 437.0194(b)(1) permits delivery only by the operator, their employee, or a member of their household. A third-party courier is not allowed, and every app order is an internet sale. SB 541 (2025) removed the words “or by mail order” from that restriction rather than banning shipping, so Chapter 437 is now silent on mail — but because an app order is an internet sale, the personal-delivery condition still applies to it. A Texas cottage food operation must also be an individual or a 501(c)(3) — an LLC cannot be one. The cap is $150,000, CPI-indexed. So in Texas a cottage food seller can list and sell on Only Local Co. for pickup, and moves to delivery by upgrading to a licensed kitchen.

The upgrade is cheaper than most people expect. In Oregon an ODA Domestic Kitchen licence lifts the cap entirely. A bakery licence is tiered by your gross annual sales — $179 up to $50,000, $253 to $500,000, and up. A processor licence is a flat $223. (ODA Food Safety License Fee Schedule, FY 2026–2027.) In Texas, HSC 437.0063 (effective 1 July 2026) stops local authorities charging permit fees to a producer under $1.5M who holds a state DSHS licence.

None of this is legal advice, and your county may add its own requirements. We will tell you what applies in your state during onboarding before you list anything.

It depends on your category and your state, and the app asks for exactly what applies to you — nothing more. Broadly: everyone provides identity and payout details through Stripe. Cottage food sellers in Oregon provide a current food handler card. Licensed kitchens provide the licence. Meat and poultry are the strictest — USDA or state-inspected processing is required, and we ask for the establishment number. Dairy, eggs and seafood carry their own state requirements. Crafts, flowers and services need the least. Alcohol is handled separately and is not open at launch. If a document is missing or expires, your listings pause rather than quietly going out of compliance.

Email founder@onlylocalco.com — Michelle reads everything. For sign-up help, use the form above and we'll route it.