Custom Merch for Bands in Garland, TX
Merch Mob makes tour tees, hoodies for cold dates, and hats and beanies for bands in Garland, TX, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Garland. Garland is young without being a college town: the median age is 35.0, and students are 6% of residents aged 3 and up against 7% nationally (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so tees and caps still lead.
Garland by the numbers
Garland has 249,625 residents, up 1.4% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Dallas County has 39 musical groups and artists with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.15 for every 10,000 residents, slightly below the national figure of 0.17. 85% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is up 15% from 34 in 2018.
The Census only counts acts with a payroll, so most bands, which have none, are not in this figure.
Garland spans 2 counties. The business figures are for Dallas County, home to nearly all of its residents.
Dallas County as a whole has 2,661,397 residents, up 1.9% since 2020. Dallas County has one musical group or artist for every 68,240 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 249,625
- Since 2020
- +1.4%
- Main county
- Dallas County
- Musical groups and artists in Dallas County, 2023
- 39
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.15 (US 0.17)
- Time zone
- Central
- Median age
- 35.0 (US 38.9)
- In college or grad school
- 6% (US 7%)
- Warmest month, average high
- August, 95°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 36°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 93
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 35
- Rain, a year
- 42 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 6
Weather: Richardson station, 9 mi from Garland's center (NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals). People: Census ACS 2020-2024. Counts: CBP 2023, by county, paid-employee establishments. Population: Census, July 2025.
What Garland's weather means for bands
Outdoor dates in Garland run hot, with about 93 days a year at 90°F or more and an average August high of 95°F, so a soft, light-colored tee suits an open-air show better than heavy black cotton. Pack a stack of hoodies for winter club dates, when January nights average 36°F, and give the rest of the van to tees, tanks and caps. Tees carry the table from April to October, when average highs reach 70°F, the stretch when outdoor stages are likeliest. About 35 nights a year reach freezing or below, so a handful of beanies per winter date is an easy add-on at the table. October is the wettest month, at about 5.3 inches, so bring a tarp or tent for any outdoor table that month.
Garland's weather figures come from the same NOAA stations as Plano's (Richardson), so the month-by-month table is on the Plano page.
Made in So Cal, shipped to Garland.
Orders ship to Garland from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Texas.
Garland is about 1,215 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Garland is USPS zone 6. Garland is on Central time, 2 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
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Ordering from Garland
How should a band split tees and hoodies for shows in Garland?
Hoodies matter for the 3 months under a 65°F average high, December to February, since nights can freeze then; the rest of the year, make tees most of the order and bring caps instead of fleece.
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