Custom Merch for Bands in Long Beach, CA
Merch Mob makes tour tees, hoodies for cold dates, and hats and beanies for bands in Long Beach, CA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Long Beach. There are 39,495 college and graduate students in Long Beach, 9% of residents aged 3 and up against 7% nationally (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so students will be a real part of the crowd and tees and caps should run deep.
Long Beach by the numbers
Long Beach has 450,469 residents, 3.5% fewer than in 2020 (Census estimates).
Los Angeles County has 770 musical groups and artists with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.79 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 0.17. 95% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is up 11% from 694 in 2018.
The Census only counts acts with a payroll, so most bands, which have none, are not in this figure.
Los Angeles County as a whole has 9,694,934 residents, down 3.2% since 2020. Los Angeles County has one musical group or artist for every 12,590 residents. Of the 60 counties behind these pages for bands, Los Angeles County has the 2nd-most musical groups and artists per resident.
- Population, 2025
- 450,469
- Since 2020
- −3.5%
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Musical groups and artists in Los Angeles County, 2023
- 770
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.79 (US 0.17)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 37.1 (US 38.9)
- In college or grad school
- 9% (US 7%)
- Warmest month, average high
- August, 83°F
- Coldest month, average low
- December, 47°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 23
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 0
- Rain, a year
- 12 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 1
Weather: Long Beach Daugherty Airport station, 1 mi from Long Beach'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 Long Beach's weather means for bands
Summer warms up, with about 23 days a year at 90°F or more, so outdoor dates call for light tees and caps, and dark heavyweights belong at night shows. This weather suits shows in any month, so plan restocks around the tour calendar rather than the seasons. About 12 inches of rain a year means outdoor dates rarely get rained out, so a festival or patio show can carry the same table as a club date.
| Month in Long Beach | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What sells at the merch table |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67°F | 47°F | 2.9 | Tees with a long-sleeve option |
| February | 67°F | 48°F | 3 | Tees with a long-sleeve option |
| March | 69°F | 51°F | 1.7 | Tees with a long-sleeve option |
| April | 71°F | 54°F | 0.6 | Tour tees and dad hats |
| May | 73°F | 58°F | 0.3 | Tour tees and dad hats |
| June | 76°F | 61°F | 0.1 | Tour tees and dad hats |
| July | 81°F | 65°F | 0.1 | Tour tees and dad hats |
| August | 83°F | 66°F | 0 | Tour tees and dad hats |
| September | 82°F | 64°F | 0.1 | Tour tees and dad hats |
| October | 78°F | 59°F | 0.5 | Tour tees and dad hats |
| November | 73°F | 52°F | 0.8 | Tour tees and dad hats |
| December | 67°F | 47°F | 2.2 | Tees with a long-sleeve option |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Long Beach.
Long Beach shares the shop's Southern California region; orders ship from there.
Long Beach is about 32 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Long Beach is USPS zone 1. Long Beach shares the shop's Pacific time zone.
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Long Beach
How should a band split tees and hoodies for shows in Long Beach?
Tees, tanks and caps should fill most of the van. No month in Long Beach averages a high under 65°F and summer heat shapes the table more than winter does, so a hoodie is a niche item.
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