Custom Merch for Clothing Brands in Long Beach, CA
Merch Mob makes first drop tees, heavyweight and boxy staples, and hoodies and crewnecks for clothing brands in Long Beach, CA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Long Beach. Of the people in Long Beach, 27% are aged 18 to 34, compared with 23% across the US (Census ACS, 2020-2024), a solid local pool for boxy cuts, heavyweight tees and limited drops.
Long Beach by the numbers
Long Beach has 450,469 residents, 3.5% fewer than in 2020 (Census estimates).
Los Angeles County has 3,044 clothing stores with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 3.1 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 2.4. 61% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is down 9% from 3,354 in 2018.
It also has 1,237 apparel manufacturing establishments with paid employees. That is 1.28 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 0.13. 74% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is down 34% from 1,887 in 2018.
Both are broad Census categories: they count every clothing store and apparel factory with a payroll, not independent labels, most of which sell online with no employees.
Los Angeles County as a whole has 9,694,934 residents, down 3.2% since 2020. Los Angeles County has one clothing store for every 3,180 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 450,469
- Since 2020
- −3.5%
- County
- Los Angeles County
- Clothing stores in Los Angeles County, 2023
- 3,044
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 3.1 (US 2.4)
- Apparel manufacturing establishments in Los Angeles County, 2023
- 1,237
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 1.28 (US 0.13)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 37.1 (US 38.9)
- Residents aged 18 to 34
- 27% (US 23%)
- 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 clothing brands
Average monthly highs in Long Beach span only 67°F (December) to 83°F (August), so a midweight tee and a light crewneck can stay in the line all year. With December lows averaging 47°F, a lightweight hoodie is the right fleece weight here; save heavyweight pieces for the holiday gift window. With tee weather for most of the year, drop timing can follow the brand's own calendar (collabs, anniversaries, holidays) rather than the season. About 12 inches of rain a year means a rain shell has little local demand, so put the outerwear budget into a light overshirt or coaches jacket for cool evenings instead.
| Month in Long Beach | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the drop should feature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67°F | 47°F | 2.9 | Boxy tees and light crewnecks |
| February | 67°F | 48°F | 3 | Boxy tees and light crewnecks |
| March | 69°F | 51°F | 1.7 | Boxy tees and light crewnecks |
| April | 71°F | 54°F | 0.6 | Graphic tees and caps |
| May | 73°F | 58°F | 0.3 | Graphic tees and caps |
| June | 76°F | 61°F | 0.1 | Graphic tees and caps |
| July | 81°F | 65°F | 0.1 | Graphic tees and caps |
| August | 83°F | 66°F | 0 | Graphic tees and caps |
| September | 82°F | 64°F | 0.1 | Graphic tees and caps |
| October | 78°F | 59°F | 0.5 | Graphic tees and caps |
| November | 73°F | 52°F | 0.8 | Graphic tees and caps |
| December | 67°F | 47°F | 2.2 | Boxy tees and light crewnecks |
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
When should a clothing brand in Long Beach drop fleece?
As a gift drop more than a seasonal one: with 8 months at an average high of 70°F or more and none under 65°F, launch fleece for the holidays and let tees, caps and light crewnecks carry the other months.
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