Custom Merch for Coffee Shops in Austin, TX
Merch Mob makes barista tees and caps, retail hoodies and crewnecks, and beanies for coffee shops in Austin, TX, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Austin. The student share in Austin tops the statewide figure: 8% of residents aged 3 and older are in college or graduate school, against 6% across Texas and 7% nationally (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so an affordable logo tee belongs on the shelf.
Austin by the numbers
Austin has 1,002,632 residents, up 4.6% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Travis County has 438 snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 3.2 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 2.5. 46% of them employ fewer than 10 people; the rest are larger operations. The count is up 27% from 346 in 2018.
That Census category includes coffee shops along with juice bars, ice cream parlors, donut shops and similar counters.
Austin spans 3 counties. The business figures are for Travis County, home to about 93% of its residents.
Travis County as a whole has 1,389,670 residents, up 7.7% since 2020. Travis County has one snack or nonalcoholic beverage bar for every 3,170 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 1,002,632
- Since 2020
- +4.6%
- Main county
- Travis County
- Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Travis County, 2023
- 438
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 3.2 (US 2.5)
- Time zone
- Central
- Median age
- 34.7 (US 38.9)
- In college or grad school
- 8% (US 7%)
- Warmest month, average high
- August, 98°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 42°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 123
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 12
- Rain, a year
- 36 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 6
Weather: Austin-Camp Mabry station, 1 mi from Austin'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 Austin's weather means for coffee shops
Hot weather in Austin is a long season rather than a summer spike, about 123 days a year at 90°F or more, so short-sleeve barista tees and caps should carry the uniform for most of the year. Hot-drink weather is brief, with highs under 65°F only from December to January, so keep the fleece order small, one hoodie design and a beanie, and land it before the holidays. Winter mornings turn cool, with lows near 42°F in January, which makes a long-sleeve tee or light crewneck the most useful extra layer for the opening crew. With 29 days a year at 100°F or hotter, schedule outdoor pop-ups and cuppings for mornings, and give staff who work outside a light-colored cap. Expect the most rain in May, around 5 inches, which makes it a good month to give retail merch eye-level space by the register, where people waiting on drinks will see it.
| Month in Austin | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the counter and crew need |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63°F | 42°F | 2.6 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| February | 67°F | 46°F | 1.9 | Tees and light crewnecks |
| March | 73°F | 52°F | 2.9 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| April | 80°F | 59°F | 2.4 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| May | 87°F | 67°F | 5 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| June | 93°F | 73°F | 3.7 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| July | 97°F | 75°F | 2 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| August | 98°F | 75°F | 2.7 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| September | 91°F | 70°F | 3.5 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| October | 83°F | 61°F | 3.9 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| November | 72°F | 51°F | 2.9 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| December | 64°F | 43°F | 2.7 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Austin.
Orders ship to Austin from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Texas.
Austin is about 1,193 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Austin is USPS zone 6. Austin is on Central time, 2 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
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Ordering from Austin
What should baristas in Austin wear behind the bar through the year?
Keep the uniform simple: a dark tee and a cap for March to November, when highs reach 70°F or more, and a crewneck for December to January, the brief stretch when highs average below 65°F.
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