Custom Merch for Coffee Shops in Bakersfield, CA
Merch Mob makes barista tees and caps, retail hoodies and crewnecks, and beanies for coffee shops in Bakersfield, CA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Bakersfield. In Bakersfield, 7% of residents aged 3 and older are in college or graduate school, in line with the US 7% but under the 8% statewide (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so design for working locals first, with a gift-ready hoodie.
Bakersfield by the numbers
Bakersfield has 422,165 residents, up 4.4% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Kern County has 173 snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 1.9 for every 10,000 residents, below the national figure of 2.5. 46% of them employ fewer than 10 people; the rest are larger operations. The count is up 43% from 121 in 2018.
That Census category includes coffee shops along with juice bars, ice cream parlors, donut shops and similar counters.
Kern County as a whole has 927,068 residents, up 2% since 2020. Kern County has one snack or nonalcoholic beverage bar for every 5,360 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 422,165
- Since 2020
- +4.4%
- County
- Kern County
- Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Kern County, 2023
- 173
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 1.9 (US 2.5)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 32.1 (US 38.9)
- In college or grad school
- 7% (US 7%)
- Warmest month, average high
- July, 98°F
- Coldest month, average low
- December, 40°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 112
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 10
- Rain, a year
- 6.4 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 2
Weather: Bakersfield Airport station, 6 mi from Bakersfield'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 Bakersfield's weather means for coffee shops
Expect July highs to average 98°F, a level of heat that makes the iced menu and the lightest staff tee the priorities, with a cap for anyone stepping outside to a window or patio. Fleece gets a real window here: highs average below 65°F from December to February, long enough to stock a retail hoodie and a cuffed beanie at the register, ideally in time for holiday gift bags of beans. Winter mornings turn cool, with lows near 40°F in December, which makes a long-sleeve tee or light crewneck the most useful extra layer for the opening crew. With 35 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. Half the year or more brings almost no rain, and the total is only about 6.4 inches, so outdoor seating and pop-ups run most weeks and a branded cap does more work than any rain gear.
| Month in Bakersfield | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the counter and crew need |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59°F | 41°F | 1.2 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| February | 64°F | 43°F | 1.2 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| March | 70°F | 47°F | 1.2 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| April | 76°F | 51°F | 0.6 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| May | 84°F | 58°F | 0.3 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| June | 92°F | 65°F | 0.1 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| July | 98°F | 71°F | 0 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| August | 97°F | 70°F | 0 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| September | 91°F | 65°F | 0.1 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| October | 80°F | 55°F | 0.3 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| November | 67°F | 45°F | 0.5 | Tees and light crewnecks |
| December | 59°F | 40°F | 1.1 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Bakersfield.
Orders ship to Bakersfield from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in California.
Bakersfield is about 117 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Bakersfield is USPS zone 2. Bakersfield shares the shop's Pacific time zone.
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What should baristas in Bakersfield wear behind the bar through the year?
Most of the year calls for a breathable dark tee and a cap, since highs reach 70°F or more from March to October; a crewneck or zip hoodie covers December to February, the only stretch when highs average below 65°F.
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