Custom Merch for Coffee Shops in Boston, MA
Merch Mob makes barista tees and caps, retail hoodies and crewnecks, and beanies for coffee shops in Boston, MA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Boston. Students make up a sizable part of Boston: 15% of residents aged 3 and older are in college or graduate school, against 7% nationally (Census ACS, 2020-2024), which makes an affordable logo crewneck worth stocking.
Boston by the numbers
Boston's population has held steady since 2020, at 672,973 residents (Census estimates).
Suffolk County has 347 snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 4.4 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 2.5. 44% of them employ fewer than 10 people; the rest are larger operations. The count is up 16% from 298 in 2018.
That Census category includes coffee shops along with juice bars, ice cream parlors, donut shops and similar counters.
Suffolk County as a whole has 791,891 residents, down 1.1% since 2020. Suffolk County has one snack or nonalcoholic beverage bar for every 2,280 residents. Of the 60 counties behind these pages for coffee shops, Suffolk County has the 4th-most snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars per resident.
- Population, 2025
- 672,973
- Since 2020
- −0.8%
- County
- Suffolk County
- Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Suffolk County, 2023
- 347
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 4.4 (US 2.5)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Median age
- 33.3 (US 38.9)
- In college or grad school
- 15% (US 7%)
- Warmest month, average high
- July, 85°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 19°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 20
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 121
- Rain and melted snow, a year
- 44 in
- Snow, a year
- 49 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 8
Weather: Jamaica Plain station, 2 mi from Boston's center (NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals); rain and snow from the Boston station. People: Census ACS 2020-2024. Counts: CBP 2023, by county, paid-employee establishments. Population: Census, July 2025.
What Boston's weather means for coffee shops
Highs stay below 45°F from December to February, though January, the coolest month, still averages a high of 37°F, so midweight hoodies and crewnecks should outsell heavy outerwear on the retail shelf. Summer brings real heat too, about 20 days a year at 90°F or more, so give the iced-drink months, June to September, their own release of lightweight tees and caps. On top of the cold, about 44 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a year, so a water-resistant shell with the logo is worth adding for anyone who works market days or runs deliveries. Around 49 inches of snow fall in a typical year, so a dark staff jacket that hides slush at the door and a beanie sold at the register both earn a place in the winter order. About 121 nights a year fall to freezing, a long cold stretch that favors a stocked rack of beanies and fleece from late fall into spring.
| Month in Boston | Average high | Average low | Rain and melted snow (in) | What the counter and crew need |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F | 19°F | 3.4 | Beanies, hoodies and gift bundles |
| February | 40°F | 21°F | 3.2 | Beanies, hoodies and gift bundles |
| March | 47°F | 28°F | 4.2 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| April | 59°F | 38°F | 3.6 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 3.3 | Tees and light crewnecks |
| June | 79°F | 58°F | 3.9 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| July | 85°F | 64°F | 3.3 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| August | 83°F | 63°F | 3.2 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| September | 76°F | 55°F | 3.6 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| October | 64°F | 43°F | 4 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| November | 53°F | 34°F | 3.7 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| December | 42°F | 26°F | 4.3 | Beanies, hoodies and gift bundles |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Boston.
Orders ship to Boston from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Massachusetts.
Boston is about 2,562 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Boston is USPS zone 8. Boston is on Eastern time, 3 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
From the production floor
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Ordering from Boston
What should baristas in Boston wear behind the bar through the year?
Dress the crew for snow from December to February, when highs average under 45°F: a hoodie, a beanie and an insulated jacket for anyone at the door or window, then short sleeves and caps from June to September.
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