Custom Merch for Coffee Shops in Columbus, OH
Merch Mob makes barista tees and caps, retail hoodies and crewnecks, and beanies for coffee shops in Columbus, OH, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Columbus. The student share in Columbus tops the statewide figure: 9% of residents aged 3 and older are in college or graduate school, against 6% across Ohio and 7% nationally (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so an affordable logo tee belongs on the shelf.
Columbus by the numbers
Columbus has 938,396 residents, up 3.6% since 2020 (Census estimates). That is the fastest growth among the 17 Ohio cities and towns with 50,000 or more people.
Franklin County has 261 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. 44% of them employ fewer than 10 people; the rest are larger operations. The count is up 14% from 228 in 2018.
That Census category includes coffee shops along with juice bars, ice cream parlors, donut shops and similar counters.
Columbus spans 3 counties. The business figures are for Franklin County, home to about 97% of its residents.
Franklin County as a whole has 1,361,536 residents, up 2.9% since 2020. Franklin County has one snack or nonalcoholic beverage bar for every 5,220 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 938,396
- Since 2020
- +3.6%
- Main county
- Franklin County
- Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Franklin County, 2023
- 261
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 1.9 (US 2.5)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Median age
- 33.2 (US 38.9)
- In college or grad school
- 9% (US 7%)
- Warmest month, average high
- July, 85°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 22°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 21
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 103
- Rain and melted snow, a year
- 42 in
- Snow, a year
- 28 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 8
Weather: John Glenn International Airport station, 6 mi from Columbus'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 Columbus'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 21 days a year at 90°F or more, so give the iced-drink months, May to September, their own release of lightweight tees and caps. On top of the cold, about 42 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. Snow totals around 28 inches a year, so anyone working a drive-through window or an outdoor market stall needs a warm, branded outer layer. Temperatures fall to freezing or below on roughly 103 nights a year, which makes a cuffed beanie an easy add-on to a bag of beans through the cold months.
| Month in Columbus | Average high | Average low | Rain and melted snow (in) | What the counter and crew need |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F | 22°F | 3 | Beanies, hoodies and gift bundles |
| February | 41°F | 24°F | 2.4 | Beanies, hoodies and gift bundles |
| March | 51°F | 32°F | 3.6 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| April | 64°F | 42°F | 3.9 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 4 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| June | 82°F | 62°F | 4.3 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| July | 85°F | 65°F | 4.7 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| August | 84°F | 64°F | 3.7 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| September | 78°F | 57°F | 3.1 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| October | 66°F | 45°F | 2.9 | Tees and light crewnecks |
| November | 52°F | 35°F | 2.8 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| December | 42°F | 27°F | 3.1 | Beanies, hoodies and gift bundles |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Columbus.
Orders ship to Columbus from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Ohio.
Columbus is about 1,946 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Columbus is USPS zone 8. Columbus is on Eastern time, 3 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
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Ordering from Columbus
What should baristas in Columbus wear behind the bar through the year?
Plan three uniform layers: a dark tee and cap from May to September, a crewneck for spring and fall, and a midweight hoodie with a beanie from December to February, when highs stay under 45°F.
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