Custom Merch for Coffee Shops in Kansas City, MO
Merch Mob makes barista tees and caps, retail hoodies and crewnecks, and beanies for coffee shops in Kansas City, MO, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Kansas City. Only 6% of everyone aged 3 and older in Kansas City is enrolled in college or graduate school, against 7% nationally (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so most regulars are not students, and gift-ready pieces such as a hoodie bundled with beans suit them.
Kansas City by the numbers
Kansas City has 521,220 residents, up 2.6% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Jackson County has 162 snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 2.2 for every 10,000 residents, slightly below the national figure of 2.5. 44% of them employ fewer than 10 people; the rest are larger operations. The count is up 36% from 119 in 2018.
That Census category includes coffee shops along with juice bars, ice cream parlors, donut shops and similar counters.
Kansas City spans 4 counties. The business figures are for Jackson County, home to about 62% of its residents.
Jackson County as a whole has 732,994 residents, up 2.2% since 2020. Jackson County has one snack or nonalcoholic beverage bar for every 4,520 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 521,220
- Since 2020
- +2.6%
- Main county
- Jackson County
- Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Jackson County, 2023
- 162
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 2.2 (US 2.5)
- Time zone
- Central
- Median age
- 35.8 (US 38.9)
- In college or grad school
- 6% (US 7%)
- Warmest month, average high
- July, 90°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 22°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 47
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 93
- Rain and melted snow, a year
- 38 in
- Snow, a year
- 18 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 6
Weather: Kansas City Downtown Airport station, 2 mi from Kansas City's center (NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals); snow from the Kansas City International Airport station. People: Census ACS 2020-2024. Counts: CBP 2023, by county, paid-employee establishments. Population: Census, July 2025.
What Kansas City's weather means for coffee shops
Expect roughly 47 days a year at 90°F or hotter, enough to justify a summer release of light tees and caps before the counter switches to warmer layers for winter. The year divides between May to September, with highs of 70°F or more, and November to March, with highs under 65°F, so plan a tee release and a fleece release as two separate orders. January lows average 22°F, so openers need more than a hoodie: a lined jacket or insulated vest with the shop logo earns its place in the uniform. Snow totals around 18 inches a year, so anyone working a drive-through window or an outdoor market stall needs a warm, branded outer layer. Around 93 nights a year dip to 32°F or colder, enough of a winter that a retail crewneck and a beanie make easy add-ons at the register through gift season.
| Month in Kansas City | Average high | Average low | Rain and melted snow (in) | What the counter and crew need |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 22°F | 1 | Beanies, hoodies and gift bundles |
| February | 45°F | 26°F | 1.5 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| March | 57°F | 36°F | 2.1 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| April | 67°F | 46°F | 3.9 | Tees and light crewnecks |
| May | 76°F | 57°F | 5.1 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| June | 86°F | 67°F | 5.3 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| July | 90°F | 72°F | 4.4 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| August | 89°F | 70°F | 4.7 | Breathable barista tees and caps |
| September | 80°F | 61°F | 3.8 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| October | 68°F | 49°F | 3.2 | Tees and light crewnecks |
| November | 55°F | 36°F | 1.8 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| December | 44°F | 27°F | 1.3 | Beanies, hoodies and gift bundles |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Kansas City.
Orders ship to Kansas City from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Missouri.
Kansas City is about 1,327 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Kansas City is USPS zone 6. Kansas City is on Central time, 2 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
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What should baristas in Kansas City wear behind the bar through the year?
Plan for freezing mornings: from November, when highs fall below 65°F, a warm staff hoodie and a beanie join the uniform, and a dark tee and cap return for May to September, when highs reach 70°F or more.
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