Custom Merch for Coffee Shops in Oakland, CA
Merch Mob makes barista tees and caps, retail hoodies and crewnecks, and beanies for coffee shops in Oakland, CA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Oakland. In Oakland, 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.
Oakland by the numbers
Oakland's population has held steady since 2020, at 440,838 residents (Census estimates).
Alameda County has 610 snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 3.7 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 2.5. 53% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is up 6% from 578 in 2018.
That Census category includes coffee shops along with juice bars, ice cream parlors, donut shops and similar counters.
Alameda County as a whole has 1,636,630 residents, down 2.7% since 2020. Alameda County has one snack or nonalcoholic beverage bar for every 2,680 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 440,838
- Since 2020
- +0%
- County
- Alameda County
- Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Alameda County, 2023
- 610
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 3.7 (US 2.5)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 37.9 (US 38.9)
- In college or grad school
- 7% (US 7%)
- Warmest month, average high
- September, 74°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 42°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 6
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 3
- Rain, a year
- 19 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 4
Weather: Oakland International Airport station, 5 mi from Oakland'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 Oakland's weather means for coffee shops
Summers stay moderate in Oakland, with September averaging a high of 74°F, so a midweight tee covers the warm months and the retail shelf can lean on crewnecks for longer. The year divides between June to October, 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. Winter afternoons stay mild, with January averaging a high of 58°F, so a crewneck or light zip hoodie is the warmest layer most of the crew will need.
| Month in Oakland | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the counter and crew need |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 42°F | 3.4 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| February | 60°F | 45°F | 3.5 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| March | 63°F | 47°F | 2.7 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| April | 66°F | 49°F | 1.4 | Tees and light crewnecks |
| May | 68°F | 52°F | 0.6 | Tees and light crewnecks |
| June | 71°F | 54°F | 0.2 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| July | 72°F | 56°F | 0 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| August | 72°F | 57°F | 0 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| September | 74°F | 56°F | 0.1 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| October | 72°F | 51°F | 0.9 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| November | 64°F | 46°F | 2 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| December | 58°F | 42°F | 3.8 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Oakland.
Orders ship to Oakland from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in California.
Oakland is about 361 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Oakland is USPS zone 4. Oakland shares the shop's Pacific time zone.
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Oakland
What should baristas in Oakland wear behind the bar through the year?
A dark tee and cap work from June to October, when highs reach 70°F or more; for November to March, with highs under 65°F, add a zip hoodie the opening crew can shed once the espresso machine heats the room.
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