Custom Merch for Coffee Shops in Portland, OR
Merch Mob makes barista tees and caps, retail hoodies and crewnecks, and beanies for coffee shops in Portland, OR, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Portland. Portland matches the national 7% for college and graduate enrollment and tops Oregon's 6%, with 7% of residents aged 3 and older enrolled (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so one affordable logo tee covers the student regulars.
Portland by the numbers
Portland has 635,109 residents, 2.7% fewer than in 2020 (Census estimates).
Multnomah County has 425 snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 5.3 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 2.5. 56% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is about where it was in 2018 (424).
That Census category includes coffee shops along with juice bars, ice cream parlors, donut shops and similar counters.
Portland spans 3 counties. The business figures are for Multnomah County, home to nearly all of its residents.
Multnomah County as a whole has 795,391 residents, down 2.5% since 2020. Multnomah County has one snack or nonalcoholic beverage bar for every 1,870 residents. Of the 60 counties behind these pages for coffee shops, Multnomah County has the 2nd-most snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars per resident.
- Population, 2025
- 635,109
- Since 2020
- −2.7%
- Main county
- Multnomah County
- Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars in Multnomah County, 2023
- 425
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 5.3 (US 2.5)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 38.8 (US 38.9)
- In college or grad school
- 7% (US 7%)
- Warmest month, average high
- August, 81°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 37°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 11
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 18
- Rain, a year
- 44 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 5
Weather: Portland KGW-TV station, 2 mi from Portland'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 Portland's weather means for coffee shops
With December averaging a high of 46°F and highs under 65°F from October to April, a heavyweight hoodie and a cuffed beanie earn permanent spots by the register. Summer does warm up, with August averaging a high of 81°F, so a tee and cap release for June to September gives regulars something new for the iced-drink months. Hot spells are rare, about 11 days a year at 90°F or more, so a midweight tee is as light as the staff uniform needs to go. Rain peaks in December at about 7.4 inches, so keep a water-resistant jacket with the shop logo for anyone working outdoors, and give retail tees a spot customers see while they wait.
| Month in Portland | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the counter and crew need |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47°F | 37°F | 6.4 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| February | 51°F | 39°F | 4.7 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| March | 56°F | 41°F | 4.8 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| April | 61°F | 44°F | 3.6 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| May | 68°F | 49°F | 2.6 | Tees and light crewnecks |
| June | 73°F | 53°F | 1.5 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| July | 80°F | 58°F | 0.4 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| August | 81°F | 59°F | 0.5 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| September | 75°F | 55°F | 1.6 | Barista tees and dad hats |
| October | 63°F | 48°F | 4 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| November | 52°F | 42°F | 6.6 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
| December | 46°F | 37°F | 7.4 | Retail hoodies and staff crewnecks |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Portland.
Orders ship to Portland from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Oregon.
Portland is about 835 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Portland is USPS zone 5. Portland shares the shop's Pacific time zone.
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Portland
What should baristas in Portland wear behind the bar through the year?
For October to April, when the average high stays under 65°F, the default uniform in Portland is a staff hoodie or crewneck over a dark tee; short sleeves and a cap take over from June to September.
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