Custom Merch for Gyms in Columbus, OH
Merch Mob makes member tees, coach and staff apparel, and challenge and competition shirts for gyms in Columbus, OH, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Columbus. Across Ohio, 22% of residents are 18 to 34; in Columbus it is 31%, against 23% nationally (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so training cuts and a design that works as streetwear can take a bigger share of the order.
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 195 fitness and recreational sports centers with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 1.4 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 1.2. 48% of them employ fewer than 10 people; the rest are larger operations. The count is up 19% from 164 in 2018.
That Census category covers gyms and studios along with other recreational sports facilities.
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 fitness or recreational sports center for every 6,980 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 938,396
- Since 2020
- +3.6%
- Main county
- Franklin County
- Fitness and recreational sports centers in Franklin County, 2023
- 195
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 1.4 (US 1.2)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Median age
- 33.2 (US 38.9)
- Residents aged 18 to 34
- 31% (US 23%)
- 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 gyms
The coldest stretch, December to February, keeps average highs under 45°F, but even January averages a high of 37°F, above freezing, so a midweight hoodie handles most winter days and a heavyweight one is the premium option. July highs average 85°F, warm enough that May to September is a true tank season and a good time for an outdoor summer challenge shirt. Between seasons, a long-sleeve tee or quarter-zip covers cool spring and fall mornings, when members want a layer but not a full hoodie. About 28 inches of snow fall in a typical year, enough to move outdoor sessions inside for stretches of winter and make a long-sleeve challenge shirt worth planning. The thermometer falls to freezing or below on about 103 nights a year, so a cuffed beanie with the gym logo sells steadily at the front desk for months.
| Month in Columbus | Average high | Average low | Rain and melted snow (in) | What members train in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F | 22°F | 3 | Hoodies, crewnecks and beanies |
| February | 41°F | 24°F | 2.4 | Hoodies, crewnecks and beanies |
| March | 51°F | 32°F | 3.6 | Long sleeves and hoodies |
| April | 64°F | 42°F | 3.9 | Long sleeves and hoodies |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 4 | Member tees and tanks |
| June | 82°F | 62°F | 4.3 | Member tees and tanks |
| July | 85°F | 65°F | 4.7 | Tanks and performance tees |
| August | 84°F | 64°F | 3.7 | Member tees and tanks |
| September | 78°F | 57°F | 3.1 | Member tees and tanks |
| October | 66°F | 45°F | 2.9 | Tees and light quarter-zips |
| November | 52°F | 35°F | 2.8 | Long sleeves and hoodies |
| December | 42°F | 27°F | 3.1 | Hoodies, crewnecks and beanies |
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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When should a gym in Columbus stock hoodies?
Have them out by November, when average highs in Columbus drop under 65°F, and keep crewnecks and beanies out until April, since freezing nights are common through that stretch.
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