Custom Merch for Gyms in Houston, TX
Merch Mob makes member tees, coach and staff apparel, and challenge and competition shirts for gyms in Houston, TX, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Houston. Young adults make up 28% of Houston, against 23% nationally (Census ACS, 2020-2024); that age group wears gym apparel outside the gym too, so the design should hold up as everyday wear.
Houston by the numbers
Houston has 2,397,315 residents, up 4.2% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Harris County has 523 fitness and recreational sports centers with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 1.0 for every 10,000 residents, below the national figure of 1.2. 58% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is up 12% from 467 in 2018.
That Census category covers gyms and studios along with other recreational sports facilities.
Houston spans 3 counties. The business figures are for Harris County, home to about 98% of its residents.
Harris County as a whole has 5,045,026 residents, up 6.7% since 2020. Harris County has one fitness or recreational sports center for every 9,650 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 2,397,315
- Since 2020
- +4.2%
- Main county
- Harris County
- Fitness and recreational sports centers in Harris County, 2023
- 523
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 1.0 (US 1.2)
- Time zone
- Central
- Median age
- 34.4 (US 38.9)
- Residents aged 18 to 34
- 28% (US 23%)
- Warmest month, average high
- August, 94°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 44°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 109
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 5
- Rain, a year
- 54 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 6
Weather: Houston-Port station, 7 mi from Houston'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 Houston's weather means for gyms
Members in Houston train through about 109 days a year at 90°F or above, though triple digits are rare, so the staple is a quick-drying performance tee that stays light when soaked. Highs fall below 65°F only in January, so order hoodies as a short winter run and let tanks and tees carry the rest of the year. Light tees and tanks sell for 9 months of the year, the months that average a high of 70°F or more, so they deserve most of the reorder. June alone brings about 7.9 inches of rain, enough to push bootcamps indoors on many days, which makes it a good month to release an indoor-class tee.
| Month in Houston | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What members train in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63°F | 44°F | 4 | Long sleeves and hoodies |
| February | 67°F | 49°F | 2.8 | Tees and light quarter-zips |
| March | 73°F | 54°F | 3.8 | Member tees and tanks |
| April | 79°F | 61°F | 5.2 | Member tees and tanks |
| May | 86°F | 69°F | 5.1 | Tanks and performance tees |
| June | 91°F | 75°F | 7.9 | Tanks and performance tees |
| July | 93°F | 77°F | 4.5 | Tanks and performance tees |
| August | 94°F | 77°F | 3.4 | Tanks and performance tees |
| September | 90°F | 72°F | 4.5 | Tanks and performance tees |
| October | 82°F | 63°F | 5.4 | Member tees and tanks |
| November | 72°F | 53°F | 3.4 | Member tees and tanks |
| December | 65°F | 46°F | 4.3 | Tees and light quarter-zips |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Houston.
Orders ship to Houston from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Texas.
Houston is about 1,338 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Houston is USPS zone 6. Houston is on Central time, 2 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Houston
When should a gym in Houston stock hoodies?
Only for a short run. Average highs in Houston drop under 65°F just in January, so a small hoodie order in time for January covers it, and the rest of the year belongs to tanks and performance tees.
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