Custom Merch for Gyms in Kansas City, MO
Merch Mob makes member tees, coach and staff apparel, and challenge and competition shirts for gyms in Kansas City, MO, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Kansas City. People aged 18 to 34, the group that wears a gym tee outside the gym as well as in it, make up 26% of Kansas City, against 23% nationally (Census ACS, 2020-2024).
Kansas City by the numbers
Kansas City has 521,220 residents, up 2.6% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Jackson County has 87 fitness and recreational sports centers with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 1.2 for every 10,000 residents, the same as the national figure of 1.2. 62% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is up 23% from 71 in 2018.
That Census category covers gyms and studios along with other recreational sports facilities.
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 fitness or recreational sports center for every 8,430 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 521,220
- Since 2020
- +2.6%
- Main county
- Jackson County
- Fitness and recreational sports centers in Jackson County, 2023
- 87
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 1.2 (US 1.2)
- Time zone
- Central
- Median age
- 35.8 (US 38.9)
- Residents aged 18 to 34
- 26% (US 23%)
- 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 gyms
Kansas City sees about 47 days a year at 90°F or above, enough that a training tank sells from late spring and a quick-drying tee earns its place on the summer rack. January lows average 22°F, so from November on, a heavyweight hoodie, crewneck and beanie need to be on the rack, not just a light layer. The swing from summer to winter is wide here, so plan two retail drops a year, tanks for the heat and fleece for the cold, rather than one rack for all seasons. About 18 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 93 nights a year, so a cuffed beanie with the gym logo sells steadily at the front desk for months.
| Month in Kansas City | Average high | Average low | Rain and melted snow (in) | What members train in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 22°F | 1 | Hoodies, crewnecks and beanies |
| February | 45°F | 26°F | 1.5 | Long sleeves and hoodies |
| March | 57°F | 36°F | 2.1 | Long sleeves and hoodies |
| April | 67°F | 46°F | 3.9 | Tees and light quarter-zips |
| May | 76°F | 57°F | 5.1 | Member tees and tanks |
| June | 86°F | 67°F | 5.3 | Tanks and performance tees |
| July | 90°F | 72°F | 4.4 | Tanks and performance tees |
| August | 89°F | 70°F | 4.7 | Tanks and performance tees |
| September | 80°F | 61°F | 3.8 | Member tees and tanks |
| October | 68°F | 49°F | 3.2 | Tees and light quarter-zips |
| November | 55°F | 36°F | 1.8 | Long sleeves and hoodies |
| December | 44°F | 27°F | 1.3 | Hoodies, crewnecks and beanies |
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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Ordering from Kansas City
When should a gym in Kansas City stock hoodies?
Plan for 5 months of fleece weather: average highs in Kansas City sit under 65°F from November to March, so hoodies and crewnecks should be on the rack by November.
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