Custom Merch for Gyms in Oakland, CA
Merch Mob makes member tees, coach and staff apparel, and challenge and competition shirts for gyms in Oakland, CA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Oakland. The 18 to 34 age group is 26% of Oakland, a few points over the national 23% and against 24% across California (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so give training cuts a little more room than a typical gym would.
Oakland by the numbers
Oakland's population has held steady since 2020, at 440,838 residents (Census estimates).
Alameda County has 244 fitness and recreational sports centers with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 1.5 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 1.2. 53% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is up 26% from 194 in 2018.
That Census category covers gyms and studios along with other recreational sports facilities.
Alameda County as a whole has 1,636,630 residents, down 2.7% since 2020. Alameda County has one fitness or recreational sports center for every 6,710 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 440,838
- Since 2020
- +0%
- County
- Alameda County
- Fitness and recreational sports centers in Alameda County, 2023
- 244
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 1.5 (US 1.2)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 37.9 (US 38.9)
- Residents aged 18 to 34
- 26% (US 23%)
- 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 gyms
Summer here stays moderate, with an average September high of 74°F and only about 6 days a year at 90°F or more, so a tri-blend tee works for training and the walk home in most months. Winter is gentle, with January still averaging a high of 58°F, so a light hoodie or quarter-zip covers the cool months and a heavyweight hoodie is rarely needed. Several months a year get less than half an inch of rain, so outdoor bootcamps and park sessions are easy to schedule then.
| Month in Oakland | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What members train in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 42°F | 3.4 | Long sleeves and hoodies |
| February | 60°F | 45°F | 3.5 | Long sleeves and hoodies |
| March | 63°F | 47°F | 2.7 | Long sleeves and hoodies |
| April | 66°F | 49°F | 1.4 | Tees and light quarter-zips |
| May | 68°F | 52°F | 0.6 | Tees and light quarter-zips |
| June | 71°F | 54°F | 0.2 | Member tees and tanks |
| July | 72°F | 56°F | 0 | Member tees and tanks |
| August | 72°F | 57°F | 0 | Member tees and tanks |
| September | 74°F | 56°F | 0.1 | Member tees and tanks |
| October | 72°F | 51°F | 0.9 | Member tees and tanks |
| November | 64°F | 46°F | 2 | Long sleeves and hoodies |
| December | 58°F | 42°F | 3.8 | Long sleeves and hoodies |
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
When should a gym in Oakland stock hoodies?
Plan for 5 months of fleece weather: average highs in Oakland sit under 65°F from November to March, so hoodies and crewnecks should be on the rack by November.
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