Custom Merch for Restaurants and Bars in Austin, TX
Merch Mob makes kitchen shirts, front-of-house uniforms, and staff hats for restaurants and bars in Austin, TX, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Austin. Austin has more young adults than Texas as a whole, with 33% of residents aged 18 to 34 against 24% statewide and 23% nationally (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so a retail tee with a bold design should find buyers among regulars.
Austin by the numbers
Austin has 1,002,632 residents, up 4.6% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Travis County has 1,114 full-service restaurants with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 8.0 for every 10,000 residents, slightly above the national figure of 7.6. 36% of them employ fewer than 10 people; the rest are larger operations. The count is up 8% from 1,035 in 2018.
It also has 305 bars and other drinking places with paid employees. That is 2.2 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 1.2. 35% of them employ fewer than 10 people; the rest are larger operations. The count is about where it was in 2018 (302).
Austin spans 3 counties. The business figures are for Travis County, home to about 93% of its residents.
Travis County as a whole has 1,389,670 residents, up 7.7% since 2020. Travis County has one full-service restaurant for every 1,250 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 1,002,632
- Since 2020
- +4.6%
- Main county
- Travis County
- Full-service restaurants in Travis County, 2023
- 1,114
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 8.0 (US 7.6)
- Bars and other drinking places in Travis County, 2023
- 305
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 2.2 (US 1.2)
- Time zone
- Central
- Median age
- 34.7 (US 38.9)
- Residents aged 18 to 34
- 33% (US 23%)
- Warmest month, average high
- August, 98°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 42°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 123
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 12
- Rain, a year
- 36 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 6
Weather: Austin-Camp Mabry station, 1 mi from Austin'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 Austin's weather means for restaurants and bars
An average high of 98°F in August makes summer hard work on the line and the patio alike, so outfit servers in moisture-wicking polos and cooks in thin, quick-drying tees. Patio staff want a layer from December to January, the cool stretch below a 65°F average high, and the same pullover sells at the register as a retail hoodie. A January average low of about 42°F makes a long-sleeve staff tee useful for early prep and late close, even in a city where the afternoon calls for short sleeves. When the street hits 100°F, as it does on about 29 days a year, the kitchen line is hotter still, so pick the lightest durable blend for cooks and a performance polo for patio servers. May is the rainy peak, around 5 inches, so give patio and delivery staff a dark layer that hides splashes and dries fast.
| Month in Austin | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What staff and regulars wear |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63°F | 42°F | 2.6 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| February | 67°F | 46°F | 1.9 | Long sleeves for patio shifts |
| March | 73°F | 52°F | 2.9 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| April | 80°F | 59°F | 2.4 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| May | 87°F | 67°F | 5 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| June | 93°F | 73°F | 3.7 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| July | 97°F | 75°F | 2 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| August | 98°F | 75°F | 2.7 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| September | 91°F | 70°F | 3.5 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| October | 83°F | 61°F | 3.9 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| November | 72°F | 51°F | 2.9 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| December | 64°F | 43°F | 2.7 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Austin.
Orders ship to Austin from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Texas.
Austin is about 1,193 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Austin is USPS zone 6. Austin is on Central time, 2 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
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When do patio staff in Austin need a warmer layer?
Mainly from December to January, the short stretch when the average high slips under 65°F; a long sleeve or a light quarter-zip covers it, and a hoodie works as an after-close layer.
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