Custom Merch for Restaurants and Bars in Baltimore, MD
Merch Mob makes kitchen shirts, front-of-house uniforms, and staff hats for restaurants and bars in Baltimore, MD, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Baltimore. Baltimore skews young, with 27% of residents between 18 and 34 compared with 23% for the whole country and a median age of 36.2 (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so a retail tee with a playful back print has a large local audience.
Baltimore by the numbers
Baltimore has 569,997 residents, 2.7% fewer than in 2020 (Census estimates).
The independent city of Baltimore has 424 full-service restaurants with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 7.4 for every 10,000 residents, slightly below the national figure of 7.6. 45% of them employ fewer than 10 people; the rest are larger operations. The count is up 7% from 396 in 2018.
It also has 122 bars and other drinking places with paid employees. That is 2.1 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 1.2. 67% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is down 19% from 150 in 2018.
The independent city of Baltimore has one full-service restaurant for every 1,340 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 569,997
- Since 2020
- −2.7%
- County
- The independent city of Baltimore
- Full-service restaurants in The independent city of Baltimore, 2023
- 424
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 7.4 (US 7.6)
- Bars and other drinking places in The independent city of Baltimore, 2023
- 122
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 2.1 (US 1.2)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Median age
- 36.2 (US 38.9)
- Residents aged 18 to 34
- 27% (US 23%)
- Warmest month, average high
- July, 90°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 30°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 43
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 52
- Rain and melted snow, a year
- 44 in
- Snow, a year
- 19 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 8
Weather: Maryland Science Center station, 2 mi from Baltimore's center (NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals); snow from the Baltimore-Washington International Airport station. People: Census ACS 2020-2024. Counts: CBP 2023, by county, paid-employee establishments. Population: Census, July 2025.
What Baltimore's weather means for restaurants and bars
Average highs reach 70°F only from May to September, so the long-sleeve staff tee gets more use than the short-sleeve one, and the summer retail tee should launch at the start of that window. The coldest stretch, January, has average highs under 45°F, so closing staff need a heavy hoodie or jacket, and a logo beanie is an easy add-on at the register. Spring and fall are the shoulder seasons for patio service, warmer than January but short of the summer peak in July, and a long-sleeve staff tee covers their cool mornings and evenings. Winter snowfall of about 19 inches means staff arrive cold and wet on snowy days, so a logo hoodie or work jacket for the commute is workwear here, not a perk. Closing staff step out into freezing air on roughly 52 nights each year, so a beanie and a hoodie belong in the staff kit.
| Month in Baltimore | Average high | Average low | Rain and melted snow (in) | What staff and regulars wear |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44°F | 30°F | 3.1 | Beanies and gift-ready hoodies |
| February | 47°F | 32°F | 2.8 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| March | 55°F | 39°F | 3.9 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| April | 67°F | 48°F | 3.6 | Long sleeves for patio shifts |
| May | 76°F | 58°F | 3.4 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| June | 85°F | 68°F | 3.4 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| July | 90°F | 73°F | 4.7 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| August | 87°F | 71°F | 4.4 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| September | 80°F | 65°F | 4.5 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| October | 69°F | 53°F | 3.5 | Long sleeves for patio shifts |
| November | 58°F | 43°F | 3 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| December | 48°F | 35°F | 3.7 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Baltimore.
Orders ship to Baltimore from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Maryland.
Baltimore is about 2,286 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Baltimore is USPS zone 8. Baltimore is on Eastern time, 3 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
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When do patio staff in Baltimore need a warmer layer?
Whenever highs fall below 65°F, which here means from November to March; January nights average at or below freezing, so the layer for late patio shifts should be a real hoodie or jacket, not a long-sleeve tee.
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