Custom Merch for Restaurants and Bars in Houston, TX
Merch Mob makes kitchen shirts, front-of-house uniforms, and staff hats for restaurants and bars in Houston, TX, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Houston. Houston has more young adults than Texas as a whole, with 28% 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.
Houston by the numbers
Houston has 2,397,315 residents, up 4.2% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Harris County has 3,574 full-service restaurants with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 7.1 for every 10,000 residents, slightly below the national figure of 7.6. 43% of them employ fewer than 10 people; the rest are larger operations. The count is up 15% from 3,119 in 2018.
It also has 529 bars and other drinking places with paid employees. That is 1.0 for every 10,000 residents, below the national figure of 1.2. 57% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is up 7% from 495 in 2018.
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 full-service restaurant for every 1,410 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 2,397,315
- Since 2020
- +4.2%
- Main county
- Harris County
- Full-service restaurants in Harris County, 2023
- 3,574
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 7.1 (US 7.6)
- Bars and other drinking places in Harris County, 2023
- 529
- 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 restaurants and bars
A kitchen in Houston runs hotter than the street, and the street climbs to 90°F or more on about 109 days a year, so staff tees should be a light poly-cotton blend that dries between shifts. Patio staff want a layer in January, the cool stretch below a 65°F average high, and the same pullover sells at the register as a retail hoodie. Average lows of about 44°F in January are cool rather than cold, so a long-sleeve staff tee or a light quarter-zip covers late closes without a full jacket. Rain peaks at about 7.9 inches in June, so stock staff caps and dark hoodies that can take a soaking on the way in and dry before the next shift.
| Month in Houston | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What staff and regulars wear |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63°F | 44°F | 4 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| February | 67°F | 49°F | 2.8 | Long sleeves for patio shifts |
| March | 73°F | 54°F | 3.8 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| April | 79°F | 61°F | 5.2 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| May | 86°F | 69°F | 5.1 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| June | 91°F | 75°F | 7.9 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| July | 93°F | 77°F | 4.5 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| August | 94°F | 77°F | 3.4 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| September | 90°F | 72°F | 4.5 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| October | 82°F | 63°F | 5.4 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| November | 72°F | 53°F | 3.4 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| December | 65°F | 46°F | 4.3 | Long sleeves for patio shifts |
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.
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Merch Mob production in Southern California.
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When do patio staff in Houston need a warmer layer?
Mainly in 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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