Custom Merch for Restaurants and Bars in Oakland, CA
Merch Mob makes kitchen shirts, front-of-house uniforms, and staff hats for restaurants and bars in Oakland, CA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Oakland. In Oakland, 26% of residents are 18 to 34, above the US 23%, though the median age, 37.9, sits near the national 38.9 (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so pair a back-print tee for younger regulars with a classic cap.
Oakland by the numbers
Oakland's population has held steady since 2020, at 440,838 residents (Census estimates).
Alameda County has 1,564 full-service restaurants with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 9.6 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 7.6. 51% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is about where it was in 2018 (1,614).
It also has 165 bars and other drinking places with paid employees. That is 1.0 for every 10,000 residents, below the national figure of 1.2. 62% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is about where it was in 2018 (163).
Alameda County as a whole has 1,636,630 residents, down 2.7% since 2020. Alameda County has one full-service restaurant for every 1,050 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 440,838
- Since 2020
- +0%
- County
- Alameda County
- Full-service restaurants in Alameda County, 2023
- 1,564
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 9.6 (US 7.6)
- Bars and other drinking places in Alameda County, 2023
- 165
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 1.0 (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 restaurants and bars
Summer is moderate, with September averaging a high of 74°F, so a standard cotton staff tee works on the patio, and a cotton-poly blend is enough for the kitchen. Patio heaters and staff layers come out from November to March, when average highs fall under 65°F; that is also the season for a retail hoodie at the register. Seasons are gentle, and January nights bottom out at an average low of 42°F, so one staff tee and a light layer cover the whole year.
| Month in Oakland | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What staff and regulars wear |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 42°F | 3.4 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| February | 60°F | 45°F | 3.5 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| March | 63°F | 47°F | 2.7 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| April | 66°F | 49°F | 1.4 | Long sleeves for patio shifts |
| May | 68°F | 52°F | 0.6 | Long sleeves for patio shifts |
| June | 71°F | 54°F | 0.2 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| July | 72°F | 56°F | 0 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| August | 72°F | 57°F | 0 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| September | 74°F | 56°F | 0.1 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| October | 72°F | 51°F | 0.9 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| November | 64°F | 46°F | 2 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| December | 58°F | 42°F | 3.8 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
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.
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When do patio staff in Oakland need a warmer layer?
Plan on November to March, the part of the year when highs in Oakland average below 65°F, so a staff hoodie or quarter-zip should be on hand before November, and the same blank can go on the retail shelf.
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