Custom Merch for Restaurants and Bars in Philadelphia, PA
Merch Mob makes kitchen shirts, front-of-house uniforms, and staff hats for restaurants and bars in Philadelphia, PA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Philadelphia. Philadelphia has more young adults than Pennsylvania as a whole, with 28% of residents aged 18 to 34 against 22% statewide and 23% nationally (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so a retail tee with a bold design should find buyers among regulars.
Philadelphia by the numbers
Philadelphia has 1,574,281 residents, 1.8% fewer than in 2020 (Census estimates).
Philadelphia County has 1,209 full-service restaurants with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 7.7 for every 10,000 residents, slightly above the national figure of 7.6. 55% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is about where it was in 2018 (1,213).
It also has 361 bars and other drinking places with paid employees. That is 2.3 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 1.2. 78% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is down 19% from 444 in 2018.
Philadelphia County has one full-service restaurant for every 1,300 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 1,574,281
- Since 2020
- −1.8%
- County
- Philadelphia County
- Full-service restaurants in Philadelphia County, 2023
- 1,209
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 7.7 (US 7.6)
- Bars and other drinking places in Philadelphia County, 2023
- 361
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 2.3 (US 1.2)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Median age
- 35.3 (US 38.9)
- Residents aged 18 to 34
- 28% (US 23%)
- Warmest month, average high
- July, 89°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 28°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 40
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 62
- Rain and melted snow, a year
- 51 in
- Snow, a year
- 23 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 8
Weather: Philadelphia Franklin Institute station, 4 mi from Philadelphia's center (NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals); snow from the Philadelphia International Airport station. People: Census ACS 2020-2024. Counts: CBP 2023, by county, paid-employee establishments. Population: Census, July 2025.
What Philadelphia'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 23 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 62 nights each year, so a beanie and a hoodie belong in the staff kit.
| Month in Philadelphia | Average high | Average low | Rain and melted snow (in) | What staff and regulars wear |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F | 28°F | 3.6 | Beanies and gift-ready hoodies |
| February | 45°F | 30°F | 3.3 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| March | 54°F | 36°F | 4.5 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| April | 66°F | 46°F | 4 | Long sleeves for patio shifts |
| May | 76°F | 56°F | 4.1 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| June | 85°F | 66°F | 4.8 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| July | 89°F | 71°F | 4.8 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| August | 87°F | 70°F | 5 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| September | 80°F | 63°F | 4.9 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| October | 68°F | 51°F | 4.2 | Long sleeves for patio shifts |
| November | 56°F | 41°F | 3.4 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| December | 47°F | 33°F | 4.3 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Philadelphia.
Orders ship to Philadelphia from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia is about 2,361 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Philadelphia is USPS zone 8. Philadelphia is on Eastern time, 3 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
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Ordering from Philadelphia
When do patio staff in Philadelphia 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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