Custom Merch for Restaurants and Bars in San Jose, CA
Merch Mob makes kitchen shirts, front-of-house uniforms, and staff hats for restaurants and bars in San Jose, CA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to San Jose. With 25% of residents aged 18 to 34, a shade above the US 23% (Census ACS, 2020-2024), San Jose has a mixed crowd, so pair a playful retail tee with a classic cap.
San Jose by the numbers
San Jose has 989,814 residents, 2.3% fewer than in 2020 (Census estimates).
Santa Clara County has 1,703 full-service restaurants with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 8.9 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 7.6. 46% of them employ fewer than 10 people; the rest are larger operations. The count is about where it was in 2018 (1,786).
It also has 130 bars and other drinking places with paid employees. That is 0.68 for every 10,000 residents, below the national figure of 1.19. 53% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is down 9% from 143 in 2018.
Santa Clara County as a whole has 1,914,391 residents, down 1.1% since 2020. Santa Clara County has one full-service restaurant for every 1,120 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 989,814
- Since 2020
- −2.3%
- County
- Santa Clara County
- Full-service restaurants in Santa Clara County, 2023
- 1,703
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 8.9 (US 7.6)
- Bars and other drinking places in Santa Clara County, 2023
- 130
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.68 (US 1.19)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 38.2 (US 38.9)
- Residents aged 18 to 34
- 25% (US 23%)
- Warmest month, average high
- August, 81°F
- Coldest month, average low
- December, 42°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 16
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 3
- Rain, a year
- 13 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 4
Weather: San Jose station, 6 mi from San Jose'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 San Jose's weather means for restaurants and bars
Summer is moderate, with August averaging a high of 81°F, so a standard cotton staff tee works on the patio, and a cotton-poly blend is enough for the kitchen. The cool stretch is short, December to February, so a light crewneck or quarter-zip covers staff on cool evenings and fits a small holiday retail run. Seasons are gentle, and December nights bottom out at an average low of 42°F, so one staff tee and a light layer cover the whole year. Patios seldom lose a night to weather where yearly rain totals about 13 inches, so the patio crew's caps and tees see heavy use.
| Month in San Jose | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What staff and regulars wear |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60°F | 42°F | 2.8 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| February | 62°F | 44°F | 2.7 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| March | 66°F | 46°F | 2.1 | Long sleeves for patio shifts |
| April | 69°F | 48°F | 1.1 | Long sleeves for patio shifts |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 0.4 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| June | 79°F | 56°F | 0.2 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| July | 81°F | 58°F | 0 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| August | 81°F | 59°F | 0.1 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| September | 81°F | 57°F | 0.1 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| October | 76°F | 53°F | 0.5 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| November | 66°F | 46°F | 1.3 | Long sleeves for patio shifts |
| December | 60°F | 42°F | 2.3 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
Made in So Cal, shipped to San Jose.
Orders ship to San Jose from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in California.
San Jose is about 323 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, San Jose is USPS zone 4. San Jose shares the shop's Pacific time zone.
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Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from San Jose
When do patio staff in San Jose need a warmer layer?
Plan on December to February, the part of the year when highs in San Jose average below 65°F, so a staff hoodie or quarter-zip should be on hand before December, and the same blank can go on the retail shelf.
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