Custom Merch for Restaurants and Bars in Seattle, WA
Merch Mob makes kitchen shirts, front-of-house uniforms, and staff hats for restaurants and bars in Seattle, WA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Seattle. Young adults are a big share of Seattle: 35% of residents are 18 to 34, far above 23% nationally (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so a back print, a seasonal drop and a dad cap should all find buyers.
Seattle by the numbers
Seattle has grown to 784,777 residents, up 6.5% since 2020 (Census estimates).
King County has 2,618 full-service restaurants with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 11.2 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 (2,586).
It also has 342 bars and other drinking places with paid employees. That is 1.5 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 1.2. 51% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is about where it was in 2018 (355).
King County as a whole has 2,344,939 residents, up 3.3% since 2020. King County has one full-service restaurant for every 900 residents. Of the 60 counties behind these pages for restaurants and bars, King County has the 7th-most full-service restaurants per resident.
- Population, 2025
- 784,777
- Since 2020
- +6.5%
- County
- King County
- Full-service restaurants in King County, 2023
- 2,618
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 11.2 (US 7.6)
- Bars and other drinking places in King County, 2023
- 342
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 1.5 (US 1.2)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 35.6 (US 38.9)
- Residents aged 18 to 34
- 35% (US 23%)
- Warmest month, average high
- August, 77°F
- Coldest month, average low
- December, 36°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 3
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 30
- Rain, a year
- 36 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 5
Weather: Seattle Boeing Field station, 5 mi from Seattle'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 Seattle's weather means for restaurants and bars
Front-of-house staff in Seattle spend much of the year in long sleeves or a light layer, since 7 months a year bring average highs below 65°F, and a hoodie sells to regulars in almost every season. Summer patios fill from June to September, when highs average 70°F or more and peak at 77°F in August, so a light staff tee earns its place for those months. Regulars wear a layer through fall, winter and spring here, so the hoodie, not the tee, is the retail item they can wear most often; give it the best design. Closing staff step out into freezing air on roughly 30 nights each year, so a beanie and a hoodie belong in the staff kit. Rain peaks at about 5.8 inches in November, so stock staff caps and dark hoodies that can take a soaking on the way in and dry before the next shift.
| Month in Seattle | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What staff and regulars wear |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 37°F | 5.2 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| February | 51°F | 37°F | 3.7 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| March | 55°F | 39°F | 3.9 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| April | 60°F | 44°F | 2.9 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| May | 67°F | 49°F | 2 | Long sleeves for patio shifts |
| June | 71°F | 54°F | 1.2 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| July | 77°F | 58°F | 0.6 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| August | 77°F | 58°F | 0.8 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| September | 72°F | 54°F | 1.4 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| October | 61°F | 46°F | 3.5 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| November | 53°F | 40°F | 5.8 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| December | 48°F | 36°F | 5.5 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Seattle.
Orders ship to Seattle from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Washington.
Seattle is about 967 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Seattle is USPS zone 5. Seattle shares the shop's Pacific time zone.
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Seattle
When do patio staff in Seattle need a warmer layer?
Almost always: highs stay under 65°F from October to April, and summers here stay mild, so a patio layer is part of the uniform, and even summer evenings can call for one.
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