Custom Merch for Restaurants and Bars in Washington, DC
Merch Mob makes kitchen shirts, front-of-house uniforms, and staff hats for restaurants and bars in Washington, DC, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Washington. With 32% of residents between 18 and 34, against 23% for the US, and a median age of 34.9 (Census ACS, 2020-2024), Washington has a young crowd, so a trivia-night tee or a limited holiday hoodie gives regulars a reason to come back.
Washington by the numbers
Washington's population has held steady since 2020, at 693,645 residents (Census estimates).
District of Columbia has 974 full-service restaurants with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 14.0 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 7.6. 33% of them employ fewer than 10 people; the rest are larger operations. The count is up 5% from 924 in 2018.
It also has 174 bars and other drinking places with paid employees. That is 2.5 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 1.2. 31% of them employ fewer than 10 people; the rest are larger operations. The count is about where it was in 2018 (175).
District of Columbia has one full-service restaurant for every 710 residents. Of the 60 counties behind these pages for restaurants and bars, District of Columbia has the 3rd-most full-service restaurants per resident.
- Population, 2025
- 693,645
- Since 2020
- +0.6%
- County
- District of Columbia
- Full-service restaurants in District of Columbia, 2023
- 974
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 14.0 (US 7.6)
- Bars and other drinking places in District of Columbia, 2023
- 174
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 2.5 (US 1.2)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Median age
- 34.9 (US 38.9)
- Residents aged 18 to 34
- 32% (US 23%)
- Warmest month, average high
- July, 90°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 30°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 40
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 60
- Rain and melted snow, a year
- 42 in
- Snow, a year
- 14 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 8
Weather: Washington Reagan National Airport station, 4 mi from Washington'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 Washington'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. 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. 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 14 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 60 nights each year, so a beanie and a hoodie belong in the staff kit.
| Month in Washington | Average high | Average low | Rain and melted snow (in) | What staff and regulars wear |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45°F | 30°F | 2.9 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| February | 48°F | 32°F | 2.6 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| March | 57°F | 39°F | 3.5 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| April | 68°F | 48°F | 3.2 | Long sleeves for patio shifts |
| May | 77°F | 58°F | 3.9 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| June | 85°F | 68°F | 4.2 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| July | 90°F | 72°F | 4.3 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| August | 88°F | 71°F | 3.3 | Light blended staff tees and caps |
| September | 81°F | 64°F | 3.9 | Staff tees and retail tees |
| October | 69°F | 52°F | 3.7 | Long sleeves for patio shifts |
| November | 58°F | 42°F | 2.9 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
| December | 49°F | 35°F | 3.4 | Staff hoodies and retail fleece |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Washington.
Orders ship to Washington from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in District of Columbia.
Washington is about 2,266 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Washington is USPS zone 8. Washington is on Eastern time, 3 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
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When do patio staff in Washington 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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