Custom Merch for Skate and Surf Shops in Bakersfield, CA
Merch Mob makes house-brand tees, hoodies and crewnecks, and hats and beanies for skate and surf shops in Bakersfield, CA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Bakersfield. In Bakersfield, 29% of residents are under 18, well above the US figure of 22% (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so youth sizes of the house tee and hoodie deserve a real share of the order, not a token run.
Bakersfield by the numbers
Bakersfield has 422,165 residents, up 4.4% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Kern County has 24 sporting goods stores with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.26 for every 10,000 residents, below the national figure of 0.60. 58% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is down 8% from 26 in 2018.
That Census category includes skate and surf shops along with every other kind of sporting goods store.
Kern County as a whole has 927,068 residents, up 2% since 2020. Kern County has one sporting goods store for every 38,630 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 422,165
- Since 2020
- +4.4%
- County
- Kern County
- Sporting goods stores in Kern County, 2023
- 24
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.26 (US 0.60)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 32.1 (US 38.9)
- Residents under 18
- 29% (US 22%)
- Warmest month, average high
- July, 98°F
- Coldest month, average low
- December, 40°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 112
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 10
- Rain, a year
- 6.4 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 2
Weather: Bakersfield Airport station, 6 mi from Bakersfield'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 Bakersfield's weather means for skate and surf shops
Summer runs long in Bakersfield, with about 112 days a year at 90°F or more, so plan the year's biggest tee drop for spring, while riding weather is comfortable. Average highs sit under 65°F from December to February, comfortable riding weather after the summer heat, so time the fleece drop to that window and to the holiday gift rush. Highs reach 70°F or more from March to October, so the tee and cap restock should land just before that stretch begins. Some 35 days a year reach 100°F, so summer is a slow stretch for outdoor sessions and a good time to release a light tee for the early-morning crew. Only about 6.4 inches of rain fall a year, so sessions almost never get rained out, and sun cover sells: caps, five-panels and light long sleeves.
| Month in Bakersfield | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the shop rack carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59°F | 41°F | 1.2 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| February | 64°F | 43°F | 1.2 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| March | 70°F | 47°F | 1.2 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| April | 76°F | 51°F | 0.6 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| May | 84°F | 58°F | 0.3 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| June | 92°F | 65°F | 0.1 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| July | 98°F | 71°F | 0 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| August | 97°F | 70°F | 0 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| September | 91°F | 65°F | 0.1 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| October | 80°F | 55°F | 0.3 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| November | 67°F | 45°F | 0.5 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| December | 59°F | 40°F | 1.1 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Bakersfield.
Orders ship to Bakersfield from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in California.
Bakersfield is about 117 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Bakersfield is USPS zone 2. Bakersfield shares the shop's Pacific time zone.
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Merch Mob production in Southern California.
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What should a skate or surf shop in Bakersfield keep on the rack in winter?
Fleece arrives late and leaves early: summer heat lingers into fall, so bring hoodies in just before December for the holidays and clear them by spring.
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