Custom Merch for Skate and Surf Shops in Charlotte, NC
Merch Mob makes house-brand tees, hoodies and crewnecks, and hats and beanies for skate and surf shops in Charlotte, NC, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Charlotte. Residents under 18 make up 23% of Charlotte, a little above the US share of 22% (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so youth sizes of the house tee earn a regular spot, especially before back-to-school and the holidays.
Charlotte by the numbers
Charlotte has grown to 964,784 residents, up 10.3% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Mecklenburg County has 66 sporting goods stores with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.54 for every 10,000 residents, slightly below the national figure of 0.60. 59% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is about where it was in 2018 (64).
That Census category includes skate and surf shops along with every other kind of sporting goods store.
Mecklenburg County as a whole has 1,233,383 residents, up 10.6% since 2020. Mecklenburg County has one sporting goods store for every 18,690 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 964,784
- Since 2020
- +10.3%
- County
- Mecklenburg County
- Sporting goods stores in Mecklenburg County, 2023
- 66
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.54 (US 0.60)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Median age
- 34.5 (US 38.9)
- Residents under 18
- 23% (US 22%)
- Warmest month, average high
- July, 90°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 32°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 49
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 58
- Rain, a year
- 44 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 8
Weather: Charlotte Douglas Airport station, 7 mi from Charlotte'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 Charlotte's weather means for skate and surf shops
In Charlotte, July is the warmest month and about 49 days a year reach 90°F or more, so a tee for the heat and a hoodie for cool mornings both belong on the rack. January, the coolest month, averages a high of 52°F, so fleece and beanies move to the front for winter, and tees stay in stock for warm afternoons. Tee weather, a 70°F average high or warmer, runs April to October, so stock the house tee deep from spring through fall and save the fleece order for the holiday stretch. Lows reach 32°F or colder on about 58 nights a year, so a beanie by the register is an easy add-on sale from late fall on. August brings the most rain, about 4.4 inches, which keeps skaters off wet concrete, so date a contest shirt or a release party for a drier month.
| Month in Charlotte | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the shop rack carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52°F | 32°F | 3.5 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| February | 57°F | 35°F | 3.1 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| March | 64°F | 41°F | 4 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| April | 73°F | 49°F | 3.8 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| May | 80°F | 58°F | 3.4 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| June | 87°F | 66°F | 4 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| July | 90°F | 70°F | 3.7 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| August | 89°F | 69°F | 4.4 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| September | 83°F | 63°F | 3.7 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| October | 73°F | 50°F | 3.2 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| November | 63°F | 40°F | 3.3 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| December | 55°F | 35°F | 3.6 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Charlotte.
Orders ship to Charlotte from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in North Carolina.
Charlotte is about 2,086 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Charlotte is USPS zone 8. Charlotte is on Eastern time, 3 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
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Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Charlotte
What should a skate or surf shop in Charlotte keep on the rack in winter?
Midweight fleece more than heavy: from November it is hoodie weather, but winter afternoons stay mild enough to ride, so midweight hoodies, long sleeves and a beanie cover it.
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