Custom Merch for Skate and Surf Shops in Corpus Christi, TX
Merch Mob makes house-brand tees, hoodies and crewnecks, and hats and beanies for skate and surf shops in Corpus Christi, TX, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Corpus Christi. Residents under 18 make up 23% of Corpus Christi, 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.
Corpus Christi by the numbers
Corpus Christi's population has held steady since 2020, at 317,247 residents (Census estimates).
Nueces County has 29 sporting goods stores with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.82 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 0.60. 69% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is down 15% from 34 in 2018.
That Census category includes skate and surf shops along with every other kind of sporting goods store.
Corpus Christi spans 3 counties. The business figures are for Nueces County, home to nearly all of its residents.
Nueces County as a whole has 352,992 residents, about the same as in 2020. Nueces County has one sporting goods store for every 12,170 residents. Of the 60 counties behind these pages for skate and surf shops, Nueces County has the 3rd-most sporting goods stores per resident.
- Population, 2025
- 317,247
- Since 2020
- −0.3%
- Main county
- Nueces County
- Sporting goods stores in Nueces County, 2023
- 29
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.82 (US 0.60)
- Time zone
- Central
- Median age
- 36.9 (US 38.9)
- Residents under 18
- 23% (US 22%)
- Warmest month, average high
- August, 94°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 52°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 96
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 1
- Rain, a year
- 35 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 6
Weather: Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, 6 mi from Corpus Christi'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 Corpus Christi's weather means for skate and surf shops
With about 96 days a year at 90°F or hotter and August averaging a high of 94°F, sessions in Corpus Christi drift to early morning and after dark, and the rack leans on light tees, tanks and mesh-back caps. January is as cool as it gets, with an average high of 68°F, so a hoodie sells for night sessions and as a souvenir rather than as core stock. Tee weather, a 70°F average high or warmer, runs February to December, long enough to support two tee drops a year, one in spring and one after the worst of the summer heat. Expect a soggy September, about 6.2 inches of rain, which keeps riders off wet concrete, so make that month's release an in-store collab drop rather than an outdoor contest.
| Month in Corpus Christi | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the shop rack carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68°F | 52°F | 1.8 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| February | 71°F | 56°F | 1.7 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| March | 76°F | 62°F | 2.4 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| April | 82°F | 68°F | 2.5 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| May | 87°F | 75°F | 3.6 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| June | 91°F | 79°F | 3.6 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| July | 92°F | 80°F | 2.6 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| August | 94°F | 80°F | 2 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| September | 91°F | 77°F | 6.2 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| October | 85°F | 71°F | 4.7 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| November | 77°F | 61°F | 2.7 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| December | 70°F | 54°F | 1.5 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Corpus Christi.
Orders ship to Corpus Christi from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Texas.
Corpus Christi is about 1,279 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Corpus Christi is USPS zone 6. Corpus Christi is on Central time, 2 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
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What should a skate or surf shop in Corpus Christi keep on the rack in winter?
Tees first, with a zip hoodie: summer runs warm and winter nights stay mild, so lightweight fleece next to the house tees is all the winter rack needs.
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