Custom Merch for Skate and Surf Shops in Houston, TX
Merch Mob makes house-brand tees, hoodies and crewnecks, and hats and beanies for skate and surf shops in Houston, TX, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Houston. Residents under 18 make up 23% of Houston, 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.
Houston by the numbers
Houston has 2,397,315 residents, up 4.2% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Harris County has 176 sporting goods stores with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.35 for every 10,000 residents, below the national figure of 0.60. 55% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is up 9% from 161 in 2018.
That Census category includes skate and surf shops along with every other kind of sporting goods store.
Houston spans 3 counties. The business figures are for Harris County, home to about 98% of its residents.
Harris County as a whole has 5,045,026 residents, up 6.7% since 2020. Harris County has one sporting goods store for every 28,660 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 2,397,315
- Since 2020
- +4.2%
- Main county
- Harris County
- Sporting goods stores in Harris County, 2023
- 176
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.35 (US 0.60)
- Time zone
- Central
- Median age
- 34.4 (US 38.9)
- Residents under 18
- 23% (US 22%)
- Warmest month, average high
- August, 94°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 44°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 109
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 5
- Rain, a year
- 54 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 6
Weather: Houston-Port station, 7 mi from Houston'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 Houston's weather means for skate and surf shops
Heat and frequent rain, about 54 inches a year, mean sweaty and sometimes wet sessions, so a quick-dry tee or tank and a trucker cap make more sense for summer than heavyweight cotton. The cool stretch is short: average highs dip below 65°F in January, which is when a midweight hoodie earns its spot for dawn sessions and holiday gifts. Tee weather, a 70°F average high or warmer, runs March to November, long enough to support two tee drops a year, one in spring and one after the worst of the summer heat. Expect a soggy June, about 7.9 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 Houston | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the shop rack carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63°F | 44°F | 4 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| February | 67°F | 49°F | 2.8 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| March | 73°F | 54°F | 3.8 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| April | 79°F | 61°F | 5.2 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| May | 86°F | 69°F | 5.1 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| June | 91°F | 75°F | 7.9 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| July | 93°F | 77°F | 4.5 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| August | 94°F | 77°F | 3.4 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| September | 90°F | 72°F | 4.5 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| October | 82°F | 63°F | 5.4 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| November | 72°F | 53°F | 3.4 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| December | 65°F | 46°F | 4.3 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Houston.
Orders ship to Houston from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Texas.
Houston is about 1,338 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Houston is USPS zone 6. Houston 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 Houston keep on the rack in winter?
Rain gear and a little fleece: winter is just January under a 65°F average high, and rain matters more than cold, so a hooded windbreaker or a zip hoodie next to the tees covers it.
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