Custom Merch for Skate and Surf Shops in Irvine, CA
Merch Mob makes house-brand tees, hoodies and crewnecks, and hats and beanies for skate and surf shops in Irvine, CA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Irvine. The under-18 share in Irvine, 22%, matches the US figure (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so a few youth sizes next to the adult run cover the young riders who come in with a parent.
Irvine by the numbers
Irvine has 318,764 residents, up 3.6% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Orange County has 255 sporting goods stores with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.81 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 0.60. 69% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is up 6% from 240 in 2018.
That Census category includes skate and surf shops along with every other kind of sporting goods store.
Orange County as a whole has 3,149,507 residents, down 1.2% since 2020. Orange County has one sporting goods store for every 12,350 residents. Of the 60 counties behind these pages for skate and surf shops, Orange County has the 4th-most sporting goods stores per resident.
- Population, 2025
- 318,764
- Since 2020
- +3.6%
- County
- Orange County
- Sporting goods stores in Orange County, 2023
- 255
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.81 (US 0.60)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 34.0 (US 38.9)
- Residents under 18
- 22% (US 22%)
- Warmest month, average high
- August, 87°F
- Coldest month, average low
- December, 43°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 35
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 2
- Rain, a year
- 14 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 1
Weather: Tustin Irvine Ranch station, 2 mi from Irvine'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 Irvine's weather means for skate and surf shops
Summer can still run hot, with about 35 days a year at 90°F or above, so a light tee and a mesh-back cap belong in the summer drop even here. Mornings are the cool part of the day here, and December lows average 43°F, so a midweight hoodie sells for dawn and evening sessions from fall through spring. Tee weather runs March to December, so a tee and cap restock in late winter lines up with the long warm stretch. Several months a year get almost no rain, and only about 14 inches fall in all, so sunny-day staples like caps and five-panels keep selling.
| Month in Irvine | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the shop rack carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 68°F | 43°F | 3.1 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| February | 69°F | 45°F | 3.4 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| March | 72°F | 48°F | 2.1 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| April | 74°F | 50°F | 0.8 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| May | 77°F | 55°F | 0.3 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| June | 80°F | 58°F | 0.1 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| July | 85°F | 61°F | 0 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| August | 87°F | 63°F | 0 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| September | 87°F | 61°F | 0.2 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| October | 84°F | 55°F | 0.7 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| November | 76°F | 47°F | 1.2 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| December | 70°F | 43°F | 2.3 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Irvine.
Irvine shares the shop's Southern California region; orders ship from there.
Irvine is about 27 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Irvine is USPS zone 1. Irvine shares the shop's Pacific time zone.
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Irvine
What should a skate or surf shop in Irvine keep on the rack in winter?
Tees plus a hoodie for mornings: winter afternoons stay mild, but nights get cool enough that riders out early or late want fleece.
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