Custom Merch for Skate and Surf Shops in Kansas City, MO
Merch Mob makes house-brand tees, hoodies and crewnecks, and hats and beanies for skate and surf shops in Kansas City, MO, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Kansas City. The under-18 share in Kansas City, 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.
Kansas City by the numbers
Kansas City has 521,220 residents, up 2.6% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Jackson County has 31 sporting goods stores with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.42 for every 10,000 residents, below the national figure of 0.60. 74% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is up 15% from 27 in 2018.
That Census category includes skate and surf shops along with every other kind of sporting goods store.
Kansas City spans 4 counties. The business figures are for Jackson County, home to about 62% of its residents.
Jackson County as a whole has 732,994 residents, up 2.2% since 2020. Jackson County has one sporting goods store for every 23,640 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 521,220
- Since 2020
- +2.6%
- Main county
- Jackson County
- Sporting goods stores in Jackson County, 2023
- 31
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.42 (US 0.60)
- Time zone
- Central
- Median age
- 35.8 (US 38.9)
- Residents under 18
- 22% (US 22%)
- Warmest month, average high
- July, 90°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 22°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 47
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 93
- Rain and melted snow, a year
- 38 in
- Snow, a year
- 18 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 6
Weather: Kansas City Downtown Airport station, 2 mi from Kansas City's center (NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals); snow from the Kansas City International Airport station. People: Census ACS 2020-2024. Counts: CBP 2023, by county, paid-employee establishments. Population: Census, July 2025.
What Kansas City's weather means for skate and surf shops
In Kansas City, July is the warmest month and about 47 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. Average highs fall below 45°F from December to January, so outdoor sessions slow down and the house beanie and heavyweight hoodie do most of the selling. Highs stay under a 65°F average through March, so the spring release should be a long sleeve or a light crewneck, with the summer tee following once the weather turns. A typical year brings about 18 inches of snow, so outdoor skating stops for stretches of winter; time a beanie and hoodie restock to land ahead of the first snowfall. Freezing nights are common, about 93 a year, so get beanies out by the first cold snap and keep them through early spring.
| Month in Kansas City | Average high | Average low | Rain and melted snow (in) | What the shop rack carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 22°F | 1 | Heavy hoodies and cuffed beanies |
| February | 45°F | 26°F | 1.5 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| March | 57°F | 36°F | 2.1 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| April | 67°F | 46°F | 3.9 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| May | 76°F | 57°F | 5.1 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| June | 86°F | 67°F | 5.3 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| July | 90°F | 72°F | 4.4 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| August | 89°F | 70°F | 4.7 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| September | 80°F | 61°F | 3.8 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| October | 68°F | 49°F | 3.2 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| November | 55°F | 36°F | 1.8 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| December | 44°F | 27°F | 1.3 | Heavy hoodies and cuffed beanies |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Kansas City.
Orders ship to Kansas City from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Missouri.
Kansas City is about 1,327 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Kansas City is USPS zone 6. Kansas City is on Central time, 2 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
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Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Kansas City
What should a skate or surf shop in Kansas City keep on the rack in winter?
Heavy fleece and beanies: highs first average under 65°F in November, so heavyweight hoodies, crewnecks and cuffed beanies should be in stock by then and stay out front until spring.
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