Custom Merch for Skate and Surf Shops in Oakland, CA
Merch Mob makes house-brand tees, hoodies and crewnecks, and hats and beanies for skate and surf shops in Oakland, CA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Oakland. In Oakland, only 19% of residents are under 18, below the US figure of 22% (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so adult sizes and fits lead the house line and youth sizes can stay a small add-on.
Oakland by the numbers
Oakland's population has held steady since 2020, at 440,838 residents (Census estimates).
Alameda County has 80 sporting goods stores with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.49 for every 10,000 residents, below the national figure of 0.60. 68% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is down 13% from 92 in 2018.
That Census category includes skate and surf shops along with every other kind of sporting goods store.
Alameda County as a whole has 1,636,630 residents, down 2.7% since 2020. Alameda County has one sporting goods store for every 20,460 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 440,838
- Since 2020
- +0%
- County
- Alameda County
- Sporting goods stores in Alameda County, 2023
- 80
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.49 (US 0.60)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 37.9 (US 38.9)
- Residents under 18
- 19% (US 22%)
- Warmest month, average high
- September, 74°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 42°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 6
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 3
- Rain, a year
- 19 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 4
Weather: Oakland International Airport station, 5 mi from Oakland'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 Oakland's weather means for skate and surf shops
Summers are warm rather than hot, with September averaging a high of 74°F, so a midweight tee works through summer and a hoodie stays useful on cool mornings. Winters stay rideable, with January averaging a high of 58°F; a midweight hoodie covers most sessions, and heavy fleece is optional. 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.
| Month in Oakland | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the shop rack carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F | 42°F | 3.4 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| February | 60°F | 45°F | 3.5 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| March | 63°F | 47°F | 2.7 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| April | 66°F | 49°F | 1.4 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| May | 68°F | 52°F | 0.6 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| June | 71°F | 54°F | 0.2 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| July | 72°F | 56°F | 0 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| August | 72°F | 57°F | 0 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| September | 74°F | 56°F | 0.1 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| October | 72°F | 51°F | 0.9 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| November | 64°F | 46°F | 2 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| December | 58°F | 42°F | 3.8 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Oakland.
Orders ship to Oakland from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in California.
Oakland is about 361 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Oakland is USPS zone 4. Oakland shares the shop's Pacific time zone.
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Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Oakland
What should a skate or surf shop in Oakland 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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