Custom Merch for Skate and Surf Shops in Portland, OR
Merch Mob makes house-brand tees, hoodies and crewnecks, and hats and beanies for skate and surf shops in Portland, OR, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Portland. Just 16% of the people in Portland are under 18, well below the US figure of 22% (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so build the house line around adult fits and keep youth sizes to a few pieces.
Portland by the numbers
Portland has 635,109 residents, 2.7% fewer than in 2020 (Census estimates).
Multnomah County has 78 sporting goods stores with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.98 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 0.60. 59% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is down 15% from 92 in 2018.
That Census category includes skate and surf shops along with every other kind of sporting goods store.
Portland spans 3 counties. The business figures are for Multnomah County, home to nearly all of its residents.
Multnomah County as a whole has 795,391 residents, down 2.5% since 2020. Multnomah County has one sporting goods store for every 10,200 residents. Of the 60 counties behind these pages for skate and surf shops, Multnomah County has the 2nd-most sporting goods stores per resident.
- Population, 2025
- 635,109
- Since 2020
- −2.7%
- Main county
- Multnomah County
- Sporting goods stores in Multnomah County, 2023
- 78
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.98 (US 0.60)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 38.8 (US 38.9)
- Residents under 18
- 16% (US 22%)
- Warmest month, average high
- August, 81°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 37°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 11
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 18
- Rain, a year
- 44 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 5
Weather: Portland KGW-TV station, 2 mi from Portland'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 Portland's weather means for skate and surf shops
August warms to an average high of 81°F, a short summer for tees and caps, but highs sit under 65°F from October to April, so fleece stays the backbone of the rack. The year's few hot days, about 11 days at 90°F or above, fall from June to September, the stretch at a 70°F average high or warmer, so the summer tee and cap release belongs right before it. With about 44 inches of rain a year, plenty of sessions get washed out, so the house hoodie and beanie need to work as everyday wear, not just riding gear. Expect a soggy December, about 7.4 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 Portland | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the shop rack carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47°F | 37°F | 6.4 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| February | 51°F | 39°F | 4.7 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| March | 56°F | 41°F | 4.8 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| April | 61°F | 44°F | 3.6 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| May | 68°F | 49°F | 2.6 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| June | 73°F | 53°F | 1.5 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| July | 80°F | 58°F | 0.4 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| August | 81°F | 59°F | 0.5 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| September | 75°F | 55°F | 1.6 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| October | 63°F | 48°F | 4 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| November | 52°F | 42°F | 6.6 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| December | 46°F | 37°F | 7.4 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Portland.
Orders ship to Portland from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Oregon.
Portland is about 835 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Portland is USPS zone 5. Portland shares the shop's Pacific time zone.
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Portland
What should a skate or surf shop in Portland keep on the rack in winter?
Fleece, for most of the year: more months than not stay under a 65°F average high, so hoodies, crewnecks and beanies are core stock, with tees as a summer and layering piece.
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