Custom Merch for Skate and Surf Shops in Raleigh, NC
Merch Mob makes house-brand tees, hoodies and crewnecks, and hats and beanies for skate and surf shops in Raleigh, NC, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Raleigh. Residents under 18 make up 20% of Raleigh, in line with 22% nationwide (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so a small run of youth sizes alongside adult sizes covers the young riders who come in with a parent.
Raleigh by the numbers
Raleigh has grown to 506,306 residents, up 8.2% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Wake County has 79 sporting goods stores with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.63 for every 10,000 residents, slightly above the national figure of 0.60. 57% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is up 7% from 74 in 2018.
That Census category includes skate and surf shops along with every other kind of sporting goods store.
Raleigh spans 2 counties. The business figures are for Wake County, home to nearly all of its residents.
Wake County as a whole has 1,257,235 residents, up 11.3% since 2020. Wake County has one sporting goods store for every 15,910 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 506,306
- Since 2020
- +8.2%
- Main county
- Wake County
- Sporting goods stores in Wake County, 2023
- 79
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.63 (US 0.60)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Median age
- 34.7 (US 38.9)
- Residents under 18
- 20% (US 22%)
- Warmest month, average high
- July, 91°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 32°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 47
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 57
- Rain, a year
- 49 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 8
Weather: Raleigh State University station, 4 mi from Raleigh'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 Raleigh's weather means for skate and surf shops
In Raleigh, 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. January, the coolest month, averages a high of 52°F, so fleece and beanies move to the front for winter, and tees stay in stock for warm afternoons. Tee weather, a 70°F average high or warmer, runs April to October, so stock the house tee deep from spring through fall and save the fleece order for the holiday stretch. Lows reach 32°F or colder on about 57 nights a year, so a beanie by the register is an easy add-on sale from late fall on. Rain peaks in September at about 5.7 inches, so that is the month to sell windbreakers, hoodies and caps rather than to schedule a demo.
| Month in Raleigh | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the shop rack carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52°F | 32°F | 3.7 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| February | 55°F | 33°F | 2.9 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| March | 63°F | 40°F | 4.2 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| April | 72°F | 49°F | 3.6 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| May | 80°F | 58°F | 4 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| June | 87°F | 66°F | 4.9 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| July | 91°F | 70°F | 4.7 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| August | 89°F | 69°F | 4.7 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| September | 82°F | 63°F | 5.7 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| October | 73°F | 51°F | 3.9 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| November | 62°F | 41°F | 3.5 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| December | 55°F | 35°F | 3.7 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Raleigh.
Orders ship to Raleigh from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in North Carolina.
Raleigh is about 2,201 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Raleigh is USPS zone 8. Raleigh is on Eastern time, 3 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
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Ordering from Raleigh
What should a skate or surf shop in Raleigh 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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