Custom Merch for Skate and Surf Shops in San Jose, CA
Merch Mob makes house-brand tees, hoodies and crewnecks, and hats and beanies for skate and surf shops in San Jose, CA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to San Jose. Residents under 18 make up 20% of San Jose, 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.
San Jose by the numbers
San Jose has 989,814 residents, 2.3% fewer than in 2020 (Census estimates).
Santa Clara County has 86 sporting goods stores with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.45 for every 10,000 residents, below the national figure of 0.60. 53% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is down 5% from 91 in 2018.
That Census category includes skate and surf shops along with every other kind of sporting goods store.
Santa Clara County as a whole has 1,914,391 residents, down 1.1% since 2020. Santa Clara County has one sporting goods store for every 22,260 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 989,814
- Since 2020
- −2.3%
- County
- Santa Clara County
- Sporting goods stores in Santa Clara County, 2023
- 86
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.45 (US 0.60)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 38.2 (US 38.9)
- Residents under 18
- 20% (US 22%)
- Warmest month, average high
- August, 81°F
- Coldest month, average low
- December, 42°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 16
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 3
- Rain, a year
- 13 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 4
Weather: San Jose station, 6 mi from San Jose'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 San Jose's weather means for skate and surf shops
Summers are warm rather than hot, with August averaging a high of 81°F, so a midweight tee works through summer and a hoodie stays useful on cool mornings. Winters stay rideable, with December averaging a high of 60°F; a midweight hoodie covers most sessions, and heavy fleece is optional. Cool weather is short, just December to February under a 65°F average high, so keep the fleece order modest and lean on tees and long sleeves. Several months a year get almost no rain, and only about 13 inches fall in all, so sunny-day staples like caps and five-panels keep selling.
| Month in San Jose | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the shop rack carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60°F | 42°F | 2.8 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| February | 62°F | 44°F | 2.7 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| March | 66°F | 46°F | 2.1 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| April | 69°F | 48°F | 1.1 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| May | 74°F | 52°F | 0.4 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| June | 79°F | 56°F | 0.2 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| July | 81°F | 58°F | 0 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| August | 81°F | 59°F | 0.1 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| September | 81°F | 57°F | 0.1 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| October | 76°F | 53°F | 0.5 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| November | 66°F | 46°F | 1.3 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| December | 60°F | 42°F | 2.3 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
Made in So Cal, shipped to San Jose.
Orders ship to San Jose from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in California.
San Jose is about 323 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, San Jose is USPS zone 4. San Jose shares the shop's Pacific time zone.
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Ordering from San Jose
What should a skate or surf shop in San Jose keep on the rack in winter?
A hoodie-and-beanie section sized for a short winter: stock fleece in late fall, ahead of December, lean on it through the holidays, and switch back to tees in spring.
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