Custom Merch for Skate and Surf Shops in Seattle, WA
Merch Mob makes house-brand tees, hoodies and crewnecks, and hats and beanies for skate and surf shops in Seattle, WA, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Seattle. Just 14% of the people in Seattle 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.
Seattle by the numbers
Seattle has grown to 784,777 residents, up 6.5% since 2020 (Census estimates).
King County has 165 sporting goods stores with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.70 for every 10,000 residents, above the national figure of 0.60. 60% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is about where it was in 2018 (172).
That Census category includes skate and surf shops along with every other kind of sporting goods store.
King County as a whole has 2,344,939 residents, up 3.3% since 2020. King County has one sporting goods store for every 14,210 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 784,777
- Since 2020
- +6.5%
- County
- King County
- Sporting goods stores in King County, 2023
- 165
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.70 (US 0.60)
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Median age
- 35.6 (US 38.9)
- Residents under 18
- 14% (US 22%)
- Warmest month, average high
- August, 77°F
- Coldest month, average low
- December, 36°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 3
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 30
- Rain, a year
- 36 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 5
Weather: Seattle Boeing Field station, 5 mi from Seattle'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 Seattle's weather means for skate and surf shops
Highs average under 65°F from October to April, most of the year, so a midweight hoodie is the item regulars reach for and the one to restock first. The year's few hot days, about 3 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. December averages a high of 48°F, cool but rideable, so a midweight hoodie and a long sleeve cover winter sessions. About 30 nights a year reach 32°F or below, mostly in midwinter, so a beanie and a hoodie cover the coldest early sessions. Rain peaks in November at about 5.8 inches, so that is the month to sell windbreakers, hoodies and caps rather than to schedule a demo.
| Month in Seattle | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the shop rack carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 37°F | 5.2 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| February | 51°F | 37°F | 3.7 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| March | 55°F | 39°F | 3.9 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| April | 60°F | 44°F | 2.9 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| May | 67°F | 49°F | 2 | Tees and an early-session hoodie |
| June | 71°F | 54°F | 1.2 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| July | 77°F | 58°F | 0.6 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| August | 77°F | 58°F | 0.8 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| September | 72°F | 54°F | 1.4 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| October | 61°F | 46°F | 3.5 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| November | 53°F | 40°F | 5.8 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| December | 48°F | 36°F | 5.5 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Seattle.
Orders ship to Seattle from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Washington.
Seattle is about 967 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Seattle is USPS zone 5. Seattle shares the shop's Pacific time zone.
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Seattle
What should a skate or surf shop in Seattle 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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