Custom Merch for Skate and Surf Shops in Tampa, FL
Merch Mob makes house-brand tees, hoodies and crewnecks, and hats and beanies for skate and surf shops in Tampa, FL, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Tampa. In Tampa, 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.
Tampa by the numbers
Tampa has grown to 413,554 residents, up 7.3% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Hillsborough County has 85 sporting goods stores with paid employees (Census County Business Patterns, 2023). That is 0.54 for every 10,000 residents, slightly below the national figure of 0.60. 75% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is up 15% from 74 in 2018.
That Census category includes skate and surf shops along with every other kind of sporting goods store.
Hillsborough County as a whole has 1,574,115 residents, up 7.8% since 2020. Hillsborough County has one sporting goods store for every 18,520 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 413,554
- Since 2020
- +7.3%
- County
- Hillsborough County
- Sporting goods stores in Hillsborough County, 2023
- 85
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.54 (US 0.60)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Median age
- 35.9 (US 38.9)
- Residents under 18
- 19% (US 22%)
- Warmest month, average high
- August, 91°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 53°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 94
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 1
- Rain, a year
- 49 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 8
Weather: Tampa International Airport station, 6 mi from Tampa'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 Tampa's weather means for skate and surf shops
Heat and frequent rain, about 49 inches a year, mean sweaty and sometimes wet sessions, so a quick-dry tee or tank and a trucker cap make more sense for summer than heavyweight cotton. January is as cool as it gets, with an average high of 71°F, so a hoodie sells for night sessions and as a souvenir rather than as core stock. Tees have no off-season here: restock the house tee and caps on a steady schedule and let new colorways, not seasons, bring regulars back. August is the wettest month, with about 9 inches of rain, so sessions get washed out and a release party or contest is better dated for a drier month.
| Month in Tampa | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the shop rack carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71°F | 53°F | 2.7 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| February | 74°F | 56°F | 2.6 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| March | 78°F | 59°F | 2.5 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| April | 83°F | 65°F | 2.6 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| May | 88°F | 71°F | 2.6 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| June | 91°F | 75°F | 7.4 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| July | 91°F | 77°F | 7.8 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| August | 91°F | 77°F | 9 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| September | 90°F | 75°F | 6.1 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| October | 86°F | 69°F | 2.3 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| November | 79°F | 61°F | 1.4 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| December | 74°F | 56°F | 2.6 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Tampa.
Orders ship to Tampa from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in Florida.
Tampa is about 2,118 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Tampa is USPS zone 8. Tampa is on Eastern time, 3 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
From the production floor
Merch Mob production in Southern California.
Ordering from Tampa
What should a skate or surf shop in Tampa keep on the rack in winter?
Tees first, with a zip hoodie: summer runs warm and winter nights stay mild, so lightweight fleece next to the house tees is all the winter rack needs.
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