Custom Merch for Skate and Surf Shops in Winston-Salem, NC
Merch Mob makes house-brand tees, hoodies and crewnecks, and hats and beanies for skate and surf shops in Winston-Salem, NC, at its shop in Montclair, CA, and ships them to Winston-Salem. Residents under 18 make up 23% of Winston-Salem, a little above the US share of 22% (Census ACS, 2020-2024), so youth sizes of the house tee earn a regular spot, especially before back-to-school and the holidays.
Winston-Salem by the numbers
Winston-Salem has 257,271 residents, up 3.1% since 2020 (Census estimates).
Forsyth County has 28 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. 79% of them employ fewer than 10 people. The count is up 8% from 26 in 2018.
That Census category includes skate and surf shops along with every other kind of sporting goods store.
Forsyth County as a whole has 401,718 residents, up 5% since 2020. Forsyth County has one sporting goods store for every 14,350 residents.
- Population, 2025
- 257,271
- Since 2020
- +3.1%
- County
- Forsyth County
- Sporting goods stores in Forsyth County, 2023
- 28
- Per 10,000 county residents
- 0.70 (US 0.60)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Median age
- 35.9 (US 38.9)
- Residents under 18
- 23% (US 22%)
- Warmest month, average high
- July, 88°F
- Coldest month, average low
- January, 31°F
- Days at 90°F or hotter, a year
- 33
- Nights at 32°F or colder, a year
- 64
- Rain, a year
- 43 in
- USPS zone from the shop
- 8
Weather: Winston Salem Reynolds Airport station, 3 mi from Winston-Salem'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 Winston-Salem's weather means for skate and surf shops
July averages a high of 88°F in Winston-Salem, so summer calls for light tees and caps, while the rest of the year swings between tee and hoodie weather. January, the coolest month, averages a high of 49°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 64 nights a year, so a beanie by the register is an easy add-on sale from late fall on. August brings the most rain, about 4.5 inches, which keeps skaters off wet concrete, so date a contest shirt or a release party for a drier month.
| Month in Winston-Salem | Average high | Average low | Rain (in) | What the shop rack carries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 31°F | 3.4 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| February | 53°F | 33°F | 2.9 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| March | 61°F | 40°F | 3.6 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| April | 71°F | 48°F | 3.7 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| May | 78°F | 57°F | 3.8 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| June | 85°F | 65°F | 3.6 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| July | 88°F | 69°F | 4.2 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| August | 86°F | 68°F | 4.5 | Tanks, light tees and trucker caps |
| September | 80°F | 61°F | 3.9 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| October | 71°F | 49°F | 3.3 | House tees, caps and five-panels |
| November | 60°F | 39°F | 3.1 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
| December | 52°F | 34°F | 3.3 | Hoodies, crewnecks and long sleeves |
Made in So Cal, shipped to Winston-Salem.
Orders ship to Winston-Salem from the shop; there is no office or pickup point in North Carolina.
Winston-Salem is about 2,109 miles from Merch Mob's shop in Montclair, CA, a straight-line distance. From the shop's ZIP code, Winston-Salem is USPS zone 8. Winston-Salem is on Eastern time, 3 hours ahead of the shop's Pacific time.
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What should a skate or surf shop in Winston-Salem keep on the rack in winter?
Fleece season in Winston-Salem covers November to March, the stretch with average highs under 65°F, so get hoodies, crewnecks and beanies in before November and keep tees and caps out as year-round basics.
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