Business Survivability in Lawrence, Boston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Lawrence is a Veterinary Clinic with a 74.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.
Quick Summary
- Survivability Score: the projected chance a business type lasts two or more years at a specific address
- Best business: a Veterinary Clinic in Lawrence (74.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Town rank: #39 of 72 towns around Boston
- Town average: an average Survivability Score of 65.9% across the business types ranked here
- Coverage: This ranking carries one row per business type and neighborhood. Its score is the projected chance of lasting two or more years, averaged across the price points StreetSpring scores separately in the tool (most types have 5). The 10 business types here are base types; the tool offers 500+ business types, counting each type at each of its price points.
- Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data
- Detailed methodology
Last reviewed: October 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Lawrence a good place to start a business?
- How to find the best location
- Best businesses to open
- How much money could a business make?
- What businesses should open next?
- Frequently Asked Questions
Summary
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Lawrence is a Veterinary Clinic with a 74.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 72.7% chance, followed by an Eye Care Center with a 74.1% chance. At a good address, Veterinary Clinic is tied with Chiropractor Office; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Lawrence a good place to start a business?
Lawrence is ranked number 39 of 72 towns around Boston to start a business, with an average 65.9% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- In Lawrence, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 15.7 points above that type's average.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Lawrence can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Lawrence could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- A 92.1% employment rate in Lawrence means a large share of local consumers have steady income: a strong underlying condition for discretionary spending businesses.
Employment and housing vacancy figures sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.
How can you find the best location to open a business in Lawrence?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Lawrence for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Veterinary Clinic in Lawrence:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Veterinary Clinic in Lawrence. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. The model evaluates hundreds of factors, from primary and secondary competition to forecasted spend, site accessibility, and local market share potential.
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What are the best businesses to open in Lawrence?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 85.3% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 85.3% |
| 3 | Eye Care Center | 84.9% |
| 4 | Bar | 83.6% |
| 5 | Convenience Store | 83.2% |
| 6 | Cafe | 83.1% |
| 7 | Laundromat | 83.1% |
| 8 | Gym | 83.1% |
| 10 | Dentist Office | 81.9% |
| 12 | Irish Pub | 81.3% |
Ties at a good address: Veterinary Clinic and Chiropractor Office are tied; Cafe, Laundromat and Gym are tied. A tie is a tie: the rank column is the published file's order, which looks at the average and the best address next.
The rank column is the published file's rank within this place; a skipped number is a business type the file ranks here that this list leaves out to keep any one business family from filling it.
Highest Survivability in Lawrence
- #1 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #1): 74.3% average in Lawrence. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 56.4%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Lawrence: 72.7% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 57.7%.
- #3 Eye Care Center: 74.1% on average across Lawrence; best at 89.6%, challenging at 56.8%.
- #4 Opening a Bar in Lawrence shows 68.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 52.0%.
- #5 Convenience Store (Ranked #5): 72.7% average in Lawrence. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 55.3%.
Strong Performers in Lawrence
- #6 Cafe is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Lawrence: 72.5% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 53.0%.
- #7 Laundromat: 69.3% on average across Lawrence; best at 84.0%, challenging at 49.8%.
- #8 Opening a Gym in Lawrence shows 63.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.4%.
- #10 Dentist Office (Ranked #10): 69.8% average in Lawrence. Best-case storefronts: 87.9%. Challenging locations: 56.8%.
- #12 Irish Pub is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in Lawrence: 68.6% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.9%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Lawrence make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Lawrence starts with the Revenue Capture Score, the most important factor in choosing a location: StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Site selection requires evaluating the specific combination of your business type and the exact address: neighborhood-level data is only the starting point.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- Compare the Revenue Capture Score of each shortlisted address first: it is the top factor in choosing a location, and it estimates the revenue a business can capture there.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What businesses should open next in Lawrence?
The top businesses to open next in Lawrence:
- Veterinary Clinics: 74.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 72.7% average survival rate
- Eye Care Centers: 74.1% average survival rate
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. We apply advanced machine learning to one of the largest commercial real estate outcome datasets in the country. StreetSpring scores 500+ business types: 153 base business types, most of them at 5 price points, which is 569 type-and-price combinations you can choose in the tool. StreetSpring's model accounts for Lawrence's 92.1% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. StreetSpring regularly refreshes survivability scores to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Lawrence are available right now and how they rank.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Lawrence.
What type of business should you rent your Lawrence storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Lawrence are Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Eye Care Centers.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Boston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Lawrence storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Veterinary Clinic as the highest-survivability tenant type for Lawrence. The best addresses show a 90.0% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around 56.4%.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What should I consider when opening a business in Lawrence?
Location decisions in Lawrence should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- The Revenue Capture Score is the most important factor in choosing a location: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
- StreetSpring's in-house models are trained on 570,000+ real business outcomes.
- You can check the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. Aggregated survivability rankings for Boston are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Boston: /resources/data/boston-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.