Business Survivability in Irving Park, Chicago
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Irving Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a 88.0% 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 Irving Park (88.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #7 of 99 neighborhoods in and around Chicago
- Neighborhood average: 76.6% two-year survival 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 Irving Park 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 Irving Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a 88.0% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is an Eye Care Center with a 85.0% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 82.1% chance. At a good address, Veterinary Clinic is tied with Eye Care Center; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Irving Park a good place to start a business?
Among the 99 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Chicago, Irving Park ranks #7 for business survivability, with an average 76.6% chance of lasting two or more years.
- In Irving Park, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 2.0 points above that type's average.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Irving Park can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- With 93.0% of the local population employed, Irving Park presents a stable consumer base: particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
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 Irving Park?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in Irving Park produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Veterinary Clinic in Irving Park:
The highlighted area represents the address in Irving Park that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Veterinary Clinic survivability. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in Irving Park?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Eye Care Center | 89.6% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 88.7% |
| 4 | Acupuncture Clinic | 88.7% |
| 5 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 88.7% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 85.0% |
| 10 | Florist | 85.0% |
| 20 | Tea Shop | 84.6% |
| 21 | Grocery Store | 84.6% |
| 22 | International Grocery Store | 84.6% |
Ties at a good address: Veterinary Clinic and Eye Care Center are tied; Dentist Office, Acupuncture Clinic and Physical Therapy Clinic are tied; Convenience Store and Florist are tied; Tea Shop, Grocery Store and International Grocery Store 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 Irving Park
- #1 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Irving Park: 88.0% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 84.5%.
- #2 Eye Care Center: 85.0% on average across Irving Park; best at 90.0%, challenging at 75.6%.
- #3 Opening a Dentist Office in Irving Park shows 82.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 73.0%.
- #4 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #4): 81.6% average in Irving Park. Best-case storefronts: 89.2%. Challenging locations: 73.8%.
- #5 Physical Therapy Clinic is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Irving Park: 81.5% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 73.4%.
Strong Performers in Irving Park
- #9 Convenience Store: 82.3% on average across Irving Park; best at 85.0%, challenging at 72.8%.
- #10 Opening a Florist in Irving Park shows 80.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 69.7%.
- #20 Tea Shop (Ranked #20): 76.9% average in Irving Park. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 60.7%.
- #21 Grocery Store is ranked #21 for top businesses to open in Irving Park: 76.5% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 62.5%.
- #22 International Grocery Store: 75.9% on average across Irving Park; best at 85.0%, challenging at 60.2%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Irving Park make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Irving Park 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
- Different business models thrive in different micro-locations.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What businesses should open next in Irving Park?
The top businesses to open next in Irving Park:
- Veterinary Clinics: 88.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Eye Care Centers: 85.0% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 82.1% average survival rate
Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. StreetSpring has analyzed hundreds of thousands of business outcomes across major U.S. metros. 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. Irving Park's employment rate (93.0%) and housing vacancy rate (5.8%) are part of the Census context StreetSpring's model reads when it scores each business type at each address. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Irving Park are currently available and how they score.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Irving Park.
What type of business should you rent your Irving Park storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the highest-survivability tenant types for a storefront in Irving Park are Veterinary Clinics, Eye Care Centers, and Dentist Offices.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate. Landlords can use StreetSpring to match their exact address to the tenant types most likely to stay open and paying rent for two or more years.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Chicago Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Irving Park storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Veterinary Clinic as the highest-survivability tenant type for Irving Park. The best addresses show a 90.0% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around 84.5%.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What should I consider when opening a business in Irving Park?
When selecting a location in Irving Park it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- These insights come from StreetSpring's exclusive, in-house forecasting models.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool starts with a free 10-minute trial: enter any address in Irving Park to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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StreetSpring's models are built from millions of real business outcomes, making predictions grounded in what actually happened. Aggregated survivability rankings for Chicago are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Chicago: /resources/data/chicago-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.