Business Survivability in Pilsen, Chicago
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Pilsen is a Chiropractor Office with a 86.1% 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 Chiropractor Office in Pilsen (86.1% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #20 of 99 neighborhoods in and around Chicago
- Neighborhood average: 75.4% 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 Pilsen 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 Pilsen is a Chiropractor Office with a 86.1% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Dentist Office with a 85.4% chance, followed by a Veterinary Clinic with a 79.5% chance. At a good address, Chiropractor Office is tied with Dentist Office and Veterinary Clinic; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Pilsen a good place to start a business?
In Chicago's survivability rankings, Pilsen comes in at #20 of 99 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 75.4% across the business types ranked there.
- In Pilsen, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 3.9 points above that type's average.
- Still, those same business types at weaker addresses in Pilsen can score well below the neighborhood mean. Even the most viable concept here requires the right address to reach its potential.
- StreetSpring's model reads Pilsen's 7.7% housing vacancy rate, a Census measure of vacant homes and apartments, as one input among many.
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 Pilsen?
StreetSpring scores each block in Pilsen so you can see which ones give a business the best two-year chance. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Chiropractor Office in Pilsen:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Chiropractor Office in Pilsen. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. 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 Pilsen?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 90.0% |
| 2 | Dentist Office | 90.0% |
| 3 | Veterinary Clinic | 90.0% |
| 4 | Acupuncture Clinic | 89.6% |
| 8 | Eye Care Center | 89.2% |
| 9 | Men's Clothing Store | 85.0% |
| 10 | Convenience Store | 84.8% |
| 12 | Cosmetics Shop | 84.1% |
| 18 | Cafe | 84.0% |
| 19 | Spa | 84.0% |
Ties at a good address: Chiropractor Office, Dentist Office and Veterinary Clinic are tied; Cafe and Spa 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 Pilsen
- #1 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #1): 86.1% average in Pilsen. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 72.6%.
- #2 Dentist Office is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Pilsen: 85.4% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 70.0%.
- #3 Veterinary Clinic: 79.5% on average across Pilsen; best at 90.0%, challenging at 65.8%.
- #4 Opening an Acupuncture Clinic in Pilsen shows 85.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 70.4%.
- #8 Eye Care Center (Ranked #8): 83.7% average in Pilsen. Best-case storefronts: 89.2%. Challenging locations: 68.8%.
Strong Performers in Pilsen
- #9 Men's Clothing Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Pilsen: 81.8% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 68.4%.
- #10 Convenience Store: 81.5% on average across Pilsen; best at 85.0%, challenging at 71.5%.
- #12 Opening a Cosmetics Shop in Pilsen shows 79.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.6%; lower-end sites show 61.6%.
- #18 Cafe (Ranked #18): 80.3% average in Pilsen. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 61.0%.
- #19 Spa is ranked #19 for top businesses to open in Pilsen: 79.4% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 66.9%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Pilsen make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting a storefront that StreetSpring ranks in the top tier for your business type in Pilsen 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
- However, each business concept should be evaluated for fit within each potential location.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- 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.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What businesses should open next in Pilsen?
The top businesses to open next in Pilsen:
- Chiropractor Offices: 86.1% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Dentist Offices: 85.4% average survival rate
- Veterinary Clinics: 79.5% average survival rate
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. StreetSpring measures competition through a 30-factor framework layered on top of proprietary consumer spending forecasts and mobility models. 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 Pilsen's 93.7% 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 Pilsen are available right now and how they rank.
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- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Chicago neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Pilsen.
What type of business should you rent your Pilsen storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the categories most likely to produce stable, long-term tenants in Pilsen are Chiropractor Offices, Dentist Offices, and Veterinary Clinics.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does. StreetSpring allows property owners to evaluate any address against 500+ business types, so you can prioritize the categories that score highest at your specific location.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Chicago Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Pilsen storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Yes, our 2026 model places a Chiropractor Office at the top of the survivability rankings for Pilsen storefronts, with a best-case score of 90.0% and a floor of 72.6% at the most challenging addresses.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What should I consider when opening a business in Pilsen?
When selecting a location in Pilsen it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- 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.
- Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Pilsen, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has studied businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans, giving its predictions a scale of validation unmatched in site-selection tools. 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.