Business Survivability in Rogers Park, Chicago
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Rogers Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a 75.0% 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 Rogers Park (75.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #44 of 99 neighborhoods in and around Chicago
- Neighborhood average: 65.3% 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 Rogers 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 Rogers Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a 75.0% 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 81.2% chance, followed by an Eye Care Center with a 75.6% chance.
Is Rogers Park a good place to start a business?
Rogers Park holds the #44 position of 99 neighborhoods in and around Chicago for new business survivability, with an average score of 65.3% across the business types ranked there.
- The gap between the best addresses and the average for the top-ranked business type in Rogers Park is 15.0 points on the two-year chance.
- But at poorly chosen addresses within Rogers Park, even the top-ranked business types can fall well below the neighborhood average. Location selection remains critical: a promising concept at the wrong spot still carries significant risk.
- With 93.1% of the local population employed, Rogers 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 Rogers Park?
StreetSpring scores each block in Rogers Park so you can see which ones give a business the best two-year chance. StreetSpring's 2026 model ranks this area #1 in Rogers Park for a Veterinary Clinic:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Veterinary Clinic in Rogers Park. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. 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 Rogers Park?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 90.0% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 3 | Eye Care Center | 87.9% |
| 4 | Acupuncture Clinic | 86.2% |
| 5 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 85.8% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 84.9% |
| 10 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 11 | Cafe | 84.0% |
| 13 | Bar | 84.0% |
| 14 | Hair Salon | 84.0% |
Ties at a good address: Cafe, Bar and Hair Salon 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 Rogers Park
- #1 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Rogers Park: 75.0% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 58.6%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office: 81.2% on average across Rogers Park; best at 90.0%, challenging at 59.4%.
- #3 Opening an Eye Care Center in Rogers Park shows 75.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 88.7%; lower-end sites show 56.8%.
- #4 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #4): 72.5% average in Rogers Park. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 56.0%.
- #5 Physical Therapy Clinic is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Rogers Park: 72.3% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 56.0%.
Strong Performers in Rogers Park
- #9 Convenience Store: 80.6% on average across Rogers Park; best at 85.0%, challenging at 60.2%.
- #10 Opening a Clothing Store in Rogers Park shows 79.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 58.4%.
- #11 Cafe (Ranked #11): 78.7% average in Rogers Park. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 50.2%.
- #13 Bar is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Rogers Park: 74.8% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 51.2%.
- #14 Hair Salon: 74.8% on average across Rogers Park; best at 84.0%, challenging at 50.7%.
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 Rogers Park 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 Rogers 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
- The right address for one business type may be the wrong one for another: always evaluate fit for your specific concept.
- 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.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What businesses should open next in Rogers Park?
The top businesses to open next in Rogers Park:
- Veterinary Clinics: 75.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 81.2% average survival rate
- Eye Care Centers: 75.6% average survival rate
However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. Our training data spans 500+ business types across 24 major metros, giving our models the breadth to predict outcomes across nearly any commercial concept. 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. With Rogers Park's 93.1% employment rate factored in, the businesses best positioned to succeed here are those that benefit from a well-employed, spending-capable local consumer base. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in Rogers Park today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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- See the Chicago Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Rogers Park.
What type of business should you rent your Rogers Park storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Rogers Park 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.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood. Run your specific address through StreetSpring to see which tenant categories give you the best odds of stable, long-term occupancy.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Chicago Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Rogers Park storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Veterinary Clinic in Rogers Park: best-in-class addresses achieve 90.0% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at 58.6%.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What should I consider when opening a business in Rogers Park?
Don't commit to a storefront in Rogers Park without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.
- Revenue Capture Score comes first when comparing locations: it turns local competition and consumer spending into the share of revenue a business can expect to win.
- 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 Rogers 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.