Business Survivability in Woodbridge, Detroit
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Woodbridge is a Veterinary Clinic with a 80.6% 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 Woodbridge (80.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #43 of 141 neighborhoods in and around Detroit
- Neighborhood average: 72.7% 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 Woodbridge 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 Woodbridge is a Veterinary Clinic with a 80.6% 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 78.5% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 72.6% chance.
Is Woodbridge a good place to start a business?
Woodbridge is ranked number 43 of 141 neighborhoods in and around Detroit to start a business, with an average 72.7% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- In Woodbridge, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 9.4 points above that type's average.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Woodbridge often fall well below average. Picking the right block (not just the right neighborhood) is what actually determines survivability.
- Woodbridge has a housing vacancy rate of 13.1% in Census data: the share of its homes and apartments standing empty, one of the neighborhood characteristics StreetSpring's model reads.
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 Woodbridge?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Woodbridge for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. The location below represents the address in Woodbridge with the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic in Woodbridge. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.
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What are the best businesses to open in Woodbridge?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 90.0% |
| 2 | Eye Care Center | 86.6% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 85.8% |
| 4 | Dermatology Clinic | 85.8% |
| 5 | Acupuncture Clinic | 85.8% |
| 8 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 9 | Coffee Shop | 83.6% |
| 10 | Bar | 83.6% |
| 11 | Convenience Store | 83.3% |
| 12 | Cafe | 83.1% |
Ties at a good address: Dentist Office, Dermatology Clinic and Acupuncture Clinic are tied; Coffee Shop and Bar 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 Woodbridge
- #1 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #1): 80.6% average in Woodbridge. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 72.2%.
- #2 Eye Care Center is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Woodbridge: 78.5% chance on average, best at 86.6%, challenging at 70.0%.
- #3 Dentist Office: 72.6% on average across Woodbridge; best at 86.2%, challenging at 64.5%.
- #4 Opening a Dermatology Clinic in Woodbridge shows 72.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 86.2%; lower-end sites show 64.5%.
- #5 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #5): 72.3% average in Woodbridge. Best-case storefronts: 86.2%. Challenging locations: 64.5%.
Strong Performers in Woodbridge
- #8 Clothing Store is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Woodbridge: 75.3% chance on average, best at 84.1%, challenging at 63.0%.
- #9 Coffee Shop: 76.3% on average across Woodbridge; best at 83.6%, challenging at 64.6%.
- #10 Opening a Bar in Woodbridge shows 74.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 83.6%; lower-end sites show 59.2%.
- #11 Convenience Store (Ranked #11): 76.9% average in Woodbridge. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 66.1%.
- #12 Cafe is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in Woodbridge: 76.2% chance on average, best at 83.6%, challenging at 54.8%.
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 Woodbridge make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Woodbridge 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
- StreetSpring calculates survivability for each business type separately at each address, so the best location for your concept may differ from the neighborhood's overall top-ranked site.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What businesses should open next in Woodbridge?
The top businesses to open next in Woodbridge:
- Veterinary Clinics: 80.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Eye Care Centers: 78.5% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 72.6% 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. The model draws from 100+ location-specific factors to generate each survivability score. 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. The 13.1% housing vacancy rate in Woodbridge describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring regularly updates every location's survivability score: you can see current scores for available storefronts in Woodbridge right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Woodbridge.
What type of business should you rent your Woodbridge storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Woodbridge, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Veterinary Clinics, Eye Care Centers, and Dentist Offices.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Woodbridge: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Detroit Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Woodbridge storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
According to our 2026 survivability model, a Veterinary Clinic leads all business categories for Woodbridge landlords: 90.0% at the best addresses and 72.2% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What should I consider when opening a business in Woodbridge?
Don't commit to a storefront in Woodbridge without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.
- The single most important number in a location decision is the Revenue Capture Score, StreetSpring's proprietary estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific 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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Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. Aggregated survivability rankings for Detroit are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Detroit: /resources/data/detroit-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.