Business Survivability in Clear Lake, Houston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Clear Lake is a Dermatology Clinic with a 82.2% 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 Dermatology Clinic in Clear Lake (82.2% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #12 of 57 neighborhoods in and around Houston
- Neighborhood average: 72.1% 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 Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake is a Dermatology Clinic with a 82.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is an Acupuncture Clinic with a 82.1% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 82.1% chance. At a good address, Dermatology Clinic is tied with Acupuncture Clinic and Dentist Office; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Clear Lake a good place to start a business?
Among the 57 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Houston, Clear Lake ranks #12 for business survivability, with an average 72.1% chance of lasting two or more years.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Clear Lake score 7.8 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in Clear Lake can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- The 94.8% employment rate in Clear Lake supports consumer spending, while its 6.2% housing vacancy rate measures the share of homes and apartments standing empty: the model reads both as neighborhood characteristics.
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 Clear Lake?
StreetSpring's Clear Lake data goes block by block (not just neighborhood averages) so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. The location below represents the address in Clear Lake with the highest projected survivability for a Dermatology Clinic:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Dermatology Clinic in Clear Lake. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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 Clear Lake?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dermatology Clinic | 90.0% |
| 2 | Acupuncture Clinic | 90.0% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 90.0% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 89.6% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.9% |
| 9 | Day Care Center | 85.1% |
| 10 | Dance Club | 85.1% |
| 11 | Chicken Shop | 85.0% |
| 12 | Boutique | 85.0% |
| 13 | Bike Shop | 84.6% |
Ties at a good address: Dermatology Clinic, Acupuncture Clinic and Dentist Office are tied; Day Care Center and Dance Club are tied; Chicken Shop and Boutique 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 Clear Lake
- #1 Dermatology Clinic: 82.2% on average across Clear Lake; best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #2 Opening an Acupuncture Clinic in Clear Lake shows 82.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 56.4%.
- #3 Dentist Office (Ranked #3): 82.1% average in Clear Lake. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 56.4%.
- #6 Eye Care Center is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Clear Lake: 81.2% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.0%.
- #8 Veterinary Clinic: 76.4% on average across Clear Lake; best at 89.6%, challenging at 56.0%.
Strong Performers in Clear Lake
- #9 Opening a Day Care Center in Clear Lake shows 72.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 86.0%; lower-end sites show 50.0%.
- #10 Dance Club (Ranked #10): 72.2% average in Clear Lake. Best-case storefronts: 86.0%. Challenging locations: 50.0%.
- #11 Chicken Shop is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in Clear Lake: 78.5% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 51.2%.
- #12 Boutique: 75.9% on average across Clear Lake; best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.0%.
- #13 Opening a Bike Shop in Clear Lake shows 75.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 49.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Clear Lake make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing an address that maximizes your Revenue Capture Score in Clear Lake 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
- Location fit is business-type-specific: a spot that's ideal for a coffee shop may underperform for a nail salon at the same address.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- When the question is money, the Revenue Capture Score comes first: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What businesses should open next in Clear Lake?
The top businesses to open next in Clear Lake:
- Dermatology Clinics: 82.2% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Acupuncture Clinics: 82.1% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 82.1% average survival rate
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. Every prediction draws on a dataset of millions of business openings, closures, and lifecycle events across the U.S. 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 6.2% housing vacancy rate in Clear Lake describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in Clear Lake today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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- See the Houston Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Houston Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Dermatology Clinic survivability across Houston neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Clear Lake.
What type of business should you rent your Clear Lake storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Clear Lake are Dermatology Clinics, Acupuncture Clinics, and Dentist Offices.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- 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 Houston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Clear Lake storefront to a Dermatology Clinic?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Dermatology Clinic ranks as the top tenant type for your Clear Lake storefront: best-case locations show a 90.0% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to 56.4%.
- 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 Clear Lake?
Location decisions in Clear Lake should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- 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.
- StreetSpring's forecasting tools are purpose-built for commercial location decisions and are not available through any publicly accessible data source.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data starts with a free 10-minute trial: begin with your top candidate locations in Clear Lake.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. Aggregated survivability rankings for Houston are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Houston: /resources/data/houston-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.