Business Survivability in Denver Harbor/Port Houston, Houston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Denver Harbor/Port Houston is a Dermatology Clinic with a 86.0% 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 Dermatology Clinic in Denver Harbor/Port Houston (86.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #23 of 57 neighborhoods in and around Houston
- Neighborhood average: 75.6% 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 Denver Harbor/Port Houston 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 Denver Harbor/Port Houston is a Dermatology Clinic with a 86.0% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is an Acupuncture Clinic with a 85.9% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 85.9% chance. At a good address, Dermatology Clinic is tied with Acupuncture Clinic, Dentist Office and Eye Care Center; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Denver Harbor/Port Houston a good place to start a business?
Among the 57 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Houston, Denver Harbor/Port Houston ranks #23 for business survivability, with an average 75.6% chance of lasting two or more years.
- At its best addresses in Denver Harbor/Port Houston, the top-ranked business type scores 4.0 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Denver Harbor/Port Houston for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
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 Denver Harbor/Port Houston?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Denver Harbor/Port Houston for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. StreetSpring's 2026 model ranks this area #1 in Denver Harbor/Port Houston for a Dermatology Clinic:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Dermatology Clinic in Denver Harbor/Port Houston. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. 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 Denver Harbor/Port Houston?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dermatology Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Acupuncture Clinic | 89.6% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 89.6% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 89.6% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.4% |
| 9 | Boutique | 84.6% |
| 10 | Bike Shop | 84.6% |
| 19 | Day Care Center | 84.6% |
| 20 | Dance Club | 84.6% |
| 21 | Home Goods Store | 84.1% |
Ties at a good address: Dermatology Clinic, Acupuncture Clinic, Dentist Office and Eye Care Center are tied; Boutique, Bike Shop, Day Care Center and Dance Club 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 Denver Harbor/Port Houston
- #1 Opening a Dermatology Clinic in Denver Harbor/Port Houston shows 86.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 68.8%.
- #2 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #2): 85.9% average in Denver Harbor/Port Houston. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 68.8%.
- #3 Dentist Office is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Denver Harbor/Port Houston: 85.9% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 68.8%.
- #6 Eye Care Center: 85.3% on average across Denver Harbor/Port Houston; best at 90.0%, challenging at 66.6%.
- #8 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Denver Harbor/Port Houston shows 78.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 88.7%; lower-end sites show 58.6%.
Strong Performers in Denver Harbor/Port Houston
- #9 Boutique (Ranked #9): 80.4% average in Denver Harbor/Port Houston. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 58.9%.
- #10 Bike Shop is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Denver Harbor/Port Houston: 80.0% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 60.2%.
- #19 Day Care Center: 76.8% on average across Denver Harbor/Port Houston; best at 85.6%, challenging at 55.0%.
- #20 Opening a Dance Club in Denver Harbor/Port Houston shows 76.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.6%; lower-end sites show 55.0%.
- #21 Home Goods Store (Ranked #21): 76.5% average in Denver Harbor/Port Houston. Best-case storefronts: 84.6%. Challenging locations: 55.3%.
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 Denver Harbor/Port Houston 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 Denver Harbor/Port Houston 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
- Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- 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.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What businesses should open next in Denver Harbor/Port Houston?
The top businesses to open next in Denver Harbor/Port Houston:
- Dermatology Clinics: 86.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Acupuncture Clinics: 85.9% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 85.9% 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's training dataset includes millions of transactions and business lifecycle events. 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 regularly refreshes survivability scores to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Denver Harbor/Port Houston are available right now and how they rank.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Denver Harbor/Port Houston.
What type of business should you rent your Denver Harbor/Port Houston storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Dermatology Clinics, Acupuncture Clinics, and Dentist Offices at the top of the survivability rankings for Denver Harbor/Port Houston, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- 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. 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 Houston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Denver Harbor/Port Houston storefront to a Dermatology Clinic?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Dermatology Clinic in Denver Harbor/Port Houston: best-in-class addresses achieve 90.0% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at 68.8%.
- 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 Denver Harbor/Port Houston?
Start any location decision in Denver Harbor/Port Houston with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- No third-party scoring system produces these results: every prediction is generated by StreetSpring's own analytical models.
- The most current survivability data for Denver Harbor/Port Houston is on StreetSpring, and a free 10-minute trial is enough to check your specific address.
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Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. 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.