Business Survivability in Eastex/Jensen Area, Houston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Eastex/Jensen Area is a Dermatology Clinic with a 83.6% 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 Dermatology Clinic in Eastex/Jensen Area (83.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #43 of 57 neighborhoods in and around Houston
- Neighborhood average: 72.2% 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 Eastex/Jensen Area 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 Eastex/Jensen Area is a Dermatology Clinic with a 83.6% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is an Acupuncture Clinic with a 83.5% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 83.4% 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 Eastex/Jensen Area a good place to start a business?
Among the 57 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Houston, Eastex/Jensen Area ranks #43 for business survivability, with an average 72.2% chance of lasting two or more years.
- In Eastex/Jensen Area, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 6.4 points above that type's average.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Eastex/Jensen Area can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
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 Eastex/Jensen Area?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Eastex/Jensen Area for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. The location below represents the address in Eastex/Jensen Area with the highest projected survivability for a Dermatology Clinic:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Dermatology Clinic in Eastex/Jensen Area. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes hundreds of factors across competition, spending on the specific potential business, projected revenue, projected market share, Revenue Capture Score, mobility patterns, and many more.
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What are the best businesses to open in Eastex/Jensen Area?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dermatology Clinic | 89.2% |
| 2 | Acupuncture Clinic | 89.2% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 89.2% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 89.2% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 86.2% |
| 9 | Jewelry Store | 84.1% |
| 10 | Boutique | 84.1% |
| 21 | Day Care Center | 82.8% |
| 22 | Dance Club | 82.8% |
| 24 | Home Goods Store | 82.3% |
Ties at a good address: Dermatology Clinic, Acupuncture Clinic, Dentist Office and Eye Care Center are tied; Jewelry Store and Boutique are tied; 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 Eastex/Jensen Area
- #1 Dermatology Clinic: 83.6% on average across Eastex/Jensen Area; best at 90.0%, challenging at 61.1%.
- #2 Opening an Acupuncture Clinic in Eastex/Jensen Area shows 83.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 61.1%.
- #3 Dentist Office (Ranked #3): 83.4% average in Eastex/Jensen Area. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 61.1%.
- #6 Eye Care Center is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Eastex/Jensen Area: 82.6% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 59.4%.
- #8 Veterinary Clinic: 76.2% on average across Eastex/Jensen Area; best at 89.2%, challenging at 56.0%.
Strong Performers in Eastex/Jensen Area
- #9 Opening a Jewelry Store in Eastex/Jensen Area shows 77.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 54.4%.
- #10 Boutique (Ranked #10): 77.5% average in Eastex/Jensen Area. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 52.2%.
- #21 Day Care Center is ranked #21 for top businesses to open in Eastex/Jensen Area: 73.2% chance on average, best at 86.0%, challenging at 51.4%.
- #22 Dance Club: 72.8% on average across Eastex/Jensen Area; best at 86.0%, challenging at 51.4%.
- #24 Opening a Home Goods Store in Eastex/Jensen Area shows 72.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 50.8%.
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 Eastex/Jensen Area make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations for your business in Eastex/Jensen Area 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 Eastex/Jensen Area?
The top businesses to open next in Eastex/Jensen Area:
- Dermatology Clinics: 83.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Acupuncture Clinics: 83.5% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 83.4% 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. Our analysis covers every major metro in the country: 24 cities and 180 million++ consumers. 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 Eastex/Jensen Area 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 Eastex/Jensen Area.
What type of business should you rent your Eastex/Jensen Area storefront to?
For landlords in Eastex/Jensen Area, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Dermatology Clinics, Acupuncture Clinics, and Dentist Offices as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- 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 can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Houston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Eastex/Jensen Area storefront to a Dermatology Clinic?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Dermatology Clinic would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to, with a potential 90.0% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a 61.1% chance.
- 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 Eastex/Jensen Area?
Start any location decision in Eastex/Jensen Area with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- 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.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own: built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data starts with a free 10-minute trial: begin with your top candidate locations in Eastex/Jensen Area.
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StreetSpring uses AI to project business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods. 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.