Business Survivability in Greater Fondren Southwest, Houston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Greater Fondren Southwest is a Dermatology Clinic with a 80.0% 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 Greater Fondren Southwest (80.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #56 of 57 neighborhoods in and around Houston
- Neighborhood average: 67.4% 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 Greater Fondren Southwest 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 Greater Fondren Southwest is a Dermatology Clinic with a 80.0% 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 79.9% chance, followed by a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with a 79.9% chance. At a good address, Dermatology Clinic is tied with Acupuncture Clinic and Mental Health Clinic; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Greater Fondren Southwest a good place to start a business?
Among the 57 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Houston, Greater Fondren Southwest ranks #56 for business survivability, with an average 67.4% chance of lasting two or more years.
- In Greater Fondren Southwest, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 10.0 points above that type's average.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Greater Fondren Southwest for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- With 90.7% of the local population employed, Greater Fondren Southwest 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 Greater Fondren Southwest?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in Greater Fondren Southwest produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Dermatology Clinic in Greater Fondren Southwest:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Dermatology Clinic in Greater Fondren Southwest. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. 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 Greater Fondren Southwest?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dermatology Clinic | 88.3% |
| 2 | Acupuncture Clinic | 88.3% |
| 3 | Mental Health Clinic | 88.3% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 87.9% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 83.6% |
| 9 | Liquor Store | 83.3% |
| 11 | Furniture Store | 82.8% |
| 19 | Cafe | 82.6% |
| 21 | International Grocery Store | 82.2% |
| 23 | Grocery Store | 81.0% |
Ties at a good address: Dermatology Clinic, Acupuncture Clinic and Mental Health Clinic 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 Greater Fondren Southwest
- #1 Dermatology Clinic: 80.0% on average across Greater Fondren Southwest; best at 90.0%, challenging at 60.2%.
- #2 Opening an Acupuncture Clinic in Greater Fondren Southwest shows 79.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 60.2%.
- #3 Mental Health Clinic (Ranked #3): 79.9% average in Greater Fondren Southwest. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 60.2%.
- #6 Eye Care Center is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Greater Fondren Southwest: 78.6% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 59.0%.
- #8 Veterinary Clinic: 71.6% on average across Greater Fondren Southwest; best at 88.3%, challenging at 56.4%.
Strong Performers in Greater Fondren Southwest
- #9 Opening a Liquor Store in Greater Fondren Southwest shows 74.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 53.5%.
- #11 Furniture Store (Ranked #11): 73.0% average in Greater Fondren Southwest. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 52.2%.
- #19 Cafe is ranked #19 for top businesses to open in Greater Fondren Southwest: 71.6% chance on average, best at 83.6%, challenging at 51.2%.
- #21 International Grocery Store: 71.0% on average across Greater Fondren Southwest; best at 84.6%, challenging at 50.8%.
- #23 Opening a Grocery Store in Greater Fondren Southwest shows 69.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.6%; lower-end sites show 50.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Mental Health Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Greater Fondren Southwest make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing an address that maximizes your Revenue Capture Score in Greater Fondren Southwest 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
- However, each business concept should be evaluated for fit within each potential location.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- The Revenue Capture Score is the most important factor in choosing a location: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Greater Fondren Southwest?
The top businesses to open next in Greater Fondren Southwest:
- Dermatology Clinics: 80.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Acupuncture Clinics: 79.9% average survival rate
- Mental Health Clinics: 79.9% average survival rate
The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. 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 90.7% employment rate in Greater Fondren Southwest is a key signal of consumer health, and the 9.3% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in Greater Fondren Southwest today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Greater Fondren Southwest.
What type of business should you rent your Greater Fondren Southwest storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Greater Fondren Southwest, Dermatology Clinics, Acupuncture Clinics, and Mental Health Clinics consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for two or more years.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. 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 Houston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Greater Fondren Southwest storefront to a Dermatology Clinic?
According to our 2026 survivability model, a Dermatology Clinic leads all business categories for Greater Fondren Southwest landlords: 90.0% at the best addresses and 60.2% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Greater Fondren Southwest?
Location decisions in Greater Fondren Southwest should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open.
- These forecasts are generated using StreetSpring's unique analytical framework.
- Start with a free 10-minute trial: check the current survivability score for any Greater Fondren Southwest address on StreetSpring.
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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.