Business Survivability in Gulfton, Houston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Gulfton is a Dentist Office with a 86.9% 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 Dentist Office in Gulfton (86.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #6 of 57 neighborhoods in and around Houston
- Neighborhood average: 77.5% 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 Gulfton 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 Gulfton is a Dentist Office with a 86.9% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Dermatology Clinic with a 86.7% chance, followed by an Acupuncture Clinic with a 86.6% chance. At a good address, Dentist Office is tied with Dermatology Clinic, Acupuncture Clinic and Eye Care Center; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Gulfton a good place to start a business?
In Houston's survivability rankings, Gulfton comes in at #6 of 57 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 77.5% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Gulfton score 3.1 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Gulfton can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
- StreetSpring's model reads Gulfton's 9.5% housing vacancy rate, a Census measure of vacant homes and apartments, as one input among many.
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 Gulfton?
The right address in Gulfton can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Gulfton, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Dentist Office in 2026:
The highlighted area represents the address in Gulfton that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Dentist Office survivability. Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in Gulfton?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dentist Office | 90.0% |
| 2 | Dermatology Clinic | 90.0% |
| 3 | Acupuncture Clinic | 90.0% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 90.0% |
| 7 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.2% |
| 9 | Day Care Center | 85.6% |
| 10 | Dance Club | 85.6% |
| 11 | Liquor Store | 85.0% |
| 12 | Florist | 85.0% |
| 21 | Grocery Store | 84.6% |
Ties at a good address: Dentist Office, Dermatology Clinic, Acupuncture Clinic and Eye Care Center are tied; Day Care Center and Dance Club are tied; Liquor Store and Florist 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 Gulfton
- #1 Opening a Dentist Office in Gulfton shows 86.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 72.2%.
- #2 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #2): 86.7% average in Gulfton. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 71.7%.
- #3 Acupuncture Clinic is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Gulfton: 86.6% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 71.3%.
- #6 Eye Care Center: 86.1% on average across Gulfton; best at 90.0%, challenging at 69.2%.
- #7 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Gulfton shows 82.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.2%; lower-end sites show 62.0%.
Strong Performers in Gulfton
- #9 Day Care Center (Ranked #9): 79.4% average in Gulfton. Best-case storefronts: 86.0%. Challenging locations: 58.6%.
- #10 Dance Club is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Gulfton: 78.3% chance on average, best at 86.0%, challenging at 57.2%.
- #11 Liquor Store: 81.1% on average across Gulfton; best at 85.0%, challenging at 61.2%.
- #12 Opening a Florist in Gulfton shows 81.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 63.8%.
- #21 Grocery Store (Ranked #21): 78.7% average in Gulfton. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 59.8%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Gulfton 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 Gulfton 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.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What businesses should open next in Gulfton?
The top businesses to open next in Gulfton:
- Dentist Offices: 86.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Dermatology Clinics: 86.7% average survival rate
- Acupuncture Clinics: 86.6% average survival rate
Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. Our training data spans 500+ business types across 24 major metros, giving our models the breadth to predict outcomes across nearly any commercial concept. 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's model accounts for Gulfton's 95.2% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Gulfton are currently available and how they score.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Gulfton.
What type of business should you rent your Gulfton storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Gulfton are Dentist Offices, Dermatology Clinics, and Acupuncture Clinics.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront. Rather than guessing which tenant type will last, landlords can verify survivability for each category at their exact address using StreetSpring.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Houston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Gulfton storefront to a Dentist Office?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Dentist Office as the highest-survivability tenant type for Gulfton. The best addresses show a 90.0% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around 72.2%.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What should I consider when opening a business in Gulfton?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Gulfton address is the projected chance a business of your type is still operating two years from now: check it early.
- 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.
- No third-party scoring system produces these results: every prediction is generated by StreetSpring's own analytical models.
- StreetSpring offers a free 10-minute trial of its survivability scores: see how your shortlisted Gulfton addresses rank right now.
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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.