Business Survivability in OST/South Union, Houston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in OST/South Union is a Dermatology Clinic with a 84.6% 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 OST/South Union (84.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #26 of 57 neighborhoods in and around Houston
- Neighborhood average: 73.2% 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 OST/South Union 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 OST/South Union is a Dermatology Clinic with a 84.6% 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 84.5% chance, followed by a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with a 84.5% chance. At a good address, Dermatology Clinic is tied with Acupuncture Clinic, Mental Health Clinic and Eye Care Center; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is OST/South Union a good place to start a business?
OST/South Union is ranked number 26 of 57 neighborhoods in and around Houston to start a business, with an average 73.2% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in OST/South Union score 5.4 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in OST/South Union often fall well below average. Picking the right block (not just the right neighborhood) is what actually determines survivability.
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 OST/South Union?
The right address in OST/South Union can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Dermatology Clinic in OST/South Union:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Dermatology Clinic in OST/South Union. 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. 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 OST/South Union?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dermatology Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Acupuncture Clinic | 89.6% |
| 3 | Mental Health Clinic | 89.6% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 89.6% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 85.3% |
| 9 | Boutique | 84.6% |
| 10 | Furniture Store | 84.6% |
| 18 | Dance Club | 84.6% |
| 20 | Day Care Center | 84.2% |
| 23 | Home Goods Store | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Dermatology Clinic, Acupuncture Clinic, Mental Health Clinic and Eye Care Center are tied; Boutique, Furniture Store 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 OST/South Union
- #1 Dermatology Clinic: 84.6% on average across OST/South Union; best at 90.0%, challenging at 64.1%.
- #2 Opening an Acupuncture Clinic in OST/South Union shows 84.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 64.1%.
- #3 Mental Health Clinic (Ranked #3): 84.5% average in OST/South Union. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 64.1%.
- #6 Eye Care Center is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in OST/South Union: 83.7% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 62.4%.
- #8 Veterinary Clinic: 74.7% on average across OST/South Union; best at 89.2%, challenging at 56.4%.
Strong Performers in OST/South Union
- #9 Opening a Boutique in OST/South Union shows 79.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 55.8%.
- #10 Furniture Store (Ranked #10): 78.4% average in OST/South Union. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 55.8%.
- #18 Dance Club is ranked #18 for top businesses to open in OST/South Union: 74.3% chance on average, best at 86.0%, challenging at 52.2%.
- #20 Day Care Center: 74.4% on average across OST/South Union; best at 86.0%, challenging at 54.0%.
- #23 Opening a Home Goods Store in OST/South Union shows 74.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 52.2%.
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 OST/South Union make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in OST/South Union 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.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- 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.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What businesses should open next in OST/South Union?
The top businesses to open next in OST/South Union:
- Dermatology Clinics: 84.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Acupuncture Clinics: 84.5% average survival rate
- Mental Health Clinics: 84.5% 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 models are built using machine learning trained on millions of commercial real estate data points. 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 updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in OST/South Union 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 OST/South Union.
What type of business should you rent your OST/South Union storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for OST/South Union shows that Dermatology Clinics, Acupuncture Clinics, and Mental Health Clinics rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in OST/South Union: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Houston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your OST/South Union storefront to a Dermatology Clinic?
The data shows a Dermatology Clinic in OST/South Union is the safest long-term bet for a storefront there. Top locations reach 90.0% survivability; lower-end sites show 64.1%.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What should I consider when opening a business in OST/South Union?
When selecting a location in OST/South Union it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- These predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores start with a free 10-minute trial: check your specific address now.
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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.