Business Survivability in Second Ward, Houston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Second Ward is a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with a 85.9% 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 Psychiatry or Psychology Practice in Second Ward (85.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #34 of 57 neighborhoods in and around Houston
- Neighborhood average: 75.1% 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 Second Ward 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 Second Ward is a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with a 85.9% 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 85.5% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 85.5% chance. At a good address, Mental Health Clinic is tied with Acupuncture Clinic and Dentist Office; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Second Ward a good place to start a business?
In Houston's survivability rankings, Second Ward comes in at #34 of 57 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 75.1% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Second Ward score 4.1 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Second Ward often fall well below average. Picking the right block (not just the right neighborhood) is what actually determines survivability.
- Second Ward's employment rate of 92.5% and housing vacancy rate of 17.0% are two of the Census inputs StreetSpring's model reads for this neighborhood.
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 Second Ward?
Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in Second Ward that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Second Ward, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice in 2026:
This map shows the optimal location for a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice in Second Ward based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. The prediction model incorporates hundreds of location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.
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What are the best businesses to open in Second Ward?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mental Health Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Acupuncture Clinic | 89.6% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 89.6% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 89.2% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.9% |
| 9 | Boutique | 84.6% |
| 10 | Jewelry Store | 84.6% |
| 12 | Day Care Center | 84.2% |
| 20 | Dance Club | 83.8% |
| 22 | Smoke Shop | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Mental Health Clinic, Acupuncture Clinic and Dentist Office are tied; Boutique and Jewelry Store 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 Second Ward
- #1 Opening a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice in Second Ward shows 85.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 65.8%.
- #2 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #2): 85.5% average in Second Ward. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 66.2%.
- #3 Dentist Office is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Second Ward: 85.5% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 66.6%.
- #6 Eye Care Center: 84.8% on average across Second Ward; best at 90.0%, challenging at 64.1%.
- #8 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Second Ward shows 79.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.2%; lower-end sites show 60.2%.
Strong Performers in Second Ward
- #9 Boutique (Ranked #9): 80.0% average in Second Ward. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 61.6%.
- #10 Jewelry Store is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Second Ward: 79.5% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 57.6%.
- #12 Day Care Center: 76.7% on average across Second Ward; best at 85.6%, challenging at 54.0%.
- #20 Opening a Dance Club in Second Ward shows 75.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.6%; lower-end sites show 53.6%.
- #22 Smoke Shop (Ranked #22): 76.0% average in Second Ward. Best-case storefronts: 84.6%. Challenging locations: 54.8%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Mental Health 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 Second Ward make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing an address that maximizes your Revenue Capture Score in Second Ward 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
- Site-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
- Location is the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What businesses should open next in Second Ward?
The top businesses to open next in Second Ward:
- Mental Health Clinics: 85.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Acupuncture Clinics: 85.5% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 85.5% 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 measures competition through a 30-factor framework layered on top of proprietary consumer spending forecasts and mobility models. 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 survivability rankings for Second Ward draw on real Census conditions, including 92.5% employment and 17.0% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring regularly updates every location's survivability score: you can see current scores for available storefronts in Second Ward right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Second Ward.
What type of business should you rent your Second Ward storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Mental Health Clinics, Acupuncture Clinics, and Dentist Offices at the top of the survivability rankings for Second Ward, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- Location is the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Houston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Second Ward storefront to a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice ranks as the top tenant type for your Second Ward storefront: best-case locations show a 90.0% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to 65.8%.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What should I consider when opening a business in Second Ward?
Start any location decision in Second Ward 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.
- These predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
- Start a free 10-minute trial on StreetSpring to see the current survivability score for any address in Second Ward.
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Powered by machine learning models trained on real business outcomes, StreetSpring delivers actionable insights. 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.