Business Survivability in Westwood, Houston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds a tie for the best business to open in Westwood: Dentist Office and Dermatology Clinic print the same good-address, average and best-address figures in the published file.
Quick Summary
- Survivability Score: the projected chance a business type lasts two or more years at a specific address
- Best business (tied in the file with Dermatology Clinic): a Dentist Office in Westwood (84.2% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #53 of 57 neighborhoods in and around Houston
- Neighborhood average: 72.9% 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 Westwood 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 a tie for the best business to open in Westwood: Dentist Office and Dermatology Clinic print the same good-address, average and best-address figures, and the published file lists them in name order. Each of them, like a Dentist Office in Westwood, has a 84.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; after the tie comes an Acupuncture Clinic with a 84.1% chance.
Is Westwood a good place to start a business?
Among the 57 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Houston, Westwood ranks #53 for business survivability, with an average 72.9% chance of lasting two or more years.
- In Westwood, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 5.8 points above that type's average.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Westwood can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Westwood will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- With 91.4% of the local population employed, Westwood 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 Westwood?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Westwood, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Dentist Office in Westwood:
This map shows the optimal location for a Dentist Office in Westwood based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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 Westwood?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dentist Office | 88.3% |
| 2 | Dermatology Clinic | 88.3% |
| 3 | Acupuncture Clinic | 88.3% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 87.9% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.4% |
| 9 | Liquor Store | 84.6% |
| 10 | Grocery Store | 83.7% |
| 12 | Boutique | 83.2% |
| 13 | International Grocery Store | 83.2% |
| 25 | Cafe | 81.8% |
Ties at a good address: Dentist Office, Dermatology Clinic and Acupuncture Clinic are tied; Boutique and International Grocery 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 Westwood
- #1 Opening a Dentist Office in Westwood shows 84.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 70.0%.
- #2 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #2): 84.2% average in Westwood. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 68.8%.
- #3 Acupuncture Clinic is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Westwood: 84.1% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 68.8%.
- #6 Eye Care Center: 83.2% on average across Westwood; best at 90.0%, challenging at 66.6%.
- #8 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Westwood shows 80.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.2%; lower-end sites show 62.4%.
Strong Performers in Westwood
- #9 Liquor Store (Ranked #9): 81.0% average in Westwood. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 67.4%.
- #10 Grocery Store is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Westwood: 79.1% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 66.6%.
- #12 Boutique: 78.0% on average across Westwood; best at 85.0%, challenging at 64.3%.
- #13 Opening an International Grocery Store in Westwood shows 77.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 60.2%.
- #25 Cafe (Ranked #25): 74.3% average in Westwood. Best-case storefronts: 83.1%. Challenging locations: 52.0%.
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 Westwood make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, going with one of the top-scoring locations in the neighborhood rather than an average one in Westwood 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.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance 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.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What businesses should open next in Westwood?
The top businesses to open next in Westwood:
- Dentist Offices: 84.2% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Dermatology Clinics: 84.2% average survival rate
- Acupuncture Clinics: 84.1% average survival rate
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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. The 91.4% employment rate in Westwood is a key signal of consumer health, and the 12.4% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. Survivability scores are live, not static: StreetSpring updates them regularly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Westwood and how each address is scoring right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Westwood.
What type of business should you rent your Westwood storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Westwood, Dentist Offices, Dermatology Clinics, and Acupuncture Clinics consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for two or more years.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually. Landlords can use StreetSpring to match their exact address to the tenant types most likely to stay open and paying rent for two or more years.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Houston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Westwood storefront to a Dentist Office?
The published file prints the same good-address, average and best-address figures for Dentist Office and Dermatology Clinic in Westwood and lists them in name order, so no one of them leads. The best addresses for a Dentist Office reach 90.0% survivability; challenging addresses score around 70.0%.
- 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 Westwood?
Before committing to any location in Westwood, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score: it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.
- Revenue Capture Score comes first when comparing locations: it turns local competition and consumer spending into the share of revenue a business can expect to win.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data starts with a free 10-minute trial: begin with your top candidate locations in Westwood.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has studied businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans, giving its predictions a scale of validation unmatched in site-selection tools. 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.