Business Survivability in Bixby Knolls, Los Angeles
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Bixby Knolls is a Veterinary Clinic with a 75.3% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Bixby Knolls (75.3% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #159 of 173 neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles
- Neighborhood average: 61.5% 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 Bixby Knolls 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 Bixby Knolls is a Veterinary Clinic with a 75.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.6% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 81.0% chance, followed by a Convenience Store with a 77.1% chance.
Is Bixby Knolls a good place to start a business?
Bixby Knolls is ranked number 159 of 173 neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles to start a business, with an average 61.5% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Bixby Knolls score 14.3 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Bixby Knolls can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Bixby Knolls could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- At 93.5% employed, Bixby Knolls's consumer base has the spending capacity that makes the neighborhood viable for a wide range of business types, though location selection within the neighborhood still determines actual 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 Bixby Knolls?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Bixby Knolls moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. Here is the top survivability address for a Veterinary Clinic in Bixby Knolls, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic in Bixby Knolls. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific 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 Bixby Knolls?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 89.2% |
| 3 | Convenience Store | 85.0% |
| 4 | Clothing Store | 85.0% |
| 5 | Hair Salon | 83.6% |
| 6 | Spa | 83.6% |
| 7 | Laundromat | 83.6% |
| 8 | Coffee Shop | 83.6% |
| 9 | Gym | 83.6% |
| 10 | Bar | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Convenience Store and Clothing Store are tied; Hair Salon, Spa, Laundromat, Coffee Shop, Gym and Bar 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.
Highest Survivability in Bixby Knolls
- #1 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Bixby Knolls: 75.3% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 58.1%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office: 81.0% on average across Bixby Knolls; best at 89.2%, challenging at 57.7%.
- #3 Opening a Convenience Store in Bixby Knolls shows 77.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 56.2%.
- #4 Clothing Store (Ranked #4): 76.5% average in Bixby Knolls. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 53.5%.
- #5 Hair Salon is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Bixby Knolls: 78.8% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 52.0%.
Strong Performers in Bixby Knolls
- #6 Spa: 75.6% on average across Bixby Knolls; best at 84.0%, challenging at 56.6%.
- #7 Opening a Laundromat in Bixby Knolls shows 75.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 51.6%.
- #8 Coffee Shop (Ranked #8): 72.5% average in Bixby Knolls. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.9%.
- #9 Gym is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Bixby Knolls: 71.2% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #10 Bar: 70.1% on average across Bixby Knolls; best at 84.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Bixby Knolls make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations for your business in Bixby Knolls 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
- No two business types have identical location needs; survivability scores reflect these differences at the address level.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What businesses should open next in Bixby Knolls?
The top businesses to open next in Bixby Knolls:
- Veterinary Clinics: 75.3% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 81.0% average survival rate
- Convenience Stores: 77.1% average survival rate
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. 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 0.9% housing vacancy rate in Bixby Knolls describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. Survivability scores are live, not static: StreetSpring updates them regularly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Bixby Knolls 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 Bixby Knolls.
What type of business should you rent your Bixby Knolls storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Bixby Knolls, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Convenience Stores.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. 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 Los Angeles Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Bixby Knolls storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Veterinary Clinic would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to, with a potential 89.6% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a 58.1% chance.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What should I consider when opening a business in Bixby Knolls?
Don't commit to a storefront in Bixby Knolls without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.
- 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.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own: built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- The most current survivability data for Bixby Knolls is on StreetSpring, and a free 10-minute trial is enough to check your specific address.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. Aggregated survivability rankings for Los Angeles are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Los Angeles: /resources/data/los-angeles-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.