Business Survivability in East Side, Los Angeles
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in East Side is a Veterinary Clinic with a 79.8% 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 East Side (79.8% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #16 of 173 neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles
- Neighborhood average: 73.6% 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 East Side 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 East Side is a Veterinary Clinic with a 79.8% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 82.6% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 80.5% chance.
Is East Side a good place to start a business?
In Los Angeles's survivability rankings, East Side comes in at #16 of 173 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 73.6% across the business types ranked there.
- The gap between the best addresses and the average for the top-ranked business type in East Side is 10.2 points on the two-year chance.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in East Side can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
- Housing vacancy in East Side sits at 5.1%, a Census figure that StreetSpring's model reads for every business type it scores here.
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 East Side?
The right address in East Side can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Veterinary Clinic in East Side:
The highlighted area represents the address in East Side that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Veterinary Clinic 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 East Side?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 90.0% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 89.6% |
| 4 | Eye Care Center | 89.2% |
| 5 | Acupuncture Clinic | 89.2% |
| 9 | Dance Club | 85.5% |
| 10 | Chicken Shop | 85.0% |
| 11 | Cosmetics Shop | 85.0% |
| 12 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 13 | Florist | 84.6% |
Ties at a good address: Chiropractor Office and Dentist Office are tied; Eye Care Center and Acupuncture Clinic are tied; Chicken Shop and Cosmetics Shop are tied; Clothing 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 East Side
- #1 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in East Side shows 79.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 56.4%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #2): 82.6% average in East Side. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 61.5%.
- #3 Dentist Office is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in East Side: 80.5% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 57.3%.
- #4 Eye Care Center: 83.3% on average across East Side; best at 89.6%, challenging at 62.8%.
- #5 Opening an Acupuncture Clinic in East Side shows 80.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 57.3%.
Strong Performers in East Side
- #9 Dance Club (Ranked #9): 75.5% average in East Side. Best-case storefronts: 86.0%. Challenging locations: 50.9%.
- #10 Chicken Shop is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in East Side: 80.5% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 54.0%.
- #11 Cosmetics Shop: 77.0% on average across East Side; best at 85.0%, challenging at 50.4%.
- #12 Opening a Clothing Store in East Side shows 79.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 57.1%.
- #13 Florist (Ranked #13): 78.3% average in East Side. Best-case storefronts: 84.6%. Challenging locations: 56.6%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in East Side make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in East Side 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.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- The Revenue Capture Score is the most important factor in choosing a location: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What businesses should open next in East Side?
The top businesses to open next in East Side:
- Veterinary Clinics: 79.8% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 82.6% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 80.5% 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. We have been studying the businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans. 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. East Side sits at 95.5% employment and 5.1% housing vacancy in Census data, context the model reads alongside competition and consumer spending. Survivability scores are live, not static: StreetSpring updates them regularly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in East Side and how each address is scoring right now.
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- See the Los Angeles Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Los Angeles neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in East Side.
What type of business should you rent your East Side storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in East Side, Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Dentist Offices consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for two or more years.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront. 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 Los Angeles Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your East Side storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Veterinary Clinic in East Side: best-in-class addresses achieve 90.0% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at 56.4%.
- 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 East Side?
Don't commit to a storefront in East Side 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.
- Every survivability score is produced by StreetSpring's private prediction engine, not available through any other platform.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data starts with a free 10-minute trial: begin with your top candidate locations in East Side.
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Real estate professionals and business owners across 24 major metros use StreetSpring to ground their site-selection decisions in data, not guesswork. 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.