Business Survivability in Van Nuys, Los Angeles
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Van Nuys is a Chiropractor Office with a 77.7% 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 Chiropractor Office in Van Nuys (77.7% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #70 of 173 neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles
- Neighborhood average: 65.7% 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 Van Nuys 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 Van Nuys is a Chiropractor Office with a 77.7% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is an Eye Care Center with a 74.9% chance, followed by a Veterinary Clinic with a 74.4% chance.
Is Van Nuys a good place to start a business?
In Los Angeles's survivability rankings, Van Nuys comes in at #70 of 173 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 65.7% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Van Nuys, the top-ranked business type scores 12.3 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in Van Nuys can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- The 5.3% housing vacancy rate in Van Nuys comes from the Census American Community Survey and describes homes and apartments, not shops or offices.
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 Van Nuys?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in Van Nuys produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for a Chiropractor Office in Van Nuys per 2026 data:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Chiropractor Office in Van Nuys. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. The model evaluates hundreds of factors, from primary and secondary competition to forecasted spend, site accessibility, and local market share potential.
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What are the best businesses to open in Van Nuys?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 2 | Eye Care Center | 87.9% |
| 3 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.4% |
| 4 | Dentist Office | 85.8% |
| 5 | Acupuncture Clinic | 85.8% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 10 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 11 | Cafe | 83.6% |
| 13 | Coffee Shop | 83.6% |
| 14 | Gym | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Dentist Office and Acupuncture Clinic are tied; Cafe, Coffee Shop and Gym 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 Van Nuys
- #1 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #1): 77.7% average in Van Nuys. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 57.3%.
- #2 Eye Care Center is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Van Nuys: 74.9% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #3 Veterinary Clinic: 74.4% on average across Van Nuys; best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.8%.
- #4 Opening a Dentist Office in Van Nuys shows 72.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 56.0%.
- #5 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #5): 72.0% average in Van Nuys. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 56.0%.
Strong Performers in Van Nuys
- #9 Convenience Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Van Nuys: 74.9% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #10 Clothing Store: 71.0% on average across Van Nuys; best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #11 Opening a Cafe in Van Nuys shows 73.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 50.2%.
- #13 Coffee Shop (Ranked #13): 67.2% average in Van Nuys. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.0%.
- #14 Gym is ranked #14 for top businesses to open in Van Nuys: 64.9% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Van Nuys make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Van Nuys 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 a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- 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's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What businesses should open next in Van Nuys?
The top businesses to open next in Van Nuys:
- Chiropractor Offices: 77.7% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Eye Care Centers: 74.9% average survival rate
- Veterinary Clinics: 74.4% 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. 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. Van Nuys's employment rate (91.7%) and housing vacancy rate (5.3%) are part of the Census context StreetSpring's model reads when it scores each business type at each address. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Van Nuys are currently available and how they score.
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- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Los Angeles neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Van Nuys.
What type of business should you rent your Van Nuys storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Van Nuys, Chiropractor Offices, Eye Care Centers, and Veterinary Clinics consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for two or more years.
- Location is the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. Run your specific address through StreetSpring to see which tenant categories give you the best odds of stable, long-term occupancy.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Los Angeles Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Van Nuys storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Van Nuys in 2026, a Chiropractor Office posts the highest survivability ceiling at 90.0% and maintains a reasonable floor of 57.3%, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What should I consider when opening a business in Van Nuys?
When opening a business in Van Nuys, compare the Survivability Scores of your shortlisted addresses and favor the highest one your budget allows.
- StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open.
- StreetSpring uses its own proprietary forecasting tools to identify the Revenue Capture Score for each unique business.
- You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in Van Nuys with a free 10-minute trial of StreetSpring's live tool.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. 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.