Business Survivability in Wilmington, Los Angeles
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Wilmington is an Eye Care Center with a 77.0% 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: an Eye Care Center in Wilmington (77.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #46 of 173 neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles
- Neighborhood average: 70.3% 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 Wilmington 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 Wilmington is an Eye Care Center with a 77.0% 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 75.2% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 75.3% chance. At a good address, Eye Care Center is tied with Chiropractor Office; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Wilmington a good place to start a business?
Wilmington is ranked number 46 of 173 neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles to start a business, with an average 70.3% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Wilmington score 13.0 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Wilmington for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- StreetSpring's model reads Wilmington's 3.1% housing vacancy rate, a Census measure of vacant homes and apartments, as one input among many.
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 Wilmington?
StreetSpring's Wilmington data goes block by block (not just neighborhood averages) so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. Here is the top survivability address for an Eye Care Center in Wilmington, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
This map shows the optimal location for an Eye Care Center in Wilmington based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. 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 Wilmington?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eye Care Center | 87.4% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 87.4% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 86.6% |
| 4 | Acupuncture Clinic | 86.6% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 85.8% |
| 9 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 10 | Convenience Store | 83.7% |
| 11 | Cosmetics Shop | 83.6% |
| 12 | Day Care Center | 83.3% |
| 13 | Beauty Salon | 83.1% |
Ties at a good address: Eye Care Center and Chiropractor Office are tied; Dentist Office and Acupuncture Clinic 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 Wilmington
- #1 Opening an Eye Care Center in Wilmington shows 77.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 56.4%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #2): 75.2% average in Wilmington. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 57.3%.
- #3 Dentist Office is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Wilmington: 75.3% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.0%.
- #4 Acupuncture Clinic: 75.0% on average across Wilmington; best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #8 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Wilmington shows 75.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 58.1%.
Strong Performers in Wilmington
- #9 Clothing Store (Ranked #9): 74.2% average in Wilmington. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 51.2%.
- #10 Convenience Store is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Wilmington: 71.9% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 50.8%.
- #11 Cosmetics Shop: 72.5% on average across Wilmington; best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #12 Opening a Day Care Center in Wilmington shows 71.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.6%; lower-end sites show 52.7%.
- #13 Beauty Salon (Ranked #13): 76.4% average in Wilmington. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 51.6%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Eye Care Center: 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 Wilmington make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing an address that maximizes your Revenue Capture Score in Wilmington 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
- Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- 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 Wilmington?
The top businesses to open next in Wilmington:
- Eye Care Centers: 77.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 75.2% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 75.3% average survival rate
Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. 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. A housing vacancy rate of 3.1% means the Census estimates that share of Wilmington's homes and apartments to be vacant; the model reads it as one input among many. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Wilmington are currently available and how they score.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Wilmington.
What type of business should you rent your Wilmington storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Eye Care Centers, Chiropractor Offices, and Dentist Offices at the top of the survivability rankings for Wilmington, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. 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 Wilmington storefront to an Eye Care Center?
According to our 2026 survivability model, an Eye Care Center leads all business categories for Wilmington landlords: 90.0% at the best addresses and 56.4% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.
- 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 Wilmington?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Wilmington address is the projected chance a business of your type is still operating two years from now: check it early.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- The most current survivability data for Wilmington is on StreetSpring, and a free 10-minute trial is enough to check your specific address.
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Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. 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.