Business Survivability in Oakwood Hills, Miami
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Oakwood Hills is a Veterinary Clinic with a 87.2% 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 Oakwood Hills (87.2% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #9 of 92 neighborhoods in and around Miami
- Neighborhood average: 80.1% 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 Oakwood Hills 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 Oakwood Hills is a Veterinary Clinic with a 87.2% 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 86.9% chance, followed by an Eye Care Center with a 85.0% chance. At a good address, Veterinary Clinic is tied with Chiropractor Office; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Oakwood Hills a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Oakwood Hills #9 of 92 neighborhoods in and around Miami, with an average Survivability Score of 80.1% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Oakwood Hills, the top-ranked business type scores 2.8 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Oakwood Hills can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Oakwood Hills could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- The 22.5% housing vacancy rate in Oakwood Hills 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 Oakwood Hills?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Oakwood Hills moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Veterinary Clinic in Oakwood Hills:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Veterinary Clinic in Oakwood Hills. StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. 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 Oakwood Hills?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 90.0% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 90.0% |
| 3 | Eye Care Center | 89.6% |
| 4 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 89.2% |
| 5 | Dentist Office | 89.2% |
| 9 | Clothing Store | 85.0% |
| 10 | Dance Club | 85.0% |
| 11 | Cosmetics Shop | 84.6% |
| 12 | Liquor Store | 84.6% |
| 21 | Tea Shop | 84.6% |
Ties at a good address: Veterinary Clinic and Chiropractor Office are tied; Physical Therapy Clinic and Dentist Office are tied; Clothing Store and Dance Club are tied; Cosmetics Shop, Liquor Store and Tea Shop 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 Oakwood Hills
- #1 Veterinary Clinic: 87.2% on average across Oakwood Hills; best at 90.0%, challenging at 84.0%.
- #2 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Oakwood Hills shows 86.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 81.9%.
- #3 Eye Care Center (Ranked #3): 85.0% average in Oakwood Hills. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 79.4%.
- #4 Physical Therapy Clinic is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Oakwood Hills: 86.1% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 80.2%.
- #5 Dentist Office: 86.0% on average across Oakwood Hills; best at 90.0%, challenging at 78.1%.
Strong Performers in Oakwood Hills
- #9 Opening a Clothing Store in Oakwood Hills shows 80.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 75.6%.
- #10 Dance Club (Ranked #10): 78.0% average in Oakwood Hills. Best-case storefronts: 85.1%. Challenging locations: 68.4%.
- #11 Cosmetics Shop is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in Oakwood Hills: 82.6% chance on average, best at 84.6%, challenging at 79.2%.
- #12 Liquor Store: 80.5% on average across Oakwood Hills; best at 85.0%, challenging at 74.6%.
- #21 Opening a Tea Shop in Oakwood Hills shows 79.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.6%; lower-end sites show 63.8%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Oakwood Hills make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Oakwood Hills 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.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What businesses should open next in Oakwood Hills?
The top businesses to open next in Oakwood Hills:
- Veterinary Clinics: 87.2% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 86.9% average survival rate
- Eye Care Centers: 85.0% average survival rate
StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. Our training data spans 500+ business types across 24 major metros, giving our models the breadth to predict outcomes across nearly any commercial concept. 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. With Oakwood Hills's 97.7% employment rate factored in, the businesses best positioned to succeed here are those that benefit from a well-employed, spending-capable local consumer base. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Oakwood Hills 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 Oakwood Hills.
What type of business should you rent your Oakwood Hills storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Oakwood Hills, Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Eye Care Centers 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.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Oakwood Hills: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Miami Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Oakwood Hills storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Veterinary Clinic as the highest-survivability tenant type for Oakwood Hills. The best addresses show a 90.0% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around 84.0%.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What should I consider when opening a business in Oakwood Hills?
Start any location decision in Oakwood Hills with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- 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.
- These insights come from StreetSpring's exclusive, in-house forecasting models.
- You can check the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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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 Miami are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Miami: /resources/data/miami-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.