Business Survivability in Hawthorne, Minneapolis
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Hawthorne is a Veterinary Clinic with a 85.0% 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: a Veterinary Clinic in Hawthorne (85.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #35 of 64 neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis
- Neighborhood average: 74.5% 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 Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne is a Veterinary Clinic with a 85.0% 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 84.3% chance, followed by a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with a 78.8% chance.
Is Hawthorne a good place to start a business?
Hawthorne holds the #35 position of 64 neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis for new business survivability, with an average score of 74.5% across the business types ranked there.
- In Hawthorne, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 5.0 points above that type's average.
- But at poorly chosen addresses within Hawthorne, even the top-ranked business types can fall well below the neighborhood average. Location selection remains critical: a promising concept at the wrong spot still carries significant risk.
- Hawthorne's employment rate of 90.1% and housing vacancy rate of 9.0% are two of the Census inputs StreetSpring's model reads for this neighborhood.
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 Hawthorne?
Rather than relying on neighborhood averages, StreetSpring's scoring tells you which specific addresses in Hawthorne give your concept the best odds of survival. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Hawthorne, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Veterinary Clinic in 2026:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Veterinary Clinic in Hawthorne. Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. 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 Hawthorne?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 90.0% |
| 2 | Eye Care Center | 89.2% |
| 3 | Mental Health Clinic | 87.4% |
| 4 | Acupuncture Clinic | 87.4% |
| 5 | Dermatology Clinic | 87.4% |
| 9 | Liquor Store | 84.6% |
| 10 | Furniture Store | 84.6% |
| 22 | Day Care Center | 83.3% |
| 23 | Pet Store | 83.2% |
| 24 | Pet Boarding Facility | 82.8% |
Ties at a good address: Mental Health Clinic, Acupuncture Clinic and Dermatology Clinic are tied; Liquor Store and Furniture Store 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 Hawthorne
- #1 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #1): 85.0% average in Hawthorne. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 62.8%.
- #2 Eye Care Center is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Hawthorne: 84.3% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 73.0%.
- #3 Mental Health Clinic: 78.8% on average across Hawthorne; best at 88.7%, challenging at 64.5%.
- #4 Opening an Acupuncture Clinic in Hawthorne shows 78.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 88.7%; lower-end sites show 64.5%.
- #5 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #5): 78.5% average in Hawthorne. Best-case storefronts: 88.3%. Challenging locations: 64.9%.
Strong Performers in Hawthorne
- #9 Liquor Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Hawthorne: 81.3% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 68.8%.
- #10 Furniture Store: 79.0% on average across Hawthorne; best at 85.0%, challenging at 67.4%.
- #22 Opening a Day Care Center in Hawthorne shows 74.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.6%; lower-end sites show 58.1%.
- #23 Pet Store (Ranked #23): 76.0% average in Hawthorne. Best-case storefronts: 84.1%. Challenging locations: 52.6%.
- #24 Pet Boarding Facility is ranked #24 for top businesses to open in Hawthorne: 76.1% chance on average, best at 84.1%, challenging at 53.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Mental Health Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Hawthorne make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, going with one of the top-scoring locations in the neighborhood rather than an average one in Hawthorne 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.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- Compare the Revenue Capture Score of each shortlisted address first: it is the top factor in choosing a location, and it estimates the revenue a business can capture there.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Hawthorne?
The top businesses to open next in Hawthorne:
- Veterinary Clinics: 85.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Eye Care Centers: 84.3% average survival rate
- Mental Health Clinics: 78.8% average survival rate
Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. We apply advanced machine learning to one of the largest commercial real estate outcome datasets in the country. 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 90.1% employment rate in Hawthorne is a key signal of consumer health, and the 9.0% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. StreetSpring regularly refreshes survivability scores to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Hawthorne are available right now and how they rank.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Hawthorne.
What type of business should you rent your Hawthorne storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Hawthorne are Veterinary Clinics, Eye Care Centers, and Mental Health Clinics.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. StreetSpring allows property owners to evaluate any address against 500+ business types, so you can prioritize the categories that score highest at your specific location.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Minneapolis Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Hawthorne storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
According to our 2026 survivability model, a Veterinary Clinic leads all business categories for Hawthorne landlords: 90.0% at the best addresses and 62.8% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Hawthorne?
When opening a business in Hawthorne, compare the Survivability Scores of your shortlisted addresses and favor the highest one your budget allows.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- These forecasts are generated using StreetSpring's unique analytical framework.
- You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in Hawthorne with a free 10-minute trial of StreetSpring's live tool.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has studied businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans, giving its predictions a scale of validation unmatched in site-selection tools. Aggregated survivability rankings for Minneapolis are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Minneapolis: /resources/data/minneapolis-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.