Business Survivability in Kenwood, Minneapolis
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Kenwood is a Veterinary Clinic with a 83.1% 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 Kenwood (83.1% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #51 of 64 neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis
- Neighborhood average: 72.0% 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 Kenwood 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 Kenwood is a Veterinary Clinic with a 83.1% 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 81.0% chance, followed by a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 79.4% chance.
Is Kenwood a good place to start a business?
Kenwood is ranked number 51 of 64 neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis to start a business, with an average 72.0% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Kenwood, the top-ranked business type scores 6.9 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Kenwood can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Kenwood will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- The 9.9% housing vacancy rate in Kenwood 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 Kenwood?
Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in Kenwood that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Veterinary Clinic in Kenwood:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Veterinary Clinic in Kenwood. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes hundreds of factors across competition, spending on the specific potential business, projected revenue, projected market share, Revenue Capture Score, mobility patterns, and many more.
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What are the best businesses to open in Kenwood?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 86.6% |
| 3 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 86.2% |
| 4 | Eye Care Center | 85.8% |
| 5 | Acupuncture Clinic | 85.8% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 10 | Cafe | 83.1% |
| 11 | Cosmetics Shop | 82.8% |
| 12 | Day Care Center | 82.4% |
| 13 | Home Improvement Store | 82.3% |
Ties at a good address: Eye Care Center 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 Kenwood
- #1 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Kenwood: 83.1% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 71.3%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office: 81.0% on average across Kenwood; best at 88.3%, challenging at 68.3%.
- #3 Opening a Physical Therapy Clinic in Kenwood shows 79.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 88.3%; lower-end sites show 68.8%.
- #4 Eye Care Center (Ranked #4): 80.0% average in Kenwood. Best-case storefronts: 89.2%. Challenging locations: 66.2%.
- #5 Acupuncture Clinic is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Kenwood: 80.0% chance on average, best at 88.7%, challenging at 67.9%.
Strong Performers in Kenwood
- #9 Convenience Store: 77.6% on average across Kenwood; best at 84.6%, challenging at 65.2%.
- #10 Opening a Cafe in Kenwood shows 72.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 83.6%; lower-end sites show 59.2%.
- #11 Cosmetics Shop (Ranked #11): 75.5% average in Kenwood. Best-case storefronts: 84.6%. Challenging locations: 60.7%.
- #12 Day Care Center is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in Kenwood: 74.7% chance on average, best at 84.2%, challenging at 61.7%.
- #13 Home Improvement Store: 74.6% on average across Kenwood; best at 83.6%, challenging at 64.8%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Kenwood make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, following the survivability data rather than relying on intuition or foot traffic estimates in Kenwood 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
- Even within a high-performing neighborhood, the best location varies by business type: StreetSpring scores each combination separately.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- 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 provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What businesses should open next in Kenwood?
The top businesses to open next in Kenwood:
- Veterinary Clinics: 83.1% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 81.0% average survival rate
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 79.4% average survival rate
For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. 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. Kenwood sits at 94.5% employment and 9.9% housing vacancy in Census data, context the model reads alongside competition and consumer spending. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring regularly updates every location's survivability score: you can see current scores for available storefronts in Kenwood right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Kenwood.
What type of business should you rent your Kenwood storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Kenwood shows that Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Physical Therapy Clinics rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types. With StreetSpring, you can rank every potential tenant type by survivability score at your property address before committing to a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Minneapolis Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Kenwood storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
According to our 2026 survivability model, a Veterinary Clinic leads all business categories for Kenwood landlords: 90.0% at the best addresses and 71.3% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What should I consider when opening a business in Kenwood?
When evaluating potential locations in Kenwood, start with the Survivability Score. It accounts for competition, spending, mobility, and market share in a single figure.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
- Start with a free 10-minute trial: check the current survivability score for any Kenwood address on StreetSpring.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. 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.