Business Survivability in Seward, Minneapolis
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Seward is a Veterinary Clinic with a 83.6% 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 Seward (83.6% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #12 of 64 neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis
- Neighborhood average: 75.2% 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 Seward 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 Seward is a Veterinary Clinic with a 83.6% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.6% chance; next is a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 82.2% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 82.0% chance. At a good address, Veterinary Clinic is tied with Physical Therapy Clinic and Dentist Office; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Seward a good place to start a business?
Seward is ranked number 12 of 64 neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis to start a business, with an average 75.2% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Seward, the top-ranked business type scores 6.0 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Seward can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Seward will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- Seward has a housing vacancy rate of 4.4% in Census data: the share of its homes and apartments standing empty, one of the neighborhood characteristics StreetSpring's model reads.
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 Seward?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Seward for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Seward, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Veterinary Clinic in 2026:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Veterinary Clinic in Seward. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. 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 Seward?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.2% |
| 2 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 89.2% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 89.2% |
| 4 | Acupuncture Clinic | 88.7% |
| 7 | Eye Care Center | 88.7% |
| 9 | Dance Club | 85.6% |
| 10 | Smoke Shop | 84.6% |
| 11 | Tea Shop | 84.6% |
| 12 | Grocery Store | 84.6% |
| 13 | International Grocery Store | 84.6% |
Ties at a good address: Veterinary Clinic, Physical Therapy Clinic and Dentist Office are tied; Acupuncture Clinic and Eye Care Center are tied; Smoke Shop, Tea Shop, Grocery Store and International Grocery 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 Seward
- #1 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #1): 83.6% average in Seward. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 68.8%.
- #2 Physical Therapy Clinic is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Seward: 82.2% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 65.4%.
- #3 Dentist Office: 82.0% on average across Seward; best at 89.6%, challenging at 66.2%.
- #4 Opening an Acupuncture Clinic in Seward shows 82.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 65.4%.
- #7 Eye Care Center (Ranked #7): 77.9% average in Seward. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 62.8%.
Strong Performers in Seward
- #9 Dance Club is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Seward: 77.3% chance on average, best at 86.0%, challenging at 58.1%.
- #10 Smoke Shop: 78.3% on average across Seward; best at 85.0%, challenging at 62.0%.
- #11 Opening a Tea Shop in Seward shows 77.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.6%; lower-end sites show 61.2%.
- #12 Grocery Store (Ranked #12): 76.6% average in Seward. Best-case storefronts: 84.6%. Challenging locations: 61.6%.
- #13 International Grocery Store is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Seward: 76.2% chance on average, best at 84.6%, challenging at 59.8%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Seward make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Seward 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.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What businesses should open next in Seward?
The top businesses to open next in Seward:
- Veterinary Clinics: 83.6% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 82.2% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 82.0% average survival rate
However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. The model draws from 100+ location-specific factors to generate each survivability score. 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 4.4% housing vacancy rate in Seward describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. StreetSpring regularly refreshes survivability scores to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Seward 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 Seward.
What type of business should you rent your Seward storefront to?
If you own commercial space in Seward, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to Veterinary Clinics, Physical Therapy Clinics, and Dentist Offices as the tenant types with the strongest projected longevity at this location.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. 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 Minneapolis Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Seward storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Veterinary Clinic in Seward: best-in-class addresses achieve 89.6% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at 68.8%.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What should I consider when opening a business in Seward?
In Seward, the first step in your site-selection decision is checking the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- 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's forecasting tools are purpose-built for commercial location decisions and are not available through any publicly accessible data source.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool starts with a free 10-minute trial: enter any address in Seward to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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StreetSpring uses AI to project business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods. 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.