Business Survivability in West Side, Minneapolis
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in West Side is an Eye Care Center with a 79.7% 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 West Side (79.7% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #37 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 West Side 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 West Side is an Eye Care Center with a 79.7% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.6% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 77.4% chance, followed by a Veterinary Clinic with a 77.4% chance.
Is West Side a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks West Side #37 of 64 neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis, with an average Survivability Score of 72.0% across the business types ranked there.
- In West Side, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 9.9 points above that type's average.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in West Side for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- With a 93.8% employment rate, West Side has the consumer spending foundation that supports a range of brick-and-mortar business types.
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 West Side?
StreetSpring scores each block in West Side so you can see which ones give a business the best two-year chance. Here is the top survivability address for an Eye Care Center in West Side, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
This map shows the optimal location for an Eye Care Center in West Side based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. 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 West Side?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eye Care Center | 88.7% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 87.4% |
| 3 | Veterinary Clinic | 86.6% |
| 4 | Dentist Office | 84.5% |
| 5 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 6 | Dermatology Clinic | 84.0% |
| 7 | Bike Shop | 83.6% |
| 14 | Bar | 83.6% |
| 16 | Salad Shop | 83.4% |
| 17 | Chicken Shop | 83.4% |
Ties at a good address: Bike Shop and Bar are tied; Salad Shop and Chicken 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 West Side
- #1 Eye Care Center: 79.7% on average across West Side; best at 89.6%, challenging at 61.1%.
- #2 Opening a Chiropractor Office in West Side shows 77.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 61.1%.
- #3 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #3): 77.4% average in West Side. Best-case storefronts: 88.7%. Challenging locations: 60.2%.
- #4 Dentist Office is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in West Side: 73.9% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 59.4%.
- #5 Clothing Store: 76.7% on average across West Side; best at 85.0%, challenging at 58.4%.
Strong Performers in West Side
- #6 Opening a Dermatology Clinic in West Side shows 73.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 58.6%.
- #7 Bike Shop (Ranked #7): 74.1% average in West Side. Best-case storefronts: 84.6%. Challenging locations: 54.4%.
- #14 Bar is ranked #14 for top businesses to open in West Side: 72.0% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 53.8%.
- #16 Salad Shop: 73.9% on average across West Side; best at 85.0%, challenging at 54.0%.
- #17 Opening a Chicken Shop in West Side shows 73.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 54.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in West Side make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing an address that maximizes your Revenue Capture Score in West Side 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
- Site-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- 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 generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What businesses should open next in West Side?
The top businesses to open next in West Side:
- Eye Care Centers: 79.7% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 77.4% average survival rate
- Veterinary Clinics: 77.4% average survival rate
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. 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. West Side's 93.8% employment rate and 3.5% housing vacancy rate are two of the Census characteristics the model reads when it ranks business types here. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in West Side 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 West Side.
What type of business should you rent your West Side storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in West Side are Eye Care Centers, Chiropractor Offices, and Veterinary Clinics.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site. Run your specific address through StreetSpring to see which tenant categories give you the best odds of stable, long-term occupancy.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Minneapolis Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your West Side storefront to an Eye Care Center?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, an Eye Care Center ranks as the top tenant type for your West Side storefront: best-case locations show a 89.6% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to 61.1%.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What should I consider when opening a business in West Side?
Location decisions in West Side should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- Revenue Capture Score comes first when comparing locations: it turns local competition and consumer spending into the share of revenue a business can expect to win.
- StreetSpring's custom-built forecasting infrastructure powers every survivability score, combining data science with commercial real estate intelligence.
- Start with a free 10-minute trial: check the current survivability score for any West Side 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.