Business Survivability in Whittier, Minneapolis
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Whittier is an Eye Care Center with a 86.7% 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 Whittier (86.7% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #2 of 64 neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis
- Neighborhood average: 80.0% 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 Whittier 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 Whittier is an Eye Care Center with a 86.7% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Veterinary Clinic with a 87.6% chance, followed by a Chiropractor Office with a 86.2% chance.
Is Whittier a good place to start a business?
In Minneapolis's survivability rankings, Whittier comes in at #2 of 64 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 80.0% across the business types ranked there.
- The gap between the best addresses and the average for the top-ranked business type in Whittier is 3.3 points on the two-year chance.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in Whittier can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- With 88.3% of the local population employed, Whittier presents a stable consumer base: particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
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 Whittier?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Whittier offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. The location below represents the address in Whittier with the highest projected survivability for an Eye Care Center:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for an Eye Care Center in Whittier. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. 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 Whittier?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eye Care Center | 90.0% |
| 2 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 3 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 4 | Acupuncture Clinic | 89.2% |
| 5 | Mental Health Clinic | 89.2% |
| 9 | Dance Club | 85.1% |
| 10 | Convenience Store | 85.0% |
| 11 | Furniture Store | 85.0% |
| 21 | Salad Shop | 84.6% |
| 22 | Chicken Shop | 84.6% |
Ties at a good address: Veterinary Clinic and Chiropractor Office are tied; Acupuncture Clinic and Mental Health Clinic are tied; Convenience Store and Furniture Store 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 Whittier
- #1 Eye Care Center is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Whittier: 86.7% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 75.1%.
- #2 Veterinary Clinic: 87.6% on average across Whittier; best at 90.0%, challenging at 81.5%.
- #3 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Whittier shows 86.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 80.2%.
- #4 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #4): 83.6% average in Whittier. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 62.4%.
- #5 Mental Health Clinic is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Whittier: 83.6% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 62.4%.
Strong Performers in Whittier
- #9 Dance Club: 80.6% on average across Whittier; best at 85.6%, challenging at 70.7%.
- #10 Opening a Convenience Store in Whittier shows 81.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 69.7%.
- #11 Furniture Store (Ranked #11): 81.6% average in Whittier. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 69.2%.
- #21 Salad Shop is ranked #21 for top businesses to open in Whittier: 81.2% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 69.2%.
- #22 Chicken Shop: 81.1% on average across Whittier; best at 85.0%, challenging at 68.8%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Whittier make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Whittier 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.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- 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 Whittier?
The top businesses to open next in Whittier:
- Eye Care Centers: 86.7% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Veterinary Clinics: 87.6% average survival rate
- Chiropractor Offices: 86.2% average survival rate
For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. 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. Whittier's employment rate (88.3%) and housing vacancy rate (7.7%) are part of the Census context StreetSpring's model reads when it scores each business type at each address. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Whittier. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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- See the Minneapolis Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Minneapolis Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Eye Care Center survivability across Minneapolis neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Whittier.
What type of business should you rent your Whittier storefront to?
If you own commercial space in Whittier, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to Eye Care Centers, Veterinary Clinics, and Chiropractor Offices as the tenant types with the strongest projected longevity at this location.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does. 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 Whittier storefront to an Eye Care Center?
Yes, our 2026 model places an Eye Care Center at the top of the survivability rankings for Whittier storefronts, with a best-case score of 90.0% and a floor of 75.1% at the most challenging addresses.
- 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 Whittier?
When opening a business in Whittier, 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.
- Every survivability score is produced by StreetSpring's private prediction engine, not available through any other platform.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores start with a free 10-minute trial: check your specific address now.
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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 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.