Business Survivability in Bath Beach, New York City

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Bath Beach is a Chiropractor Office with a 77.9% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.

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Quick Summary

  • Survivability Score: the projected chance a business type lasts two or more years at a specific address
  • Best business: a Chiropractor Office in Bath Beach (77.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
  • Neighborhood rank: #73 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
  • Neighborhood average: 62.2% 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

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Summary

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Bath Beach is a Chiropractor Office with a 77.9% 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 72.7% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 72.4% chance. At a good address, Chiropractor Office is tied with Veterinary Clinic; the published file ranks it first on its average.


Is Bath Beach a good place to start a business?

StreetSpring ranks Bath Beach #73 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City, with an average Survivability Score of 62.2% across the business types ranked there.

  • In Bath Beach, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 12.1 points above that type's average.
  • But at poorly chosen addresses within Bath Beach, 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.
  • The 91.9% employment rate in Bath Beach supports consumer spending, while its 7.7% housing vacancy rate measures the share of homes and apartments standing empty: the model reads both as neighborhood characteristics.

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 Bath Beach?

StreetSpring's Bath Beach data goes block by block (not just neighborhood averages) so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. StreetSpring's 2026 model ranks this area #1 in Bath Beach for a Chiropractor Office:

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Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Chiropractor Office in Bath Beach. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.

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What are the best businesses to open in Bath Beach?

#Business typeChance of lasting two or more years at a good address
1Chiropractor Office89.6%
2Veterinary Clinic89.6%
3Dentist Office85.3%
4Dermatology Clinic85.3%
8Convenience Store84.6%
9Clothing Store84.1%
10Cafe84.0%
11Hair Salon84.0%
12Eye Care Center84.0%
13Bar83.7%

Ties at a good address: Chiropractor Office and Veterinary Clinic are tied; Dentist Office and Dermatology Clinic are tied; Cafe, Hair Salon and Eye Care Center 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 Bath Beach

  • #1 Chiropractor Office: 77.9% on average across Bath Beach; best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.0%.
  • #2 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Bath Beach shows 72.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 56.0%.
  • #3 Dentist Office (Ranked #3): 72.4% average in Bath Beach. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 56.0%.
  • #4 Dermatology Clinic is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Bath Beach: 71.6% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 56.0%.
  • #8 Convenience Store: 78.4% on average across Bath Beach; best at 85.0%, challenging at 51.2%.

Strong Performers in Bath Beach

  • #9 Opening a Clothing Store in Bath Beach shows 76.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 49.4%.
  • #10 Cafe (Ranked #10): 73.2% average in Bath Beach. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.0%.
  • #11 Hair Salon is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in Bath Beach: 70.9% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.4%.
  • #12 Eye Care Center: 70.0% on average across Bath Beach; best at 88.7%, challenging at 56.0%.
  • #13 Opening a Bar in Bath Beach shows 66.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.0%.

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How much money could a business in Bath Beach make?

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing a high-performing site for your concept in Bath Beach 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 selection requires evaluating the specific combination of your business type and the exact address: neighborhood-level data is only the starting point.
  • Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance 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.
  • Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.

What businesses should open next in Bath Beach?

The top businesses to open next in Bath Beach:

  • Chiropractor Offices: 77.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
  • Veterinary Clinics: 72.7% average survival rate
  • Dentist Offices: 72.4% average survival rate

These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. StreetSpring measures competition through a 30-factor framework layered on top of proprietary consumer spending forecasts and mobility models. 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 91.9% employment rate in Bath Beach is a key signal of consumer health, and the 7.7% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. Survivability scores are live, not static: StreetSpring updates them regularly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Bath Beach and how each address is scoring right now.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Bath Beach.


What type of business should you rent your Bath Beach storefront to?

According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Bath Beach are Chiropractor Offices, Veterinary Clinics, and Dentist Offices.

  • Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
  • Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.

Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity


Should you rent your Bath Beach storefront to a Chiropractor Office?

According to our 2026 survivability model, a Chiropractor Office leads all business categories for Bath Beach landlords: 90.0% at the best addresses and 56.0% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.

  • Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.

What should I consider when opening a business in Bath Beach?

When opening a business in Bath Beach, compare the Survivability Scores of your shortlisted addresses and favor the highest one your budget allows.

  • Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
  • StreetSpring uses its own proprietary forecasting tools to identify the Revenue Capture Score for each unique business.
  • Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Bath Beach, starting with a free 10-minute trial.

See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.


StreetSpring uses AI to project business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods. Aggregated survivability rankings for New York City are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.

Full dataset for New York City: /resources/data/new-york-city-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.