Business Survivability in Bayside, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Bayside is a Veterinary Clinic with a 73.9% 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 Bayside (73.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #86 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 61.3% 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 Bayside 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 Bayside is a Veterinary Clinic with a 73.9% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 78.4% chance, followed by an Acupuncture Clinic with a 70.5% chance.
Is Bayside a good place to start a business?
In New York City's survivability rankings, Bayside comes in at #86 of 180 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 61.3% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Bayside score 16.1 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Bayside can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
- At 94.5% employed, Bayside's consumer base has the spending capacity that makes the neighborhood viable for a wide range of business types, though location selection within the neighborhood still determines actual survivability.
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 Bayside?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in Bayside produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. StreetSpring's 2026 model ranks this area #1 in Bayside for a Veterinary Clinic:
The highlighted area represents the address in Bayside that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Veterinary Clinic survivability. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in Bayside?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 89.2% |
| 3 | Acupuncture Clinic | 84.5% |
| 4 | Convenience Store | 84.1% |
| 5 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 6 | Dentist Office | 84.0% |
| 10 | Laundromat | 83.6% |
| 11 | Hair Salon | 83.6% |
| 12 | Coffee Shop | 83.6% |
| 13 | Spa | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Convenience Store and Clothing Store are tied; Laundromat, Hair Salon, Coffee Shop and Spa 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 Bayside
- #1 Veterinary Clinic: 73.9% on average across Bayside; best at 90.0%, challenging at 57.3%.
- #2 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Bayside shows 78.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 56.8%.
- #3 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #3): 70.5% average in Bayside. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 56.0%.
- #4 Convenience Store is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Bayside: 75.6% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #5 Clothing Store: 71.3% on average across Bayside; best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.0%.
Strong Performers in Bayside
- #6 Opening a Dentist Office in Bayside shows 70.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 56.0%.
- #10 Laundromat (Ranked #10): 70.4% average in Bayside. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.4%.
- #11 Hair Salon is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in Bayside: 70.3% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #12 Coffee Shop: 68.1% on average across Bayside; best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.4%.
- #13 Opening a Spa in Bayside shows 67.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Bayside 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 Bayside 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 the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- 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 address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What businesses should open next in Bayside?
The top businesses to open next in Bayside:
- Veterinary Clinics: 73.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 78.4% average survival rate
- Acupuncture Clinics: 70.5% average survival rate
The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. 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 survivability rankings for Bayside draw on real Census conditions, including 94.5% employment and 7.7% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. Survivability scores are recalculated regularly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift: visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Bayside right now.
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- See the New York City Business Survivability Rankings
- See the New York City Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across New York City neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Bayside.
What type of business should you rent your Bayside storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Bayside, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Acupuncture Clinics.
- Location is the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. 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 New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Bayside storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Bayside in 2026, a Veterinary Clinic posts the highest survivability ceiling at 90.0% and maintains a reasonable floor of 57.3%, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What should I consider when opening a business in Bayside?
Don't commit to a storefront in Bayside without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- Start a free 10-minute trial on StreetSpring to see the current survivability score for any address in Bayside.
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Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. 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.