Business Survivability in Bushwick, New York City

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Bushwick is a Chiropractor Office with a 76.9% 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 Bushwick (76.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
  • Neighborhood rank: #30 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
  • Neighborhood average: 69.2% 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 Bushwick is a Chiropractor Office with a 76.9% 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 69.5% chance, followed by an Eye Care Center with a 82.5% chance. At a good address, Chiropractor Office is tied with Veterinary Clinic; the published file ranks it first on its average.


Is Bushwick a good place to start a business?

Bushwick is ranked number 30 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City to start a business, with an average 69.2% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.

  • In Bushwick, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 13.1 points above that type's average.
  • Even so, the weakest addresses in Bushwick for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
  • The 91.2% employment rate in Bushwick supports consumer spending, while its 5.9% 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 Bushwick?

StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Bushwick, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for a Chiropractor Office in Bushwick per 2026 data:

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StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Chiropractor Office in Bushwick. Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform, and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. 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 Bushwick?

#Business typeChance of lasting two or more years at a good address
1Chiropractor Office89.6%
2Veterinary Clinic89.6%
3Eye Care Center88.7%
4Dermatology Clinic88.3%
5Physical Therapy Clinic88.3%
9Convenience Store84.6%
10Clothing Store84.1%
13Cafe84.0%
14Coffee Shop84.0%
15Spa84.0%

Ties at a good address: Chiropractor Office and Veterinary Clinic are tied; Dermatology Clinic and Physical Therapy Clinic are tied; Cafe, 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 Bushwick

  • #1 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #1): 76.9% average in Bushwick. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 58.1%.
  • #2 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Bushwick: 69.5% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.4%.
  • #3 Eye Care Center: 82.5% on average across Bushwick; best at 90.0%, challenging at 60.2%.
  • #4 Opening a Dermatology Clinic in Bushwick shows 71.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 56.4%.
  • #5 Physical Therapy Clinic (Ranked #5): 71.4% average in Bushwick. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 56.4%.

Strong Performers in Bushwick

  • #9 Convenience Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Bushwick: 81.3% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 54.4%.
  • #10 Clothing Store: 81.5% on average across Bushwick; best at 84.6%, challenging at 52.2%.
  • #13 Opening a Cafe in Bushwick shows 78.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.9%.
  • #14 Coffee Shop (Ranked #14): 71.0% average in Bushwick. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.0%.
  • #15 Spa is ranked #15 for top businesses to open in Bushwick: 70.3% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.0%.

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How much money could a business in Bushwick make?

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting a storefront that StreetSpring ranks in the top tier for your business type in Bushwick 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

  • Location fit is business-type-specific: a spot that's ideal for a coffee shop may underperform for a nail salon at the same address.
  • Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
  • 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.
  • Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.

What businesses should open next in Bushwick?

The top businesses to open next in Bushwick:

  • Chiropractor Offices: 76.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
  • Veterinary Clinics: 69.5% average survival rate
  • Eye Care Centers: 82.5% average survival rate

Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform, and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. 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. The survivability rankings for Bushwick draw on real Census conditions, including 91.2% employment and 5.9% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Bushwick. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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


What type of business should you rent your Bushwick storefront to?

Our 2026 survivability data for Bushwick shows that Chiropractor Offices, Veterinary Clinics, and Eye Care Centers rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.

  • Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
  • Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront. 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 New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity


Should you rent your Bushwick storefront to a Chiropractor Office?

StreetSpring's data confirms a Chiropractor Office as the highest-survivability tenant type for Bushwick. The best addresses show a 90.0% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around 58.1%.

  • 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 Bushwick?

Before committing to any location in Bushwick, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score: it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.

  • 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 survivability scores start with a free 10-minute trial: check your specific address now.

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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.