Business Survivability in Clove Lake, New York City

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Clove Lake is a Veterinary Clinic with a 87.8% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Clove Lake (87.8% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
  • Neighborhood rank: #14 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
  • Neighborhood average: 73.8% 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 Clove Lake is a Veterinary Clinic with a 87.8% 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 83.4% chance, followed by an Eye Care Center with a 79.7% chance.


Is Clove Lake a good place to start a business?

StreetSpring ranks Clove Lake #14 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City, with an average Survivability Score of 73.8% across the business types ranked there.

  • For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Clove Lake score 2.2 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
  • Even so, the weakest addresses in Clove Lake for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
  • At 97.3% employed, Clove Lake'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 Clove Lake?

Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in Clove Lake that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. Here is the top survivability address for a Veterinary Clinic in Clove Lake, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:

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According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Veterinary Clinic in Clove Lake. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes hundreds of factors across competition, spending on the specific potential business, projected revenue, projected market share, Revenue Capture Score, mobility patterns, and many more.

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What are the best businesses to open in Clove Lake?

#Business typeChance of lasting two or more years at a good address
1Veterinary Clinic90.0%
2Chiropractor Office89.6%
3Eye Care Center89.2%
4Dermatology Clinic87.0%
5Physical Therapy Clinic86.6%
9Shoe Store84.1%
10Thrift Store84.1%
17Chicken Shop83.7%
18Salad Shop83.7%
19Bar83.6%

Ties at a good address: Shoe Store and Thrift Store are tied; Chicken Shop and Salad 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 Clove Lake

  • #1 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #1): 87.8% average in Clove Lake. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 78.5%.
  • #2 Chiropractor Office is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Clove Lake: 83.4% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 71.3%.
  • #3 Eye Care Center: 79.7% on average across Clove Lake; best at 90.0%, challenging at 65.8%.
  • #4 Opening a Dermatology Clinic in Clove Lake shows 78.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.2%; lower-end sites show 60.2%.
  • #5 Physical Therapy Clinic (Ranked #5): 78.5% average in Clove Lake. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 60.7%.

Strong Performers in Clove Lake

  • #9 Shoe Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Clove Lake: 74.2% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 59.4%.
  • #10 Thrift Store: 74.2% on average across Clove Lake; best at 85.0%, challenging at 59.4%.
  • #17 Opening a Chicken Shop in Clove Lake shows 73.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.6%; lower-end sites show 58.9%.
  • #18 Salad Shop (Ranked #18): 73.9% average in Clove Lake. Best-case storefronts: 84.6%. Challenging locations: 58.9%.
  • #19 Bar is ranked #19 for top businesses to open in Clove Lake: 79.7% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 72.8%.

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How much money could a business in Clove Lake make?

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Clove Lake 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

  • Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
  • Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
  • 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.
  • StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.

What businesses should open next in Clove Lake?

The top businesses to open next in Clove Lake:

  • Veterinary Clinics: 87.8% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
  • Chiropractor Offices: 83.4% average survival rate
  • Eye Care Centers: 79.7% average survival rate

However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. Our analysis covers every major metro in the country: 24 cities and 180 million++ consumers. 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 Clove Lake draw on real Census conditions, including 97.3% employment and 6.5% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Clove Lake. 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 Clove Lake.


What type of business should you rent your Clove Lake storefront to?

Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Clove Lake, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Eye Care Centers.

  • Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
  • StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types. StreetSpring allows property owners to evaluate any address against 500+ business types, so you can prioritize the categories that score highest at your specific location.

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


Should you rent your Clove Lake storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?

According to our 2026 survivability model, a Veterinary Clinic leads all business categories for Clove Lake landlords: 90.0% at the best addresses and 78.5% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.

  • StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.

What should I consider when opening a business in Clove Lake?

StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Clove Lake address is the projected chance a business of your type is still operating two years from now: check it early.

  • 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.
  • The underlying models are StreetSpring's own: built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
  • Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Clove Lake, starting with a free 10-minute trial.

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Powered by machine learning models trained on real business outcomes, StreetSpring delivers actionable insights. 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.