Business Survivability in Hollis, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Hollis is a Chiropractor Office with a 74.0% 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 Chiropractor Office in Hollis (74.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #121 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 58.8% 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
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Hollis 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 Hollis is a Chiropractor Office with a 74.0% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Clothing Store with a 71.8% chance, followed by a Convenience Store with a 76.1% chance.
Is Hollis a good place to start a business?
Among the 180 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around New York City, Hollis ranks #121 for business survivability, with an average 58.8% chance of lasting two or more years.
- In Hollis, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 16.0 points above that type's average.
- But at poorly chosen addresses within Hollis, 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 93.5% employment rate in Hollis supports consumer spending, while its 7.2% 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 Hollis?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Hollis, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Chiropractor Office in Hollis:
This map shows the optimal location for a Chiropractor Office in Hollis based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. The prediction model incorporates hundreds of location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.
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What are the best businesses to open in Hollis?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 2 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 3 | Convenience Store | 84.0% |
| 4 | Bakery | 84.0% |
| 5 | Laundromat | 83.6% |
| 6 | Hair Salon | 83.6% |
| 7 | Spa | 83.6% |
| 8 | Cafe | 83.5% |
| 9 | Coffee Shop | 83.1% |
| 10 | Bar | 83.1% |
Ties at a good address: Convenience Store and Bakery are tied; Laundromat, Hair Salon and Spa are tied; Coffee Shop and Bar 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.
Highest Survivability in Hollis
- #1 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Hollis shows 74.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 56.4%.
- #2 Clothing Store (Ranked #2): 71.8% average in Hollis. Best-case storefronts: 84.6%. Challenging locations: 50.4%.
- #3 Convenience Store is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Hollis: 76.1% chance on average, best at 84.6%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #4 Bakery: 64.2% on average across Hollis; best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.0%.
- #5 Opening a Laundromat in Hollis shows 74.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.9%.
Strong Performers in Hollis
- #6 Hair Salon (Ranked #6): 74.7% average in Hollis. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.0%.
- #7 Spa is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Hollis: 65.0% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.0%.
- #8 Cafe: 76.0% on average across Hollis; best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.9%.
- #9 Opening a Coffee Shop in Hollis shows 68.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.0%.
- #10 Bar (Ranked #10): 59.1% average in Hollis. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Hollis 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 Hollis 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
- Different business models thrive in different micro-locations.
- Location is the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- 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.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What businesses should open next in Hollis?
The top businesses to open next in Hollis:
- Chiropractor Offices: 74.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Clothing Stores: 71.8% average survival rate
- Convenience Stores: 76.1% 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'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. Hollis's employment rate (93.5%) and housing vacancy rate (7.2%) are part of the Census context StreetSpring's model reads when it scores each business type at each address. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in Hollis today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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- See the New York City Business Survivability Rankings
- See the New York City Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across New York City neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Hollis.
What type of business should you rent your Hollis storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Hollis shows that Chiropractor Offices, Clothing Stores, and Convenience Stores rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- Location is the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Hollis: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Hollis storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Chiropractor Office ranks as the top tenant type for your Hollis storefront: best-case locations show a 90.0% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to 56.4%.
- 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 Hollis?
Before committing to any location in Hollis, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score: it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- StreetSpring uses its own proprietary forecasting tools to identify the Revenue Capture Score for each unique business.
- You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in Hollis with a free 10-minute trial of StreetSpring's live tool.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. 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.