Business Survivability in Inwood, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Inwood is a Convenience Store with a 72.8% 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 Convenience Store in Inwood (72.8% average survival rate, 85.0% at best locations)
- Town rank: #9 of 9 towns around New York City
- Town average: an average Survivability Score of 58.6% 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 Inwood 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 Inwood is a Convenience Store with a 72.8% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 85.0% chance; next is a Clothing Store with a 69.0% chance, followed by a Cafe with a 69.2% chance.
Is Inwood a good place to start a business?
Inwood is ranked number 9 of 9 towns around New York City to start a business, with an average 58.6% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- The gap between the best addresses and the average for the top-ranked business type in Inwood is 12.2 points on the two-year chance.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Inwood can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Inwood will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- With a 88.2% employment rate, Inwood has the consumer spending foundation that supports a range of brick-and-mortar business types.
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 Inwood?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in Inwood produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. StreetSpring's 2026 model ranks this area #1 in Inwood for a Convenience Store:
This map shows the optimal location for a Convenience Store in Inwood based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. 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 Inwood?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 2 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 3 | Cafe | 83.9% |
| 4 | Coffee Shop | 83.6% |
| 5 | Hair Salon | 83.6% |
| 6 | Spa | 83.6% |
| 7 | Bar | 83.6% |
| 8 | Gym | 83.6% |
| 9 | Eye Care Center | 83.2% |
| 11 | Chiropractor Office | 80.2% |
Ties at a good address: Coffee Shop, Hair Salon, Spa, Bar and Gym 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 Inwood
- #1 Opening a Convenience Store in Inwood shows 72.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 50.4%.
- #2 Clothing Store (Ranked #2): 69.0% average in Inwood. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 49.4%.
- #3 Cafe is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Inwood: 69.2% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.9%.
- #4 Coffee Shop: 64.8% on average across Inwood; best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.0%.
- #5 Opening a Hair Salon in Inwood shows 64.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.4%.
Strong Performers in Inwood
- #6 Spa (Ranked #6): 63.5% average in Inwood. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.0%.
- #7 Bar is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Inwood: 62.2% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.0%.
- #8 Gym: 60.1% on average across Inwood; best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.0%.
- #9 Opening an Eye Care Center in Inwood shows 68.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.2%; lower-end sites show 56.0%.
- #11 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #11): 68.0% average in Inwood. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 56.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Inwood make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Inwood 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.
- 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 provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What businesses should open next in Inwood?
The top businesses to open next in Inwood:
- Convenience Stores: 72.8% average survival rate, 85.0% at the best address
- Clothing Stores: 69.0% average survival rate
- Cafes: 69.2% average survival rate
For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. 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 88.2% employment rate in Inwood is a key signal of consumer health, and the 7.9% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. StreetSpring regularly refreshes survivability scores to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Inwood are available right now and how they rank.
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- See the New York City Business Survivability Rankings
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- Explore Convenience Store survivability across New York City neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Inwood.
What type of business should you rent your Inwood storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the 3 best businesses to rent your storefront out to in Inwood are Convenience Stores, Clothing Stores, and Cafes.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types. Rather than guessing which tenant type will last, landlords can verify survivability for each category at their exact address using StreetSpring.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Inwood storefront to a Convenience Store?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Inwood in 2026, a Convenience Store posts the highest survivability ceiling at 85.0% and maintains a reasonable floor of 50.4%, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What should I consider when opening a business in Inwood?
Start any location decision in Inwood with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- 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.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own: built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data starts with a free 10-minute trial: begin with your top candidate locations in Inwood.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. 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.