Business Survivability in Jamaica Estates, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Jamaica Estates is a Chiropractor Office with a 83.2% 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 Jamaica Estates (83.2% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #60 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 64.5% 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 Jamaica Estates 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 Jamaica Estates is a Chiropractor Office with a 83.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.6% chance; next is an Eye Care Center with a 74.2% chance, followed by an Acupuncture Clinic with a 75.1% chance.
Is Jamaica Estates a good place to start a business?
In New York City's survivability rankings, Jamaica Estates comes in at #60 of 180 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 64.5% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Jamaica Estates, the top-ranked business type scores 6.4 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Jamaica Estates for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- The 92.2% employment rate in Jamaica Estates supports consumer spending, while its 6.4% 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 Jamaica Estates?
StreetSpring scores each block in Jamaica Estates so you can see which ones give a business the best two-year chance. Here is the top survivability address for a Chiropractor Office in Jamaica Estates, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Chiropractor Office in Jamaica Estates. These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.
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What are the best businesses to open in Jamaica Estates?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 2 | Eye Care Center | 86.6% |
| 3 | Acupuncture Clinic | 85.8% |
| 4 | Dermatology Clinic | 85.8% |
| 8 | Smoke Shop | 85.0% |
| 9 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 10 | Convenience Store | 84.1% |
| 11 | Veterinary Clinic | 83.6% |
| 12 | Spa | 83.6% |
| 13 | Bar | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Acupuncture Clinic and Dermatology Clinic are tied; Veterinary Clinic, Spa 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.
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 Jamaica Estates
- #1 Chiropractor Office: 83.2% on average across Jamaica Estates; best at 89.6%, challenging at 58.1%.
- #2 Opening an Eye Care Center in Jamaica Estates shows 74.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 56.0%.
- #3 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #3): 75.1% average in Jamaica Estates. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 56.4%.
- #4 Dermatology Clinic is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Jamaica Estates: 75.1% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #8 Smoke Shop: 73.2% on average across Jamaica Estates; best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
Strong Performers in Jamaica Estates
- #9 Opening a Clothing Store in Jamaica Estates shows 74.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 50.4%.
- #10 Convenience Store (Ranked #10): 76.8% average in Jamaica Estates. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 52.2%.
- #11 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in Jamaica Estates: 74.7% chance on average, best at 87.0%, challenging at 57.3%.
- #12 Spa: 72.3% on average across Jamaica Estates; best at 84.0%, challenging at 52.0%.
- #13 Opening a Bar in Jamaica Estates shows 69.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Jamaica Estates make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, going with one of the top-scoring locations in the neighborhood rather than an average one in Jamaica Estates 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.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- 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 Jamaica Estates?
The top businesses to open next in Jamaica Estates:
- Chiropractor Offices: 83.2% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Eye Care Centers: 74.2% average survival rate
- Acupuncture Clinics: 75.1% average survival rate
These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. 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. StreetSpring's model accounts for Jamaica Estates's 92.2% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. 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 Jamaica Estates right now.
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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 Jamaica Estates.
What type of business should you rent your Jamaica Estates storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Jamaica Estates, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Chiropractor Offices, Eye Care Centers, and Acupuncture Clinics.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront. 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 Jamaica Estates storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Yes, our 2026 model places a Chiropractor Office at the top of the survivability rankings for Jamaica Estates storefronts, with a best-case score of 89.6% and a floor of 58.1% at the most challenging addresses.
- 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 Jamaica Estates?
In Jamaica Estates, the first step in your site-selection decision is checking the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool starts with a free 10-minute trial: enter any address in Jamaica Estates to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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StreetSpring analyzes millions of data points with AI to forecast business survivability. 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.