Business Survivability in Ocean Parkway, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Ocean Parkway is an Eye Care Center with a 72.7% 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: an Eye Care Center in Ocean Parkway (72.7% average survival rate, 89.2% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #74 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 62.6% 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 Ocean Parkway 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 Ocean Parkway is an Eye Care Center with a 72.7% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.2% chance; next is a Convenience Store with a 78.5% chance, followed by a Clothing Store with a 77.8% chance.
Is Ocean Parkway a good place to start a business?
Among the 180 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around New York City, Ocean Parkway ranks #74 for business survivability, with an average 62.6% chance of lasting two or more years.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Ocean Parkway score 16.5 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Ocean Parkway can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
- At 94.2% employed, Ocean Parkway'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 Ocean Parkway?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in Ocean Parkway produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. The location below represents the address in Ocean Parkway with the highest projected survivability for an Eye Care Center:
This map shows the optimal location for an Eye Care Center in Ocean Parkway 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 Ocean Parkway?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eye Care Center | 87.4% |
| 2 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 3 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 4 | Cafe | 83.6% |
| 5 | Hair Salon | 83.6% |
| 6 | Spa | 83.6% |
| 7 | Gym | 83.6% |
| 8 | Coffee Shop | 83.6% |
| 9 | Bar | 83.4% |
| 10 | Chiropractor Office | 82.8% |
Ties at a good address: Cafe, Hair Salon, Spa, Gym and Coffee 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.
Highest Survivability in Ocean Parkway
- #1 Eye Care Center is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Ocean Parkway: 72.7% chance on average, best at 89.2%, challenging at 56.0%.
- #2 Convenience Store: 78.5% on average across Ocean Parkway; best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #3 Opening a Clothing Store in Ocean Parkway shows 77.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 49.0%.
- #4 Cafe (Ranked #4): 76.4% average in Ocean Parkway. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.0%.
- #5 Hair Salon is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Ocean Parkway: 70.0% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.0%.
Strong Performers in Ocean Parkway
- #6 Spa: 68.0% on average across Ocean Parkway; best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.0%.
- #7 Opening a Gym in Ocean Parkway shows 63.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.0%.
- #8 Coffee Shop (Ranked #8): 62.5% average in Ocean Parkway. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.0%.
- #9 Bar is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Ocean Parkway: 64.4% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.0%.
- #10 Chiropractor Office: 70.9% on average across Ocean Parkway; best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Ocean Parkway make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Ocean Parkway 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.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- 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.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What businesses should open next in Ocean Parkway?
The top businesses to open next in Ocean Parkway:
- Eye Care Centers: 72.7% average survival rate, 89.2% at the best address
- Convenience Stores: 78.5% average survival rate
- Clothing Stores: 77.8% average survival rate
For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. We apply advanced machine learning to one of the largest commercial real estate outcome datasets in the country. 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. Ocean Parkway's employment rate (94.2%) and housing vacancy rate (10.1%) are part of the Census context StreetSpring's model reads when it scores each business type at each address. StreetSpring regularly refreshes survivability scores to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Ocean Parkway are available right now and how they rank.
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- See the New York City Business Survivability Rankings
- See the New York City Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Eye Care Center survivability across New York City neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Ocean Parkway.
What type of business should you rent your Ocean Parkway storefront to?
For landlords in Ocean Parkway, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Eye Care Centers, Convenience Stores, and Clothing Stores as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- 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 Ocean Parkway storefront to an Eye Care Center?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that an Eye Care Center would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to, with a potential 89.2% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a 56.0% chance.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What should I consider when opening a business in Ocean Parkway?
When opening a business in Ocean Parkway, compare the Survivability Scores of your shortlisted addresses and favor the highest one your budget allows.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own: built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- You can check the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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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.