Business Survivability in Sunset Park, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Sunset Park is an Eye Care Center with a 80.4% 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 Sunset Park (80.4% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #32 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 69.5% 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 Sunset Park 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 Sunset Park is an Eye Care Center with a 80.4% 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 78.0% chance, followed by a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with a 71.5% chance.
Is Sunset Park a good place to start a business?
Sunset Park holds the #32 position of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City for new business survivability, with an average score of 69.5% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Sunset Park, the top-ranked business type scores 9.6 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in Sunset Park can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- With 93.3% of the local population employed, Sunset Park presents a stable consumer base: particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
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 Sunset Park?
The right address in Sunset Park can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. StreetSpring's 2026 model ranks this area #1 in Sunset Park for an Eye Care Center:
This map shows the optimal location for an Eye Care Center in Sunset Park based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. 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 Sunset Park?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eye Care Center | 89.2% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 88.7% |
| 3 | Mental Health Clinic | 85.3% |
| 4 | Acupuncture Clinic | 85.3% |
| 8 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 18 | Cafe | 84.0% |
| 19 | Hair Salon | 84.0% |
| 20 | Coffee Shop | 84.0% |
| 21 | Bar | 83.7% |
Ties at a good address: Mental Health Clinic and Acupuncture Clinic are tied; Clothing Store and Convenience Store are tied; Cafe, Hair Salon 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.
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 Sunset Park
- #1 Opening an Eye Care Center in Sunset Park shows 80.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 56.4%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #2): 78.0% average in Sunset Park. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 56.4%.
- #3 Mental Health Clinic is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Sunset Park: 71.5% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #4 Acupuncture Clinic: 71.4% on average across Sunset Park; best at 89.6%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #8 Opening a Clothing Store in Sunset Park shows 80.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 54.8%.
Strong Performers in Sunset Park
- #9 Convenience Store (Ranked #9): 80.2% average in Sunset Park. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 50.8%.
- #18 Cafe is ranked #18 for top businesses to open in Sunset Park: 77.0% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.4%.
- #19 Hair Salon: 74.3% on average across Sunset Park; best at 84.0%, challenging at 49.8%.
- #20 Opening a Coffee Shop in Sunset Park shows 71.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.0%.
- #21 Bar (Ranked #21): 73.7% average in Sunset Park. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Mental Health Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Sunset Park make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations for your business in Sunset Park 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
- No two business types have identical location needs; survivability scores reflect these differences at the address level.
- 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.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What businesses should open next in Sunset Park?
The top businesses to open next in Sunset Park:
- Eye Care Centers: 80.4% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 78.0% average survival rate
- Mental Health Clinics: 71.5% 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. Sunset Park's employment rate (93.3%) and housing vacancy rate (8.5%) are part of the Census context StreetSpring's model reads when it scores each business type at each address. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Sunset Park. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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- Explore Eye Care Center survivability across New York City neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Sunset Park.
What type of business should you rent your Sunset Park storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the tenant types with the best odds of staying open and paying rent for two or more years in Sunset Park are Eye Care Centers, Chiropractor Offices, and Mental Health Clinics.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood. Landlords can use StreetSpring to match their exact address to the tenant types most likely to stay open and paying rent for two or more years.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Sunset Park 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 90.0% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a 56.4% chance.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What should I consider when opening a business in Sunset Park?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Sunset Park address is the projected chance a business of your type is still operating two years from now: check it early.
- The single most important number in a location decision is the Revenue Capture Score, StreetSpring's proprietary estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- These predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
- You can check the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring, 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.