Business Survivability in Weequahic, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Weequahic is a Convenience Store with a 78.7% 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: a Convenience Store in Weequahic (78.7% average survival rate, 85.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #138 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 58.6% 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 Weequahic 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 Weequahic is a Convenience Store with a 78.7% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 85.0% chance; next is a Cafe with a 78.8% chance, followed by a Clothing Store with a 70.3% chance.
Is Weequahic a good place to start a business?
In New York City's survivability rankings, Weequahic comes in at #138 of 180 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 58.6% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Weequahic score 6.3 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- Still, those same business types at weaker addresses in Weequahic can score well below the neighborhood mean. Even the most viable concept here requires the right address to reach its potential.
- Housing vacancy in Weequahic sits at 6.9%, a Census figure that StreetSpring's model reads for every business type it scores here.
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 Weequahic?
Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in Weequahic that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. Here is the top survivability address for a Convenience Store in Weequahic, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Convenience Store in Weequahic. Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. The model evaluates hundreds of factors, from primary and secondary competition to forecasted spend, site accessibility, and local market share potential.
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What are the best businesses to open in Weequahic?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 84.1% |
| 2 | Cafe | 83.6% |
| 3 | Clothing Store | 83.6% |
| 4 | Laundromat | 83.6% |
| 5 | Bar | 83.1% |
| 6 | Coffee Shop | 83.1% |
| 8 | Chiropractor Office | 75.1% |
| 9 | Dentist Office | 74.7% |
| 10 | Dermatology Clinic | 74.3% |
| 23 | Veterinary Clinic | 72.6% |
Ties at a good address: Cafe, Clothing Store and Laundromat are tied; Bar 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 Weequahic
- #1 Convenience Store is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Weequahic: 78.7% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 51.7%.
- #2 Cafe: 78.8% on average across Weequahic; best at 84.0%, challenging at 51.6%.
- #3 Opening a Clothing Store in Weequahic shows 70.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.1%; lower-end sites show 51.7%.
- #4 Laundromat (Ranked #4): 68.6% average in Weequahic. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.4%.
- #5 Bar is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Weequahic: 65.1% chance on average, best at 83.6%, challenging at 48.4%.
Strong Performers in Weequahic
- #6 Coffee Shop: 61.1% on average across Weequahic; best at 83.6%, challenging at 48.4%.
- #8 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Weequahic shows 65.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 56.4%.
- #9 Dentist Office (Ranked #9): 66.0% average in Weequahic. Best-case storefronts: 86.6%. Challenging locations: 56.4%.
- #10 Dermatology Clinic is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Weequahic: 66.0% chance on average, best at 85.3%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #23 Veterinary Clinic: 63.8% on average across Weequahic; best at 78.1%, challenging at 56.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Weequahic make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Weequahic 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.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- The Revenue Capture Score is the most important factor in choosing a location: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What businesses should open next in Weequahic?
The top businesses to open next in Weequahic:
- Convenience Stores: 78.7% average survival rate, 85.0% at the best address
- Cafes: 78.8% average survival rate
- Clothing Stores: 70.3% average survival rate
Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. Our analysis covers every major metro in the country: 24 cities and 180 million++ consumers. 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 6.9% housing vacancy rate in Weequahic describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring regularly recalculates survivability for every location in Weequahic, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data: check current locations now.
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- See the New York City Business Survivability Rankings
- See the New York City Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Convenience Store survivability across New York City neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Weequahic.
What type of business should you rent your Weequahic storefront to?
If you own commercial space in Weequahic, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to Convenience Stores, Cafes, and Clothing Stores as the tenant types with the strongest projected longevity at this location.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does. Run your specific address through StreetSpring to see which tenant categories give you the best odds of stable, long-term occupancy.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Weequahic storefront to a Convenience Store?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Convenience Store ranks as the top tenant type for your Weequahic storefront: best-case locations show a 85.0% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to 51.7%.
- 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 Weequahic?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Weequahic address is the projected chance a business of your type is still operating two years from now: check it early.
- Revenue Capture Score comes first when comparing locations: it turns local competition and consumer spending into the share of revenue a business can expect to win.
- StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
- You can check the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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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.