Business Survivability in Woodlawn, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Woodlawn is a Convenience Store with a 70.3% 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 Woodlawn (70.3% average survival rate, 85.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #104 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 61.6% 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 Woodlawn 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 Woodlawn is a Convenience Store with a 70.3% 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 68.7% chance, followed by a Cafe with a 71.8% chance.
Is Woodlawn a good place to start a business?
Woodlawn holds the #104 position of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City for new business survivability, with an average score of 61.6% across the business types ranked there.
- In Woodlawn, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 14.7 points above that type's average.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Woodlawn see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- At 92.1% employed, Woodlawn'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 Woodlawn?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Woodlawn for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Woodlawn, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Convenience Store in 2026:
The highlighted area represents the address in Woodlawn that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Convenience Store survivability. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in Woodlawn?
| # | 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 | 83.6% |
| 4 | Bar | 83.6% |
| 5 | Coffee Shop | 83.2% |
| 6 | Hair Salon | 83.1% |
| 7 | Laundromat | 82.6% |
| 8 | Spa | 80.8% |
| 9 | Chiropractor Office | 80.2% |
| 11 | Cosmetics Shop | 79.2% |
Ties at a good address: Cafe 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 Woodlawn
- #1 Opening a Convenience Store in Woodlawn shows 70.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 49.4%.
- #2 Clothing Store (Ranked #2): 68.7% average in Woodlawn. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 49.4%.
- #3 Cafe is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Woodlawn: 71.8% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 51.6%.
- #4 Bar: 70.1% on average across Woodlawn; best at 84.0%, challenging at 49.8%.
- #5 Opening a Coffee Shop in Woodlawn shows 59.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.0%.
Strong Performers in Woodlawn
- #6 Hair Salon (Ranked #6): 70.0% average in Woodlawn. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 50.7%.
- #7 Laundromat is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Woodlawn: 68.4% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.4%.
- #8 Spa: 70.6% on average across Woodlawn; best at 84.0%, challenging at 52.5%.
- #9 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Woodlawn shows 69.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 57.3%.
- #11 Cosmetics Shop (Ranked #11): 67.5% average in Woodlawn. Best-case storefronts: 83.6%. Challenging locations: 49.4%.
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 Woodlawn make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Woodlawn 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.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- 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 gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What businesses should open next in Woodlawn?
The top businesses to open next in Woodlawn:
- Convenience Stores: 70.3% average survival rate, 85.0% at the best address
- Clothing Stores: 68.7% average survival rate
- Cafes: 71.8% average survival rate
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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. With Woodlawn's 92.1% employment rate factored in, the businesses best positioned to succeed here are those that benefit from a well-employed, spending-capable local consumer base. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Woodlawn are currently available and how they score.
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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 Woodlawn.
What type of business should you rent your Woodlawn storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Woodlawn, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Convenience Stores, Clothing Stores, and Cafes.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate. 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 Woodlawn storefront to a Convenience Store?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Convenience Store as the highest-survivability tenant type for Woodlawn. The best addresses show a 85.0% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around 49.4%.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What should I consider when opening a business in Woodlawn?
Start any location decision in Woodlawn with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own: built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- Start with a free 10-minute trial: check the current survivability score for any Woodlawn address on StreetSpring.
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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.