Business Survivability in Brooklyn, Portland
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Brooklyn is a Veterinary Clinic with a 75.5% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Brooklyn (75.5% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #33 of 47 neighborhoods in and around Portland
- Neighborhood average: 61.7% 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 Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn is a Veterinary Clinic with a 75.5% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.6% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 77.0% chance, followed by a Gym with a 63.0% chance.
Is Brooklyn a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Brooklyn #33 of 47 neighborhoods in and around Portland, with an average Survivability Score of 61.7% across the business types ranked there.
- In Brooklyn, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 14.1 points above that type's average.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Brooklyn often fall well below average. Picking the right block (not just the right neighborhood) is what actually determines survivability.
- Housing vacancy in Brooklyn sits at 9.4%, 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 Brooklyn?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Brooklyn for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. Here is the top survivability address for a Veterinary Clinic in Brooklyn, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
This map shows the optimal location for a Veterinary Clinic in Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.9% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 87.4% |
| 3 | Gym | 83.1% |
| 4 | Cafe | 82.6% |
| 5 | Coffee Shop | 81.4% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 81.1% |
| 7 | Dentist Office | 80.6% |
| 8 | Laundromat | 80.4% |
| 9 | Acupuncture Clinic | 80.2% |
| 13 | Convenience Store | 79.2% |
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 Brooklyn
- #1 Veterinary Clinic: 75.5% on average across Brooklyn; best at 89.6%, challenging at 60.2%.
- #2 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Brooklyn shows 77.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 64.9%.
- #3 Gym (Ranked #3): 63.0% average in Brooklyn. Best-case storefronts: 83.6%. Challenging locations: 48.9%.
- #4 Cafe is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Brooklyn: 67.2% chance on average, best at 83.1%, challenging at 51.6%.
- #5 Coffee Shop: 67.6% on average across Brooklyn; best at 84.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
Strong Performers in Brooklyn
- #6 Opening an Eye Care Center in Brooklyn shows 67.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.9%; lower-end sites show 56.4%.
- #7 Dentist Office (Ranked #7): 67.7% average in Brooklyn. Best-case storefronts: 87.9%. Challenging locations: 57.3%.
- #8 Laundromat is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Brooklyn: 66.1% chance on average, best at 83.1%, challenging at 48.9%.
- #9 Acupuncture Clinic: 67.2% on average across Brooklyn; best at 87.4%, challenging at 56.8%.
- #13 Opening a Convenience Store in Brooklyn shows 68.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 81.8%; lower-end sites show 51.7%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Gym: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Brooklyn make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing a high-performing site for your concept in Brooklyn 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.
- Location is the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- Compare the Revenue Capture Score of each shortlisted address first: it is the top factor in choosing a location, and it estimates the revenue a business can capture there.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What businesses should open next in Brooklyn?
The top businesses to open next in Brooklyn:
- Veterinary Clinics: 75.5% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 77.0% average survival rate
- Gyms: 63.0% 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. 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. Brooklyn's employment rate (92.3%) and housing vacancy rate (9.4%) are part of the Census context StreetSpring's model reads when it scores each business type at each address. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Brooklyn are currently available and how they score.
See the Survivability Score for your new business
Related Articles:
- See the Portland Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Portland Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Portland neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Brooklyn.
What type of business should you rent your Brooklyn storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Brooklyn, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Gyms.
- Location is the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Portland Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Brooklyn storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Veterinary Clinic as the highest-survivability tenant type for Brooklyn. The best addresses show a 89.6% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around 60.2%.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What should I consider when opening a business in Brooklyn?
Location decisions in Brooklyn should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- 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 forecasting tools are purpose-built for commercial location decisions and are not available through any publicly accessible data source.
- Start a free 10-minute trial on StreetSpring to see the current survivability score for any address in Brooklyn.
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StreetSpring's models are built from millions of real business outcomes, making predictions grounded in what actually happened. Aggregated survivability rankings for Portland are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Portland: /resources/data/portland-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.