Business Survivability in Buckman, Portland
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Buckman is a Veterinary Clinic with a 76.7% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Buckman (76.7% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #6 of 47 neighborhoods in and around Portland
- Neighborhood average: 74.3% 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 Buckman 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 Buckman is a Veterinary Clinic with a 76.7% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.6% chance; next is an Eye Care Center with a 80.3% chance, followed by a Chiropractor Office with a 84.3% chance.
Is Buckman a good place to start a business?
Buckman is ranked number 6 of 47 neighborhoods in and around Portland to start a business, with an average 74.3% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Buckman score 12.9 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Buckman can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
- With a 94.9% employment rate, Buckman has the consumer spending foundation that supports a range of brick-and-mortar business types.
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 Buckman?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Buckman for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Veterinary Clinic in Buckman:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Veterinary Clinic in Buckman. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. 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 Buckman?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Eye Care Center | 88.7% |
| 3 | Chiropractor Office | 87.9% |
| 4 | Dentist Office | 86.6% |
| 5 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 86.6% |
| 9 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 10 | Salad Shop | 84.4% |
| 11 | Chicken Shop | 84.4% |
| 12 | Florist | 84.1% |
| 16 | Cafe | 84.0% |
Ties at a good address: Dentist Office and Physical Therapy Clinic are tied; Salad Shop and Chicken 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 Buckman
- #1 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #1): 76.7% average in Buckman. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 56.8%.
- #2 Eye Care Center is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Buckman: 80.3% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 62.0%.
- #3 Chiropractor Office: 84.3% on average across Buckman; best at 89.2%, challenging at 71.7%.
- #4 Opening a Dentist Office in Buckman shows 80.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.2%; lower-end sites show 66.2%.
- #5 Physical Therapy Clinic (Ranked #5): 80.5% average in Buckman. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 66.6%.
Strong Performers in Buckman
- #9 Clothing Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Buckman: 76.2% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 57.6%.
- #10 Salad Shop: 77.2% on average across Buckman; best at 84.6%, challenging at 55.3%.
- #11 Opening a Chicken Shop in Buckman shows 77.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.6%; lower-end sites show 55.3%.
- #12 Florist (Ranked #12): 75.4% average in Buckman. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 55.8%.
- #16 Cafe is ranked #16 for top businesses to open in Buckman: 79.7% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 58.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Buckman make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Buckman 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
- Site-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Buckman?
The top businesses to open next in Buckman:
- Veterinary Clinics: 76.7% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Eye Care Centers: 80.3% average survival rate
- Chiropractor Offices: 84.3% average survival rate
However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. StreetSpring's training dataset includes millions of transactions and business lifecycle events. 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 6.3% housing vacancy rate in Buckman describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Buckman. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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- 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 Buckman.
What type of business should you rent your Buckman storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Buckman shows that Veterinary Clinics, Eye Care Centers, and Chiropractor Offices rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. 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 Portland Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Buckman storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Veterinary Clinic ranks as the top tenant type for your Buckman storefront: best-case locations show a 89.6% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to 56.8%.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Buckman?
Don't commit to a storefront in Buckman without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.
- StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own: built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Buckman, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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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.