Business Survivability in Alki, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Alki is a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 87.1% 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 Physical Therapy Clinic in Alki (87.1% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #53 of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle
- Neighborhood average: 69.9% 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 Alki 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 Alki is a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 87.1% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with a 87.2% chance, followed by an Acupuncture Clinic with a 85.6% chance.
Is Alki a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Alki #53 of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle, with an average Survivability Score of 69.9% across the business types ranked there.
- In Alki, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 2.9 points above that type's average.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Alki can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
- Alki's employment rate of 98.0% and housing vacancy rate of 7.9% are two of the Census inputs StreetSpring's model reads for this neighborhood.
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 Alki?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Alki moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. Here is the top survivability address for a Physical Therapy Clinic in Alki, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Physical Therapy Clinic in Alki. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.
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What are the best businesses to open in Alki?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 90.0% |
| 2 | Mental Health Clinic | 89.6% |
| 3 | Acupuncture Clinic | 89.6% |
| 4 | Veterinary Clinic | 88.7% |
| 7 | Eye Care Center | 86.6% |
| 9 | Grocery Store | 84.6% |
| 10 | Tea Shop | 84.6% |
| 11 | International Grocery Store | 84.6% |
| 12 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 14 | Italian Restaurant | 83.8% |
Ties at a good address: Mental Health Clinic and Acupuncture Clinic are tied; Grocery Store, Tea Shop, International Grocery Store and Convenience Store 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 Alki
- #1 Opening a Physical Therapy Clinic in Alki shows 87.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 81.5%.
- #2 Mental Health Clinic (Ranked #2): 87.2% average in Alki. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 79.0%.
- #3 Acupuncture Clinic is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Alki: 85.6% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 76.0%.
- #4 Veterinary Clinic: 81.6% on average across Alki; best at 89.2%, challenging at 67.9%.
- #7 Opening an Eye Care Center in Alki shows 73.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 60.2%.
Strong Performers in Alki
- #9 Grocery Store (Ranked #9): 72.4% average in Alki. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 54.0%.
- #10 Tea Shop is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Alki: 71.6% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 51.2%.
- #11 International Grocery Store: 71.0% on average across Alki; best at 85.0%, challenging at 51.2%.
- #12 Opening a Convenience Store in Alki shows 70.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 53.0%.
- #14 Italian Restaurant (Ranked #14): 79.1% average in Alki. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 67.8%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Mental Health Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Alki make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing a high-performing site for your concept in Alki 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
- StreetSpring calculates survivability for each business type separately at each address, so the best location for your concept may differ from the neighborhood's overall top-ranked site.
- 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.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What businesses should open next in Alki?
The top businesses to open next in Alki:
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 87.1% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Mental Health Clinics: 87.2% average survival rate
- Acupuncture Clinics: 85.6% average survival rate
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. 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. A housing vacancy rate of 7.9% means the Census estimates that share of Alki's homes and apartments to be vacant; the model reads it as one input among many. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring regularly updates every location's survivability score: you can see current scores for available storefronts in Alki right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Alki.
What type of business should you rent your Alki storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Physical Therapy Clinics, Mental Health Clinics, and Acupuncture Clinics at the top of the survivability rankings for Alki, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront. With StreetSpring, you can rank every potential tenant type by survivability score at your property address before committing to a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Seattle Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Alki storefront to a Physical Therapy Clinic?
The data shows a Physical Therapy Clinic in Alki is the safest long-term bet for a storefront there. Top locations reach 90.0% survivability; lower-end sites show 81.5%.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What should I consider when opening a business in Alki?
Start any location decision in Alki with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- 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.
- No third-party scoring system produces these results: every prediction is generated by StreetSpring's own analytical models.
- You can check the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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Real estate professionals and business owners across 24 major metros use StreetSpring to ground their site-selection decisions in data, not guesswork. Aggregated survivability rankings for Seattle are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Seattle: /resources/data/seattle-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.