Business Survivability in Fremont, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Fremont is a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with a 87.2% 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 Psychiatry or Psychology Practice in Fremont (87.2% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #1 of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle
- Neighborhood average: 80.2% 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 Fremont 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 Fremont is a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with a 87.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 86.0% chance, followed by an Eye Care Center with a 85.1% chance. At a good address, Mental Health Clinic is tied with Chiropractor Office, Eye Care Center and Dentist Office; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Fremont a good place to start a business?
In Seattle's survivability rankings, Fremont comes in at #1 of 94 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 80.2% across the business types ranked there.
- In Fremont, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 2.8 points above that type's average.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in Fremont can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- At 96.0% employed, Fremont'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 Fremont?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Fremont offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice in Fremont:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice in Fremont. Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform, and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. 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 Fremont?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mental Health Clinic | 90.0% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 90.0% |
| 3 | Eye Care Center | 90.0% |
| 4 | Dentist Office | 90.0% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 9 | Dance Club | 85.6% |
| 10 | Day Care Center | 85.1% |
| 11 | Chicken Shop | 85.0% |
| 12 | Salad Shop | 85.0% |
| 13 | Tea Shop | 85.0% |
Ties at a good address: Mental Health Clinic, Chiropractor Office, Eye Care Center and Dentist Office are tied; Chicken Shop, Salad Shop and Tea 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 Fremont
- #1 Mental Health Clinic (Ranked #1): 87.2% average in Fremont. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 72.6%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Fremont: 86.0% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 68.8%.
- #3 Eye Care Center: 85.1% on average across Fremont; best at 90.0%, challenging at 60.2%.
- #4 Opening a Dentist Office in Fremont shows 84.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 62.8%.
- #8 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #8): 86.5% average in Fremont. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 76.8%.
Strong Performers in Fremont
- #9 Dance Club is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Fremont: 80.8% chance on average, best at 86.0%, challenging at 63.5%.
- #10 Day Care Center: 79.3% on average across Fremont; best at 86.0%, challenging at 62.2%.
- #11 Opening a Chicken Shop in Fremont shows 81.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 60.2%.
- #12 Salad Shop (Ranked #12): 81.3% average in Fremont. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 60.2%.
- #13 Tea Shop is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Fremont: 81.3% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 65.2%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Mental Health Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Fremont make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing a high-performing site for your concept in Fremont 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 selection requires evaluating the specific combination of your business type and the exact address: neighborhood-level data is only the starting point.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- 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.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What businesses should open next in Fremont?
The top businesses to open next in Fremont:
- Mental Health Clinics: 87.2% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 86.0% average survival rate
- Eye Care Centers: 85.1% average survival rate
Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform, and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. Our training data spans 500+ business types across 24 major metros, giving our models the breadth to predict outcomes across nearly any commercial concept. 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. Fremont sits at 96.0% employment and 5.4% housing vacancy in Census data, context the model reads alongside competition and consumer spending. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Fremont. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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- See the Seattle Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Seattle Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Mental Health Clinic survivability across Seattle neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Fremont.
What type of business should you rent your Fremont storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the business categories with the strongest long-term lease retention in Fremont are Mental Health Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Eye Care Centers.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Seattle Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Fremont storefront to a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Fremont in 2026, a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice posts the highest survivability ceiling at 90.0% and maintains a reasonable floor of 72.6%, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What should I consider when opening a business in Fremont?
Start any location decision in Fremont with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- The single most important number in a location decision is the Revenue Capture Score, StreetSpring's proprietary estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- Start a free 10-minute trial on StreetSpring to see the current survivability score for any address in Fremont.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. 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.