Business Survivability in Georgetown, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Georgetown is an Acupuncture Clinic with a 86.4% 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: an Acupuncture Clinic in Georgetown (86.4% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #45 of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle
- Neighborhood average: 74.1% 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 Georgetown 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 Georgetown is an Acupuncture Clinic with a 86.4% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 86.3% chance, followed by a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with a 86.1% chance.
Is Georgetown a good place to start a business?
In Seattle's survivability rankings, Georgetown comes in at #45 of 94 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 74.1% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Georgetown, the top-ranked business type scores 3.6 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Georgetown for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- The 93.3% employment rate in Georgetown supports consumer spending, while its 8.7% housing vacancy rate measures the share of homes and apartments standing empty: the model reads both as neighborhood characteristics.
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 Georgetown?
StreetSpring's Georgetown data goes block by block (not just neighborhood averages) so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for an Acupuncture Clinic in Georgetown:
This map shows the optimal location for an Acupuncture Clinic in Georgetown 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 Georgetown?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acupuncture Clinic | 90.0% |
| 2 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 89.6% |
| 3 | Mental Health Clinic | 89.6% |
| 4 | Veterinary Clinic | 88.7% |
| 5 | Eye Care Center | 88.3% |
| 9 | Chicken Shop | 84.6% |
| 10 | Dance Club | 84.3% |
| 11 | Convenience Store | 84.1% |
| 12 | Tea Shop | 84.1% |
| 13 | International Grocery Store | 84.1% |
Ties at a good address: Physical Therapy Clinic and Mental Health Clinic are tied; Convenience Store, Tea Shop and International Grocery 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 Georgetown
- #1 Acupuncture Clinic: 86.4% on average across Georgetown; best at 90.0%, challenging at 72.6%.
- #2 Opening a Physical Therapy Clinic in Georgetown shows 86.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 73.8%.
- #3 Mental Health Clinic (Ranked #3): 86.1% average in Georgetown. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 71.7%.
- #4 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Georgetown: 80.5% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 61.5%.
- #5 Eye Care Center: 81.3% on average across Georgetown; best at 89.6%, challenging at 58.6%.
Strong Performers in Georgetown
- #9 Opening a Chicken Shop in Georgetown shows 80.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 59.8%.
- #10 Dance Club (Ranked #10): 75.9% average in Georgetown. Best-case storefronts: 85.1%. Challenging locations: 52.2%.
- #11 Convenience Store is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in Georgetown: 76.3% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 51.2%.
- #12 Tea Shop: 75.9% on average across Georgetown; best at 84.6%, challenging at 56.6%.
- #13 Opening an International Grocery Store in Georgetown shows 75.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.6%; lower-end sites show 55.8%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Mental Health Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Georgetown make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Georgetown 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
- The right address for one business type may be the wrong one for another: always evaluate fit for your specific concept.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- 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's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What businesses should open next in Georgetown?
The top businesses to open next in Georgetown:
- Acupuncture Clinics: 86.4% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 86.3% average survival rate
- Mental Health Clinics: 86.1% 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. 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. StreetSpring's model accounts for Georgetown's 93.3% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. Survivability scores are recalculated regularly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift: visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Georgetown right now.
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- See the Seattle Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Seattle Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Acupuncture Clinic survivability across Seattle neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Georgetown.
What type of business should you rent your Georgetown storefront to?
For landlords in Georgetown, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Acupuncture Clinics, Physical Therapy Clinics, and Mental Health Clinics as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. 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 Seattle Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Georgetown storefront to an Acupuncture Clinic?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to an Acupuncture Clinic in Georgetown: best-in-class addresses achieve 90.0% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at 72.6%.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What should I consider when opening a business in Georgetown?
When evaluating potential locations in Georgetown, start with the Survivability Score. It accounts for competition, spending, mobility, and market share in a single figure.
- 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.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data starts with a free 10-minute trial: begin with your top candidate locations in Georgetown.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. 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.