Business Survivability in Interbay, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Interbay is a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with a 85.3% 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 Interbay (85.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #11 of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle
- Neighborhood average: 77.8% 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 Interbay 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 Interbay is a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with a 85.3% 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 84.6% chance, followed by an Acupuncture Clinic with a 84.8% chance. At a good address, Mental Health Clinic is tied with Physical Therapy Clinic; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Interbay a good place to start a business?
Interbay holds the #11 position of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle for new business survivability, with an average score of 77.8% across the business types ranked there.
- In Interbay, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 4.7 points above that type's average.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Interbay often fall well below average. Picking the right block (not just the right neighborhood) is what actually determines survivability.
- With a 96.1% employment rate, Interbay 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 Interbay?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Interbay for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice in Interbay per 2026 data:
This map shows the optimal location for a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice in Interbay based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. 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 Interbay?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mental Health Clinic | 90.0% |
| 2 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 90.0% |
| 3 | Acupuncture Clinic | 89.6% |
| 4 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 5 | Eye Care Center | 89.6% |
| 9 | Dance Club | 85.1% |
| 10 | Pet Boarding Facility | 85.0% |
| 11 | Pet Store | 85.0% |
| 12 | Convenience Store | 84.9% |
| 13 | Grocery Store | 84.6% |
Ties at a good address: Mental Health Clinic and Physical Therapy Clinic are tied; Acupuncture Clinic, Veterinary Clinic and Eye Care Center are tied; Pet Boarding Facility and Pet 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 Interbay
- #1 Mental Health Clinic: 85.3% on average across Interbay; best at 90.0%, challenging at 66.2%.
- #2 Opening a Physical Therapy Clinic in Interbay shows 84.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 67.0%.
- #3 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #3): 84.8% average in Interbay. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 70.9%.
- #4 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Interbay: 84.7% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 69.2%.
- #5 Eye Care Center: 82.4% on average across Interbay; best at 90.0%, challenging at 65.4%.
Strong Performers in Interbay
- #9 Opening a Dance Club in Interbay shows 77.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 86.0%; lower-end sites show 59.9%.
- #10 Pet Boarding Facility (Ranked #10): 78.4% average in Interbay. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 63.8%.
- #11 Pet Store is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in Interbay: 78.4% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 63.0%.
- #12 Convenience Store: 76.3% on average across Interbay; best at 85.0%, challenging at 53.5%.
- #13 Opening a Grocery Store in Interbay shows 79.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 60.2%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Mental Health Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Interbay make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations for your business in Interbay 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.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- 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.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What businesses should open next in Interbay?
The top businesses to open next in Interbay:
- Mental Health Clinics: 85.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 84.6% average survival rate
- Acupuncture Clinics: 84.8% average survival rate
For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. 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. The 96.1% employment rate in Interbay is a key signal of consumer health, and the 7.6% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. Survivability scores are live, not static: StreetSpring updates them regularly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Interbay and how each address is scoring right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Interbay.
What type of business should you rent your Interbay storefront to?
If you own commercial space in Interbay, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to Mental Health Clinics, Physical Therapy Clinics, and Acupuncture Clinics as the tenant types with the strongest projected longevity at this location.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does. 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 Interbay storefront to a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to, with a potential 90.0% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a 66.2% chance.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What should I consider when opening a business in Interbay?
Before committing to any location in Interbay, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score: it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.
- 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.
- Every survivability score is produced by StreetSpring's private prediction engine, not available through any other platform.
- Start with a free 10-minute trial: check the current survivability score for any Interbay address on StreetSpring.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has studied businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans, giving its predictions a scale of validation unmatched in site-selection tools. 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.