Business Survivability in Pinehurst, Seattle
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Pinehurst is a Chiropractor Office with a 83.0% 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 Chiropractor Office in Pinehurst (83.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #62 of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle
- Neighborhood average: 70.7% 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 Pinehurst 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 Pinehurst is a Chiropractor Office with a 83.0% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Veterinary Clinic with a 82.3% chance, followed by an Acupuncture Clinic with a 79.1% chance.
Is Pinehurst a good place to start a business?
Pinehurst is ranked number 62 of 94 neighborhoods in and around Seattle to start a business, with an average 70.7% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- The gap between the best addresses and the average for the top-ranked business type in Pinehurst is 7.0 points on the two-year chance.
- But at poorly chosen addresses within Pinehurst, even the top-ranked business types can fall well below the neighborhood average. Location selection remains critical: a promising concept at the wrong spot still carries significant risk.
- The 94.3% employment rate in Pinehurst supports consumer spending, while its 5.5% 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 Pinehurst?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Pinehurst for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. The location below represents the address in Pinehurst with the highest projected survivability for a Chiropractor Office:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Chiropractor Office in Pinehurst. 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 Pinehurst?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 2 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.2% |
| 3 | Acupuncture Clinic | 87.9% |
| 4 | Dentist Office | 87.9% |
| 8 | Eye Care Center | 87.0% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 10 | Day Care Center | 84.6% |
| 11 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 12 | Pet Boarding Facility | 84.1% |
| 13 | Spa | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Acupuncture Clinic and Dentist Office are tied; Convenience Store and Day Care Center are tied; Clothing Store and Pet Boarding Facility 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 Pinehurst
- #1 Chiropractor Office: 83.0% on average across Pinehurst; best at 90.0%, challenging at 64.1%.
- #2 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Pinehurst shows 82.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 59.8%.
- #3 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #3): 79.1% average in Pinehurst. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 62.4%.
- #4 Dentist Office is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Pinehurst: 79.1% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 62.4%.
- #8 Eye Care Center: 73.4% on average across Pinehurst; best at 89.6%, challenging at 57.7%.
Strong Performers in Pinehurst
- #9 Opening a Convenience Store in Pinehurst shows 75.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 52.6%.
- #10 Day Care Center (Ranked #10): 73.7% average in Pinehurst. Best-case storefronts: 86.0%. Challenging locations: 53.2%.
- #11 Clothing Store is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in Pinehurst: 74.5% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 52.2%.
- #12 Pet Boarding Facility: 73.9% on average across Pinehurst; best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.9%.
- #13 Opening a Spa in Pinehurst shows 75.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 52.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Pinehurst make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Pinehurst 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.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- 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 generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What businesses should open next in Pinehurst?
The top businesses to open next in Pinehurst:
- Chiropractor Offices: 83.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Veterinary Clinics: 82.3% average survival rate
- Acupuncture Clinics: 79.1% 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 94.3% employment rate in Pinehurst is a key signal of consumer health, and the 5.5% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Pinehurst are currently available and how they score.
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- See the Seattle Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Seattle Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Seattle neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Pinehurst.
What type of business should you rent your Pinehurst storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the top tenant types for maximizing occupancy in Pinehurst are Chiropractor Offices, Veterinary Clinics, and Acupuncture Clinics.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site. StreetSpring allows property owners to evaluate any address against 500+ business types, so you can prioritize the categories that score highest at your specific location.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Seattle Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Pinehurst storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Pinehurst in 2026, a Chiropractor Office posts the highest survivability ceiling at 90.0% and maintains a reasonable floor of 64.1%, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What should I consider when opening a business in Pinehurst?
Start any location decision in Pinehurst with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- StreetSpring's forecasting tools are purpose-built for commercial location decisions and are not available through any publicly accessible data source.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool starts with a free 10-minute trial: enter any address in Pinehurst to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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StreetSpring uses AI to project business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods. 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.