Business Survivability in Edwardsville, St. Louis
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Edwardsville is an Eye Care Center with a 76.1% 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: an Eye Care Center in Edwardsville (76.1% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Town rank: #48 of 69 towns around St. Louis
- Town average: an average Survivability Score of 69.1% 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 Edwardsville 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 Edwardsville is an Eye Care Center with a 76.1% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.6% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 76.5% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 76.1% chance.
Is Edwardsville a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Edwardsville #48 of 69 towns around St. Louis, with an average Survivability Score of 69.1% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Edwardsville, the top-ranked business type scores 13.5 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Edwardsville often fall well below average. Picking the right block (not just the right neighborhood) is what actually determines survivability.
- Edwardsville has a housing vacancy rate of 4.2% in Census data: the share of its homes and apartments standing empty, one of the neighborhood characteristics StreetSpring's model reads.
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 Edwardsville?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Edwardsville moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. The location below represents the address in Edwardsville with the highest projected survivability for an Eye Care Center:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for an Eye Care Center in Edwardsville. Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform, and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes hundreds of factors across competition, spending on the specific potential business, projected revenue, projected market share, Revenue Capture Score, mobility patterns, and many more.
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What are the best businesses to open in Edwardsville?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eye Care Center | 86.2% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 85.8% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 85.8% |
| 4 | Veterinary Clinic | 85.8% |
| 5 | Dermatology Clinic | 85.3% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 81.9% |
| 10 | Day Care Center | 81.5% |
| 11 | Clothing Store | 81.4% |
| 14 | Tea Shop | 81.0% |
| 15 | Grocery Store | 81.0% |
Ties at a good address: Chiropractor Office, Dentist Office and Veterinary Clinic are tied; Tea Shop and 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 Edwardsville
- #1 Opening an Eye Care Center in Edwardsville shows 76.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 57.3%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #2): 76.5% average in Edwardsville. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 58.6%.
- #3 Dentist Office is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Edwardsville: 76.1% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #4 Veterinary Clinic: 70.3% on average across Edwardsville; best at 90.0%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #5 Opening a Dermatology Clinic in Edwardsville shows 75.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 56.4%.
Strong Performers in Edwardsville
- #9 Convenience Store (Ranked #9): 74.2% average in Edwardsville. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 51.7%.
- #10 Day Care Center is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Edwardsville: 71.2% chance on average, best at 86.0%, challenging at 50.9%.
- #11 Clothing Store: 73.4% on average across Edwardsville; best at 85.0%, challenging at 50.8%.
- #14 Opening a Tea Shop in Edwardsville shows 71.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 50.4%.
- #15 Grocery Store (Ranked #15): 70.8% average in Edwardsville. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 49.9%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Edwardsville make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Edwardsville 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
- Different business models thrive in different micro-locations.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- Compare the Revenue Capture Score of each shortlisted address first: it is the top factor in choosing a location, and it estimates the revenue a business can capture there.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What businesses should open next in Edwardsville?
The top businesses to open next in Edwardsville:
- Eye Care Centers: 76.1% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 76.5% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 76.1% average survival rate
Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform, and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. 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. StreetSpring's model accounts for Edwardsville's 94.0% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in Edwardsville today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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Related Articles:
- See the St. Louis Business Survivability Rankings
- See the St. Louis Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Eye Care Center survivability across St. Louis neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Edwardsville.
What type of business should you rent your Edwardsville storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Edwardsville, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Eye Care Centers, Chiropractor Offices, and Dentist Offices.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in St. Louis Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Edwardsville storefront to an Eye Care Center?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that an Eye Care Center would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to, with a potential 89.6% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a 57.3% chance.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What should I consider when opening a business in Edwardsville?
When selecting a location in Edwardsville it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- StreetSpring's custom-built forecasting infrastructure powers every survivability score, combining data science with commercial real estate intelligence.
- StreetSpring offers a free 10-minute trial of its survivability scores: see how your shortlisted Edwardsville addresses rank right now.
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Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. Aggregated survivability rankings for St. Louis are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for St. Louis: /resources/data/st-louis-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.