Business Survivability in Union, St. Louis
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Union is a Veterinary Clinic with a 81.9% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Union (81.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Town rank: #9 of 69 towns around St. Louis
- Town average: an average Survivability Score of 77.0% 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 Union 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 Union is a Veterinary Clinic with a 81.9% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is an Acupuncture Clinic with a 82.6% chance, followed by a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with a 82.6% chance.
Is Union a good place to start a business?
Union holds the #9 position of 69 towns around St. Louis for new business survivability, with an average score of 77.0% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Union score 8.1 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Union can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- At 94.7% employed, Union'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 Union?
StreetSpring scores each block in Union so you can see which ones give a business the best two-year chance. Below is the best location for a Veterinary Clinic in Union:
The highlighted area represents the address in Union that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Veterinary Clinic survivability. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in Union?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 88.7% |
| 2 | Acupuncture Clinic | 88.3% |
| 3 | Mental Health Clinic | 88.3% |
| 4 | Dermatology Clinic | 88.3% |
| 8 | Eye Care Center | 87.4% |
| 9 | Dance Club | 85.6% |
| 10 | Day Care Center | 85.6% |
| 11 | Home Goods Store | 84.6% |
| 12 | Home Improvement Store | 84.6% |
| 13 | International Grocery Store | 84.6% |
Ties at a good address: Acupuncture Clinic, Mental Health Clinic and Dermatology Clinic are tied; Dance Club and Day Care Center are tied; Home Goods Store, Home Improvement Store 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 Union
- #1 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Union: 81.9% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 63.6%.
- #2 Acupuncture Clinic: 82.6% on average across Union; best at 89.6%, challenging at 64.9%.
- #3 Opening a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice in Union shows 82.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 64.9%.
- #4 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #4): 82.4% average in Union. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 64.5%.
- #8 Eye Care Center is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Union: 81.1% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 64.9%.
Strong Performers in Union
- #9 Dance Club: 81.0% on average across Union; best at 86.0%, challenging at 69.8%.
- #10 Opening a Day Care Center in Union shows 80.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 86.0%; lower-end sites show 65.8%.
- #11 Home Goods Store (Ranked #11): 81.0% average in Union. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 67.9%.
- #12 Home Improvement Store is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in Union: 81.0% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 67.9%.
- #13 International Grocery Store: 80.5% on average across Union; best at 85.0%, challenging at 67.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture 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 Union make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, going with one of the top-scoring locations in the neighborhood rather than an average one in Union 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
- Even within a high-performing neighborhood, the best location varies by business type: StreetSpring scores each combination separately.
- 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.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What businesses should open next in Union?
The top businesses to open next in Union:
- Veterinary Clinics: 81.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Acupuncture Clinics: 82.6% average survival rate
- Mental Health Clinics: 82.6% average survival rate
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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. Union's 94.7% employment rate and 9.1% housing vacancy rate are two of the Census characteristics the model reads when it ranks business types here. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Union. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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- See the St. Louis Business Survivability Rankings
- See the St. Louis Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across St. Louis neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Union.
What type of business should you rent your Union storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Union are Veterinary Clinics, Acupuncture Clinics, and Mental Health Clinics.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate. Landlords can use StreetSpring to match their exact address to the tenant types most likely to stay open and paying rent for two or more years.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in St. Louis Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Union storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Veterinary Clinic as the highest-survivability tenant type for Union. The best addresses show a 90.0% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around 63.6%.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What should I consider when opening a business in Union?
Before committing to any location in Union, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score: it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.
- StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open.
- These predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool starts with a free 10-minute trial: enter any address in Union to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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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.