Business Survivability in Plaza Terrace, Tampa Bay
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Plaza Terrace is an Eye Care Center with a 83.7% 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 Plaza Terrace (83.7% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #2 of 13 neighborhoods in and around Tampa Bay
- Neighborhood average: 78.0% 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 Plaza Terrace 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 Plaza Terrace is an Eye Care Center with a 83.7% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.6% chance; next is an Acupuncture Clinic with a 83.6% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 83.5% chance.
Is Plaza Terrace a good place to start a business?
Among the 13 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Tampa Bay, Plaza Terrace ranks #2 for business survivability, with an average 78.0% chance of lasting two or more years.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Plaza Terrace score 5.9 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Plaza Terrace can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Plaza Terrace could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- Housing vacancy in Plaza Terrace sits at 7.4%, a Census figure that StreetSpring's model reads for every business type it scores here.
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 Plaza Terrace?
The right address in Plaza Terrace can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. StreetSpring's 2026 model ranks this area #1 in Plaza Terrace for an Eye Care Center:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for an Eye Care Center in Plaza Terrace. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. 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 Plaza Terrace?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eye Care Center | 89.6% |
| 2 | Acupuncture Clinic | 89.2% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 89.2% |
| 4 | Dermatology Clinic | 89.2% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.9% |
| 9 | Dance Club | 85.6% |
| 10 | Day Care Center | 85.1% |
| 11 | Salad Shop | 85.0% |
| 12 | Chicken Shop | 85.0% |
| 13 | Men's Clothing Store | 84.6% |
Ties at a good address: Acupuncture Clinic, Dentist Office and Dermatology Clinic are tied; Salad Shop and Chicken Shop 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 Plaza Terrace
- #1 Eye Care Center (Ranked #1): 83.7% average in Plaza Terrace. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 72.2%.
- #2 Acupuncture Clinic is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Plaza Terrace: 83.6% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 74.7%.
- #3 Dentist Office: 83.5% on average across Plaza Terrace; best at 89.6%, challenging at 75.1%.
- #4 Opening a Dermatology Clinic in Plaza Terrace shows 83.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 74.7%.
- #8 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #8): 77.8% average in Plaza Terrace. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 59.4%.
Strong Performers in Plaza Terrace
- #9 Dance Club is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Plaza Terrace: 77.0% chance on average, best at 85.6%, challenging at 63.5%.
- #10 Day Care Center: 75.8% on average across Plaza Terrace; best at 86.0%, challenging at 59.0%.
- #11 Opening a Salad Shop in Plaza Terrace shows 79.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 68.4%.
- #12 Chicken Shop (Ranked #12): 79.4% average in Plaza Terrace. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 67.0%.
- #13 Men's Clothing Store is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Plaza Terrace: 78.4% chance on average, best at 84.6%, challenging at 66.1%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Plaza Terrace 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 Plaza Terrace 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-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What businesses should open next in Plaza Terrace?
The top businesses to open next in Plaza Terrace:
- Eye Care Centers: 83.7% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Acupuncture Clinics: 83.6% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 83.5% average survival rate
However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. StreetSpring has analyzed hundreds of thousands of business outcomes across major U.S. metros. 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 7.4% housing vacancy rate in Plaza Terrace describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Plaza Terrace are currently available and how they score.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Plaza Terrace.
What type of business should you rent your Plaza Terrace storefront to?
If you own commercial space in Plaza Terrace, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to Eye Care Centers, Acupuncture Clinics, and Dentist Offices as the tenant types with the strongest projected longevity at this location.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does. With StreetSpring, you can rank every potential tenant type by survivability score at your property address before committing to a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Tampa Bay Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Plaza Terrace storefront to an Eye Care Center?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, an Eye Care Center ranks as the top tenant type for your Plaza Terrace storefront: best-case locations show a 89.6% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to 72.2%.
- 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 Plaza Terrace?
When opening a business in Plaza Terrace, compare the Survivability Scores of your shortlisted addresses and favor the highest one your budget allows.
- 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.
- StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
- StreetSpring offers a free 10-minute trial of its survivability scores: see how your shortlisted Plaza Terrace addresses rank right now.
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Real estate professionals and business owners across 24 major metros use StreetSpring to ground their site-selection decisions in data, not guesswork. Aggregated survivability rankings for Tampa Bay are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Tampa Bay: /resources/data/tampa-bay-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.