Business Survivability in Anacostia, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Anacostia is a Chiropractor Office with a 85.2% 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 Anacostia (85.2% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #78 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: 69.9% 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 Anacostia 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 Anacostia is a Chiropractor Office with a 85.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Dentist Office with a 79.9% chance, followed by a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 79.5% chance.
Is Anacostia a good place to start a business?
Among the 129 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Washington DC, Anacostia ranks #78 for business survivability, with an average 69.9% chance of lasting two or more years.
- In Anacostia, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 4.8 points above that type's average.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Anacostia often fall well below average. Picking the right block (not just the right neighborhood) is what actually determines survivability.
- Anacostia's employment rate of 94.8% and housing vacancy rate of 14.4% are two of the Census inputs StreetSpring's model reads for this neighborhood.
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 Anacostia?
StreetSpring's Anacostia data goes block by block (not just neighborhood averages) so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. Below is the best location for a Chiropractor Office in Anacostia:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Chiropractor Office in Anacostia. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.
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What are the best businesses to open in Anacostia?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 2 | Dentist Office | 88.7% |
| 3 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 88.7% |
| 7 | Veterinary Clinic | 86.6% |
| 8 | Eye Care Center | 86.2% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 10 | Dance Club | 84.6% |
| 11 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 12 | Gym | 83.6% |
| 13 | Coffee Shop | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Dentist Office and Physical Therapy Clinic are tied; Convenience Store and Dance Club are tied; Gym and Coffee 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 Anacostia
- #1 Chiropractor Office: 85.2% on average across Anacostia; best at 90.0%, challenging at 70.9%.
- #2 Opening a Dentist Office in Anacostia shows 79.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 59.8%.
- #3 Physical Therapy Clinic (Ranked #3): 79.5% average in Anacostia. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 60.2%.
- #7 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Anacostia: 76.0% chance on average, best at 87.4%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #8 Eye Care Center: 76.6% on average across Anacostia; best at 88.3%, challenging at 57.7%.
Strong Performers in Anacostia
- #9 Opening a Convenience Store in Anacostia shows 77.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 50.8%.
- #10 Dance Club (Ranked #10): 73.2% average in Anacostia. Best-case storefronts: 85.6%. Challenging locations: 50.9%.
- #11 Clothing Store is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in Anacostia: 78.4% chance on average, best at 84.6%, challenging at 51.2%.
- #12 Gym: 72.3% on average across Anacostia; best at 83.6%, challenging at 50.7%.
- #13 Opening a Coffee Shop in Anacostia shows 71.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 83.6%; lower-end sites show 49.8%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Anacostia 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 Anacostia 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.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What businesses should open next in Anacostia?
The top businesses to open next in Anacostia:
- Chiropractor Offices: 85.2% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Dentist Offices: 79.9% average survival rate
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 79.5% average survival rate
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. Every prediction draws on a dataset of millions of business openings, closures, and lifecycle events across the U.S. 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 Anacostia's 94.8% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring regularly recalculates survivability for every location in Anacostia, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data: check current locations now.
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- See the Washington DC Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Washington DC Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Washington DC neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Anacostia.
What type of business should you rent your Anacostia storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Chiropractor Offices, Dentist Offices, and Physical Therapy Clinics at the top of the survivability rankings for Anacostia, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually. 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 Washington DC Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Anacostia storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Chiropractor Office 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 70.9% chance.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What should I consider when opening a business in Anacostia?
When selecting a location in Anacostia it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- 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.
- These forecasts are generated using StreetSpring's unique analytical framework.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data starts with a free 10-minute trial: begin with your top candidate locations in Anacostia.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. Aggregated survivability rankings for Washington DC are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Washington DC: /resources/data/washington-dc-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.