Business Survivability in Barney Circle, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Barney Circle is a Chiropractor Office with a 76.5% 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 Barney Circle (76.5% average survival rate, 88.7% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #44 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: 63.1% 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 Barney Circle 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 Barney Circle is a Chiropractor Office with a 76.5% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 88.7% chance; next is a Dentist Office with a 71.7% chance, followed by a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 71.0% chance.
Is Barney Circle a good place to start a business?
Barney Circle is ranked number 44 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC to start a business, with an average 63.1% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Barney Circle score 12.2 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in Barney Circle can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- With 95.0% of the local population employed, Barney Circle presents a stable consumer base: particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
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 Barney Circle?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Barney Circle for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Chiropractor Office in Barney Circle:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Chiropractor Office in Barney Circle. Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. 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 Barney Circle?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 88.3% |
| 2 | Dentist Office | 87.9% |
| 3 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 87.4% |
| 7 | Eye Care Center | 86.6% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 85.8% |
| 9 | Dance Club | 84.6% |
| 10 | Chicken Shop | 83.7% |
| 11 | Salad Shop | 83.7% |
| 12 | Convenience Store | 83.6% |
| 13 | Smoke Shop | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Chicken Shop and Salad Shop are tied; Convenience Store and Smoke 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 Barney Circle
- #1 Chiropractor Office is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Barney Circle: 76.5% chance on average, best at 88.7%, challenging at 59.8%.
- #2 Dentist Office: 71.7% on average across Barney Circle; best at 89.6%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #3 Opening a Physical Therapy Clinic in Barney Circle shows 71.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.2%; lower-end sites show 56.4%.
- #7 Eye Care Center (Ranked #7): 68.5% average in Barney Circle. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 56.4%.
- #8 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Barney Circle: 70.1% chance on average, best at 88.7%, challenging at 56.8%.
Strong Performers in Barney Circle
- #9 Dance Club: 65.1% on average across Barney Circle; best at 85.6%, challenging at 50.0%.
- #10 Opening a Chicken Shop in Barney Circle shows 62.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.6%; lower-end sites show 49.0%.
- #11 Salad Shop (Ranked #11): 62.3% average in Barney Circle. Best-case storefronts: 84.6%. Challenging locations: 49.0%.
- #12 Convenience Store is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in Barney Circle: 71.2% chance on average, best at 84.1%, challenging at 53.0%.
- #13 Smoke Shop: 63.4% on average across Barney Circle; best at 84.6%, challenging at 49.0%.
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 Barney Circle make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Barney Circle 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.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- When the question is money, the Revenue Capture Score comes first: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What businesses should open next in Barney Circle?
The top businesses to open next in Barney Circle:
- Chiropractor Offices: 76.5% average survival rate, 88.7% at the best address
- Dentist Offices: 71.7% average survival rate
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 71.0% average survival rate
Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. We have been studying the businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans. 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 survivability rankings for Barney Circle draw on real Census conditions, including 95.0% employment and 10.9% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. Survivability scores are recalculated regularly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift: visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Barney Circle right now.
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- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Washington DC neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Barney Circle.
What type of business should you rent your Barney Circle storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Barney Circle are Chiropractor Offices, Dentist Offices, and Physical Therapy Clinics.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Washington DC Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Barney Circle storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Barney Circle in 2026, a Chiropractor Office posts the highest survivability ceiling at 88.7% and maintains a reasonable floor of 59.8%, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What should I consider when opening a business in Barney Circle?
When evaluating potential locations in Barney Circle, start with the Survivability Score. It accounts for competition, spending, mobility, and market share in a single figure.
- 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.
- These insights come from StreetSpring's exclusive, in-house forecasting models.
- Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Barney Circle, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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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 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.