Business Survivability in Bloomingdale, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Bloomingdale is a Veterinary Clinic with a 87.3% 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 Bloomingdale (87.3% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #9 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: 81.1% 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 Bloomingdale 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 Bloomingdale is a Veterinary Clinic with a 87.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.6% chance; next is a Dentist Office with a 85.4% chance, followed by a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 85.1% chance. At a good address, Veterinary Clinic is tied with Dentist Office, Physical Therapy Clinic and Eye Care Center; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Bloomingdale a good place to start a business?
Bloomingdale is ranked number 9 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC to start a business, with an average 81.1% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Bloomingdale, the top-ranked business type scores 2.3 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Bloomingdale can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Bloomingdale will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- With 97.5% of the local population employed, Bloomingdale 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 Bloomingdale?
The right address in Bloomingdale can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. The location below represents the address in Bloomingdale with the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Veterinary Clinic in Bloomingdale. These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. 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 Bloomingdale?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.2% |
| 2 | Dentist Office | 89.2% |
| 3 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 89.2% |
| 4 | Eye Care Center | 89.2% |
| 5 | Chiropractor Office | 88.3% |
| 9 | Dance Club | 85.6% |
| 10 | International Grocery Store | 85.0% |
| 11 | Convenience Store | 84.9% |
| 12 | Grocery Store | 84.8% |
| 13 | Smoke Shop | 84.6% |
Ties at a good address: Veterinary Clinic, Dentist Office, Physical Therapy Clinic and Eye Care Center 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 Bloomingdale
- #1 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Bloomingdale: 87.3% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 80.6%.
- #2 Dentist Office: 85.4% on average across Bloomingdale; best at 89.6%, challenging at 79.0%.
- #3 Opening a Physical Therapy Clinic in Bloomingdale shows 85.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 78.5%.
- #4 Eye Care Center (Ranked #4): 84.2% average in Bloomingdale. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 75.1%.
- #5 Chiropractor Office is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Bloomingdale: 86.7% chance on average, best at 88.7%, challenging at 79.4%.
Strong Performers in Bloomingdale
- #9 Dance Club: 82.8% on average across Bloomingdale; best at 86.0%, challenging at 71.2%.
- #10 Opening an International Grocery Store in Bloomingdale shows 83.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 72.4%.
- #11 Convenience Store (Ranked #11): 79.1% average in Bloomingdale. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 67.4%.
- #12 Grocery Store is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in Bloomingdale: 82.2% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 67.9%.
- #13 Smoke Shop: 82.4% on average across Bloomingdale; best at 85.0%, challenging at 76.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: 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 Bloomingdale make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations for your business in Bloomingdale 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.
- 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 scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What businesses should open next in Bloomingdale?
The top businesses to open next in Bloomingdale:
- Veterinary Clinics: 87.3% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Dentist Offices: 85.4% average survival rate
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 85.1% average survival rate
These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. Our models are built using machine learning trained on millions of commercial real estate data points. 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. A housing vacancy rate of 7.5% means the Census estimates that share of Bloomingdale's homes and apartments to be vacant; the model reads it as one input among many. 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 Bloomingdale right now.
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- See the Washington DC Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Washington DC Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Washington DC neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Bloomingdale.
What type of business should you rent your Bloomingdale storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Bloomingdale are Veterinary Clinics, Dentist Offices, and Physical Therapy Clinics.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location. 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 Bloomingdale storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Veterinary Clinic ranks as the top tenant type for your Bloomingdale storefront: best-case locations show a 89.6% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to 80.6%.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What should I consider when opening a business in Bloomingdale?
Before committing to any location in Bloomingdale, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score: it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- StreetSpring uses its own proprietary forecasting tools to identify the Revenue Capture Score for each unique business.
- Start a free 10-minute trial on StreetSpring to see the current survivability score for any address in Bloomingdale.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. 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.