Business Survivability in Brentwood, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Brentwood is a Veterinary Clinic with a 83.0% 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 Brentwood (83.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #26 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: 73.7% 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 Brentwood 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 Brentwood is a Veterinary Clinic with a 83.0% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 81.7% chance, followed by an Eye Care Center with a 80.6% chance.
Is Brentwood a good place to start a business?
Brentwood holds the #26 position of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC for new business survivability, with an average score of 73.7% across the business types ranked there.
- The gap between the best addresses and the average for the top-ranked business type in Brentwood is 7.0 points on the two-year chance.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Brentwood can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Brentwood could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- At 87.9% employed, Brentwood'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 Brentwood?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Brentwood for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. Below is the best location for a Veterinary Clinic in Brentwood:
This map shows the optimal location for a Veterinary Clinic in Brentwood based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. The prediction model incorporates hundreds of location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.
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What are the best businesses to open in Brentwood?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 88.3% |
| 3 | Eye Care Center | 88.3% |
| 4 | Dentist Office | 88.3% |
| 5 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 88.3% |
| 9 | Dance Club | 85.1% |
| 10 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 11 | Boutique | 84.1% |
| 12 | Smoke Shop | 84.1% |
| 13 | International Grocery Store | 84.1% |
Ties at a good address: Chiropractor Office, Eye Care Center, Dentist Office and Physical Therapy Clinic are tied; Boutique, Smoke Shop 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 Brentwood
- #1 Veterinary Clinic: 83.0% on average across Brentwood; best at 90.0%, challenging at 67.9%.
- #2 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Brentwood shows 81.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 57.7%.
- #3 Eye Care Center (Ranked #3): 80.6% average in Brentwood. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 58.1%.
- #4 Dentist Office is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Brentwood: 79.7% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 57.3%.
- #5 Physical Therapy Clinic: 78.8% on average across Brentwood; best at 90.0%, challenging at 57.3%.
Strong Performers in Brentwood
- #9 Opening a Dance Club in Brentwood shows 75.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 86.0%; lower-end sites show 51.8%.
- #10 Convenience Store (Ranked #10): 77.6% average in Brentwood. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 53.0%.
- #11 Boutique is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in Brentwood: 77.3% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 52.2%.
- #12 Smoke Shop: 76.1% on average across Brentwood; best at 85.0%, challenging at 50.8%.
- #13 Opening an International Grocery Store in Brentwood shows 75.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 53.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Brentwood make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Brentwood 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
- Location fit is business-type-specific: a spot that's ideal for a coffee shop may underperform for a nail salon at the same address.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- 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's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What businesses should open next in Brentwood?
The top businesses to open next in Brentwood:
- Veterinary Clinics: 83.0% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 81.7% average survival rate
- Eye Care Centers: 80.6% average survival rate
The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. StreetSpring's training dataset includes millions of transactions and business lifecycle events. 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. Brentwood's 87.9% employment rate and 14.9% housing vacancy rate are two of the Census characteristics the model reads when it ranks business types here. 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 Brentwood right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Brentwood.
What type of business should you rent your Brentwood storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the business types most likely to succeed long-term in Brentwood are Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Eye Care Centers.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. Run your specific address through StreetSpring to see which tenant categories give you the best odds of stable, long-term occupancy.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Washington DC Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Brentwood storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Veterinary Clinic ranks as the top tenant type for your Brentwood storefront: best-case locations show a 90.0% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to 67.9%.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What should I consider when opening a business in Brentwood?
Don't commit to a storefront in Brentwood without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.
- 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.
- Every survivability score is produced by StreetSpring's private prediction engine, not available through any other platform.
- Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Brentwood, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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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.