Business Survivability in Claremont, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Claremont is a Chiropractor Office with a 80.1% 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 Claremont (80.1% average survival rate, 88.7% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #106 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: 65.4% 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 Claremont 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 Claremont is a Chiropractor Office with a 80.1% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 88.7% chance; next is a Veterinary Clinic with a 78.0% chance, followed by a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 77.7% chance. At a good address, Chiropractor Office is tied with Veterinary Clinic; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Claremont a good place to start a business?
In Washington DC's survivability rankings, Claremont comes in at #106 of 129 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 65.4% across the business types ranked there.
- The gap between the best addresses and the average for the top-ranked business type in Claremont is 8.6 points on the two-year chance.
- But at poorly chosen addresses within Claremont, even the top-ranked business types can fall well below the neighborhood average. Location selection remains critical: a promising concept at the wrong spot still carries significant risk.
- Claremont has a housing vacancy rate of 6.9% in Census data: the share of its homes and apartments standing empty, one of the neighborhood characteristics StreetSpring's model reads.
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 Claremont?
StreetSpring scores each block in Claremont so you can see which ones give a business the best two-year chance. Here is the top survivability address for a Chiropractor Office in Claremont, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Chiropractor Office in Claremont. These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. 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 Claremont?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 87.4% |
| 2 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.4% |
| 3 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 86.6% |
| 4 | Acupuncture Clinic | 86.2% |
| 8 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 83.6% |
| 10 | Laundromat | 83.6% |
| 11 | Coffee Shop | 82.6% |
| 12 | Spa | 82.6% |
| 14 | Smoke Shop | 82.3% |
Ties at a good address: Chiropractor Office and Veterinary Clinic are tied; Convenience Store and Laundromat are tied; Coffee Shop and Spa 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 Claremont
- #1 Chiropractor Office: 80.1% on average across Claremont; best at 88.7%, challenging at 65.8%.
- #2 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Claremont shows 78.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.2%; lower-end sites show 60.2%.
- #3 Physical Therapy Clinic (Ranked #3): 77.7% average in Claremont. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 61.1%.
- #4 Acupuncture Clinic is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Claremont: 77.1% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 60.7%.
- #8 Clothing Store: 65.0% on average across Claremont; best at 84.6%, challenging at 49.4%.
Strong Performers in Claremont
- #9 Opening a Convenience Store in Claremont shows 69.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.6%; lower-end sites show 49.4%.
- #10 Laundromat (Ranked #10): 65.6% average in Claremont. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.4%.
- #11 Coffee Shop is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in Claremont: 78.1% chance on average, best at 82.6%, challenging at 62.0%.
- #12 Spa: 75.6% on average across Claremont; best at 82.6%, challenging at 61.5%.
- #14 Opening a Smoke Shop in Claremont shows 72.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.1%; lower-end sites show 54.8%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Claremont 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 Claremont 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.
- 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.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What businesses should open next in Claremont?
The top businesses to open next in Claremont:
- Chiropractor Offices: 80.1% average survival rate, 88.7% at the best address
- Veterinary Clinics: 78.0% average survival rate
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 77.7% 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. We apply advanced machine learning to one of the largest commercial real estate outcome datasets in the country. 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. Claremont sits at 95.5% employment and 6.9% housing vacancy in Census data, context the model reads alongside competition and consumer spending. StreetSpring regularly refreshes survivability scores to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Claremont are available right now and how they rank.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Claremont.
What type of business should you rent your Claremont storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Claremont, Chiropractor Offices, Veterinary Clinics, and Physical Therapy Clinics consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for two or more years.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site. StreetSpring allows property owners to evaluate any address against 500+ business types, so you can prioritize the categories that score highest at your specific location.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Washington DC Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Claremont storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
The data shows a Chiropractor Office in Claremont is the safest long-term bet for a storefront there. Top locations reach 88.7% survivability; lower-end sites show 65.8%.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What should I consider when opening a business in Claremont?
Start any location decision in Claremont with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- 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.
- These forecasts are generated using StreetSpring's unique analytical framework.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores start with a free 10-minute trial: check your specific address now.
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Our analysis covers businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 major US metros. 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.