Business Survivability in Douglas Park, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Douglas Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a 82.1% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Douglas Park (82.1% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #85 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: 68.1% 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 Douglas Park 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 Douglas Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a 82.1% 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 77.4% chance, followed by a Convenience Store with a 70.5% chance.
Is Douglas Park a good place to start a business?
Douglas Park holds the #85 position of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC for new business survivability, with an average score of 68.1% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Douglas Park score 7.9 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in Douglas Park can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- Douglas Park's employment rate of 94.8% and housing vacancy rate of 2.7% 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 Douglas Park?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Douglas Park for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for a Veterinary Clinic in Douglas Park per 2026 data:
The highlighted area represents the address in Douglas Park that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Veterinary Clinic survivability. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in Douglas Park?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 88.3% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 84.5% |
| 3 | Convenience Store | 84.1% |
| 4 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 5 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 84.0% |
| 6 | Dermatology Clinic | 83.6% |
| 9 | Eye Care Center | 83.6% |
| 12 | Cafe | 83.1% |
| 13 | Coffee Shop | 81.8% |
| 14 | Hair Salon | 81.8% |
Ties at a good address: Convenience Store and Clothing Store are tied; Dermatology Clinic and Eye Care Center are tied; Coffee Shop and Hair Salon 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 Douglas Park
- #1 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Douglas Park shows 82.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 69.6%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #2): 77.4% average in Douglas Park. Best-case storefronts: 86.6%. Challenging locations: 64.9%.
- #3 Convenience Store is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Douglas Park: 70.5% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.9%.
- #4 Clothing Store: 70.4% on average across Douglas Park; best at 84.6%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #5 Opening a Physical Therapy Clinic in Douglas Park shows 76.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 88.3%; lower-end sites show 62.4%.
Strong Performers in Douglas Park
- #6 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #6): 76.2% average in Douglas Park. Best-case storefronts: 88.3%. Challenging locations: 62.4%.
- #9 Eye Care Center is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Douglas Park: 72.4% chance on average, best at 87.9%, challenging at 57.3%.
- #12 Cafe: 76.6% on average across Douglas Park; best at 84.0%, challenging at 52.5%.
- #13 Opening a Coffee Shop in Douglas Park shows 77.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 82.6%; lower-end sites show 65.6%.
- #14 Hair Salon (Ranked #14): 75.9% average in Douglas Park. Best-case storefronts: 82.2%. Challenging locations: 61.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Douglas Park make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, following the survivability data rather than relying on intuition or foot traffic estimates in Douglas Park 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
- Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- 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.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What businesses should open next in Douglas Park?
The top businesses to open next in Douglas Park:
- Veterinary Clinics: 82.1% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 77.4% average survival rate
- Convenience Stores: 70.5% average survival rate
Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. 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. With Douglas Park's 94.8% employment rate factored in, the businesses best positioned to succeed here are those that benefit from a well-employed, spending-capable local consumer base. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in Douglas Park today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Douglas Park.
What type of business should you rent your Douglas Park storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Convenience Stores at the top of the survivability rankings for Douglas Park, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually. Rather than guessing which tenant type will last, landlords can verify survivability for each category at their exact address using StreetSpring.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Washington DC Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Douglas Park storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Douglas Park in 2026, a Veterinary Clinic posts the highest survivability ceiling at 90.0% and maintains a reasonable floor of 69.6%, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- 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 Douglas Park?
Location decisions in Douglas Park should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- 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.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data starts with a free 10-minute trial: begin with your top candidate locations in Douglas Park.
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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.