Business Survivability in Douglass, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Douglass is a Chiropractor Office with a 79.7% 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 Douglass (79.7% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #73 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: 71.6% 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 Douglass 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 Douglass is a Chiropractor Office with a 79.7% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is an Acupuncture Clinic with a 78.5% chance, followed by a Dermatology Clinic with a 78.5% chance.
Is Douglass a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Douglass #73 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC, with an average Survivability Score of 71.6% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Douglass score 10.3 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Douglass can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
- StreetSpring's model reads Douglass's 9.6% housing vacancy rate, a Census measure of vacant homes and apartments, as one input among many.
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 Douglass?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in Douglass produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Douglass, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Chiropractor Office in 2026:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Chiropractor Office in Douglass. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. 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 Douglass?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 2 | Acupuncture Clinic | 87.9% |
| 3 | Dermatology Clinic | 87.9% |
| 7 | Eye Care Center | 87.0% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 86.2% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 10 | Laundromat | 83.6% |
| 11 | Cafe | 83.1% |
| 12 | International Grocery Store | 82.8% |
| 13 | Dance Club | 82.8% |
Ties at a good address: Acupuncture Clinic and Dermatology Clinic are tied; International Grocery Store and Dance Club 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 Douglass
- #1 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #1): 79.7% average in Douglass. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 62.0%.
- #2 Acupuncture Clinic is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Douglass: 78.5% chance on average, best at 89.2%, challenging at 58.1%.
- #3 Dermatology Clinic: 78.5% on average across Douglass; best at 89.2%, challenging at 58.1%.
- #7 Opening an Eye Care Center in Douglass shows 78.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 88.7%; lower-end sites show 58.6%.
- #8 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #8): 77.7% average in Douglass. Best-case storefronts: 88.7%. Challenging locations: 62.4%.
Strong Performers in Douglass
- #9 Convenience Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Douglass: 78.0% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 55.3%.
- #10 Laundromat: 69.8% on average across Douglass; best at 84.0%, challenging at 51.6%.
- #11 Opening a Cafe in Douglass shows 72.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 83.6%; lower-end sites show 51.6%.
- #12 International Grocery Store (Ranked #12): 75.0% average in Douglass. Best-case storefronts: 83.6%. Challenging locations: 55.3%.
- #13 Dance Club is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Douglass: 74.4% chance on average, best at 85.1%, challenging at 55.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Douglass make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Douglass 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-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
- 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.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What businesses should open next in Douglass?
The top businesses to open next in Douglass:
- Chiropractor Offices: 79.7% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Acupuncture Clinics: 78.5% average survival rate
- Dermatology Clinics: 78.5% average survival rate
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. Our analysis covers every major metro in the country: 24 cities and 180 million++ consumers. 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 9.6% housing vacancy rate in Douglass describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. Survivability scores are live, not static: StreetSpring updates them regularly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Douglass and how each address is scoring right now.
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- See the Washington DC Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Washington DC Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Washington DC neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Douglass.
What type of business should you rent your Douglass storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the categories most likely to produce stable, long-term tenants in Douglass are Chiropractor Offices, Acupuncture Clinics, and Dermatology Clinics.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood. 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 Douglass storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Chiropractor Office ranks as the top tenant type for your Douglass storefront: best-case locations show a 90.0% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to 62.0%.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What should I consider when opening a business in Douglass?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Douglass address is the projected chance a business of your type is still operating two years from now: check it early.
- StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- Start with a free 10-minute trial: check the current survivability score for any Douglass address on StreetSpring.
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Powered by machine learning models trained on real business outcomes, StreetSpring delivers actionable insights. 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.