Business Survivability in Foggy Bottom, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Foggy Bottom is a Chiropractor Office with a 78.5% 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 Foggy Bottom (78.5% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #68 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: 68.6% 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 Foggy Bottom 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 Foggy Bottom is a Chiropractor Office with a 78.5% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.6% chance; next is an Eye Care Center with a 78.0% chance, followed by a Convenience Store with a 81.1% chance.
Is Foggy Bottom a good place to start a business?
In Washington DC's survivability rankings, Foggy Bottom comes in at #68 of 129 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 68.6% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Foggy Bottom, the top-ranked business type scores 11.1 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- Still, those same business types at weaker addresses in Foggy Bottom can score well below the neighborhood mean. Even the most viable concept here requires the right address to reach its potential.
- Foggy Bottom's employment rate of 92.1% and housing vacancy rate of 15.8% 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 Foggy Bottom?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Foggy Bottom, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for a Chiropractor Office in Foggy Bottom per 2026 data:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Chiropractor Office in Foggy Bottom. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly: always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.
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What are the best businesses to open in Foggy Bottom?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.2% |
| 2 | Eye Care Center | 87.0% |
| 3 | Convenience Store | 84.9% |
| 4 | Cafe | 84.0% |
| 5 | Laundromat | 84.0% |
| 6 | Coffee Shop | 84.0% |
| 7 | Gym | 83.6% |
| 8 | Bar | 83.6% |
| 9 | Dentist Office | 83.6% |
| 10 | Spa | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Cafe, Laundromat and Coffee Shop are tied; Gym, Bar, Dentist Office 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.
Highest Survivability in Foggy Bottom
- #1 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Foggy Bottom shows 78.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 57.3%.
- #2 Eye Care Center (Ranked #2): 78.0% average in Foggy Bottom. Best-case storefronts: 89.2%. Challenging locations: 59.0%.
- #3 Convenience Store is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Foggy Bottom: 81.1% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 58.0%.
- #4 Cafe: 82.0% on average across Foggy Bottom; best at 84.0%, challenging at 62.8%.
- #5 Opening a Laundromat in Foggy Bottom shows 81.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 65.6%.
Strong Performers in Foggy Bottom
- #6 Coffee Shop (Ranked #6): 75.1% average in Foggy Bottom. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.4%.
- #7 Gym is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Foggy Bottom: 75.3% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.0%.
- #8 Bar: 73.2% on average across Foggy Bottom; best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.9%.
- #9 Opening a Dentist Office in Foggy Bottom shows 72.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 87.9%; lower-end sites show 56.4%.
- #10 Spa (Ranked #10): 70.2% average in Foggy Bottom. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Foggy Bottom make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting a storefront that StreetSpring ranks in the top tier for your business type in Foggy Bottom 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.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- Compare the Revenue Capture Score of each shortlisted address first: it is the top factor in choosing a location, and it estimates the revenue a business can capture there.
- 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 Foggy Bottom?
The top businesses to open next in Foggy Bottom:
- Chiropractor Offices: 78.5% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Eye Care Centers: 78.0% average survival rate
- Convenience Stores: 81.1% 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. 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. The 15.8% housing vacancy rate in Foggy Bottom describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring regularly recalculates survivability for every location in Foggy Bottom, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data: check current locations now.
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- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Washington DC neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Foggy Bottom.
What type of business should you rent your Foggy Bottom storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Foggy Bottom shows that Chiropractor Offices, Eye Care Centers, and Convenience Stores rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Foggy Bottom: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Washington DC Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Foggy Bottom storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Chiropractor Office would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to, with a potential 89.6% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a 57.3% chance.
- 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 Foggy Bottom?
When opening a business in Foggy Bottom, compare the Survivability Scores of your shortlisted addresses and favor the highest one your budget allows.
- 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.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool starts with a free 10-minute trial: enter any address in Foggy Bottom to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has studied businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans, giving its predictions a scale of validation unmatched in site-selection tools. 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.