Business Survivability in Ivy City, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Ivy City is an Eye Care Center with a 81.4% 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: an Eye Care Center in Ivy City (81.4% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #56 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: 73.8% 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 Ivy City 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 Ivy City is an Eye Care Center with a 81.4% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.6% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 82.8% chance, followed by a Veterinary Clinic with a 77.8% chance.
Is Ivy City a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Ivy City #56 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC, with an average Survivability Score of 73.8% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Ivy City, the top-ranked business type scores 8.2 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Ivy City see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- The 90.2% employment rate in Ivy City supports consumer spending, while its 8.6% housing vacancy rate measures the share of homes and apartments standing empty: the model reads both as neighborhood characteristics.
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 Ivy City?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Ivy City, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Ivy City, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for an Eye Care Center in 2026:
This map shows the optimal location for an Eye Care Center in Ivy City based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. 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 Ivy City?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eye Care Center | 88.7% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 87.4% |
| 3 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.0% |
| 4 | Dentist Office | 85.8% |
| 5 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 85.8% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 85.0% |
| 10 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 12 | Gym | 83.6% |
| 13 | Cafe | 83.6% |
| 22 | International Grocery Store | 83.3% |
Ties at a good address: Dentist Office and Physical Therapy Clinic are tied; Gym and Cafe 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 Ivy City
- #1 Eye Care Center: 81.4% on average across Ivy City; best at 89.6%, challenging at 63.6%.
- #2 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Ivy City shows 82.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 88.7%; lower-end sites show 68.3%.
- #3 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #3): 77.8% average in Ivy City. Best-case storefronts: 88.3%. Challenging locations: 59.4%.
- #4 Dentist Office is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Ivy City: 80.9% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 65.8%.
- #5 Physical Therapy Clinic: 80.1% on average across Ivy City; best at 89.6%, challenging at 63.2%.
Strong Performers in Ivy City
- #9 Opening a Convenience Store in Ivy City shows 80.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 64.3%.
- #10 Clothing Store (Ranked #10): 79.2% average in Ivy City. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 67.0%.
- #12 Gym is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in Ivy City: 79.7% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 64.2%.
- #13 Cafe: 79.1% on average across Ivy City; best at 84.0%, challenging at 60.2%.
- #22 Opening an International Grocery Store in Ivy City shows 76.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 55.3%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Ivy City make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations for your business in Ivy City 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
- However, each business concept should be evaluated for fit within each potential location.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance 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.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What businesses should open next in Ivy City?
The top businesses to open next in Ivy City:
- Eye Care Centers: 81.4% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 82.8% average survival rate
- Veterinary Clinics: 77.8% average survival rate
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. 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. Ivy City sits at 90.2% employment and 8.6% 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 Ivy City 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 Ivy City.
What type of business should you rent your Ivy City storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Eye Care Centers, Chiropractor Offices, and Veterinary Clinics at the top of the survivability rankings for Ivy City, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- Survivability data lets you compare locations on the same projected two-year chance before you open.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Washington DC Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Ivy City storefront to an Eye Care Center?
The data shows an Eye Care Center in Ivy City is the safest long-term bet for a storefront there. Top locations reach 89.6% survivability; lower-end sites show 63.6%.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What should I consider when opening a business in Ivy City?
Start any location decision in Ivy City with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- 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.
- StreetSpring's forecasting tools are purpose-built for commercial location decisions and are not available through any publicly accessible data source.
- Start a free 10-minute trial on StreetSpring to see the current survivability score for any address in Ivy City.
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Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. 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.