Business Survivability in Lyon Park, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Lyon Park is a Veterinary Clinic 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 Veterinary Clinic in Lyon Park (80.1% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #80 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: 63.9% 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 Lyon 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 Lyon Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a 80.1% 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 78.5% chance, followed by an Eye Care Center with a 71.0% chance.
Is Lyon Park a good place to start a business?
Lyon Park is ranked number 80 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC to start a business, with an average 63.9% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- In Lyon Park, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 9.5 points above that type's average.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Lyon Park see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- Housing vacancy in Lyon Park sits at 11.5%, a Census figure that StreetSpring's model reads for every business type it scores here.
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 Lyon Park?
Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in Lyon Park that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. Here is the top survivability address for a Veterinary Clinic in Lyon Park, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Veterinary Clinic in Lyon Park. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. 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 Lyon Park?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 89.2% |
| 3 | Eye Care Center | 86.2% |
| 4 | Dermatology Clinic | 85.8% |
| 5 | Acupuncture Clinic | 85.3% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 10 | Coffee Shop | 83.6% |
| 11 | Cafe | 83.6% |
| 12 | Spa | 83.6% |
| 13 | Laundromat | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Coffee Shop, Cafe, Spa and Laundromat 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 Lyon Park
- #1 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Lyon Park: 80.1% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 61.1%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office: 78.5% on average across Lyon Park; best at 89.6%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #3 Opening an Eye Care Center in Lyon Park shows 71.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 56.4%.
- #4 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #4): 68.2% average in Lyon Park. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 56.0%.
- #5 Acupuncture Clinic is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Lyon Park: 68.2% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 56.0%.
Strong Performers in Lyon Park
- #9 Convenience Store: 73.9% on average across Lyon Park; best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.0%.
- #10 Opening a Coffee Shop in Lyon Park shows 75.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 50.7%.
- #11 Cafe (Ranked #11): 75.6% average in Lyon Park. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 49.4%.
- #12 Spa is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in Lyon Park: 73.8% chance on average, best at 83.6%, challenging at 48.4%.
- #13 Laundromat: 69.3% on average across Lyon Park; best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Lyon Park 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 Lyon 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
- Site-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- 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 generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What businesses should open next in Lyon Park?
The top businesses to open next in Lyon Park:
- Veterinary Clinics: 80.1% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 78.5% average survival rate
- Eye Care Centers: 71.0% average survival rate
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. The model draws from 100+ location-specific factors to generate each survivability score. 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. StreetSpring's model accounts for Lyon Park's 98.0% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in Lyon Park today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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- See the Washington DC Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Washington DC Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Washington DC neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Lyon Park.
What type of business should you rent your Lyon Park storefront to?
For landlords in Lyon Park, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Eye Care Centers as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site. 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 Lyon Park storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Veterinary Clinic as the highest-survivability tenant type for Lyon Park. The best addresses show a 89.6% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around 61.1%.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What should I consider when opening a business in Lyon Park?
Check the Survivability Score for your specific address in Lyon Park before signing a lease, alongside your own read of foot traffic and the local customer base.
- Revenue Capture Score comes first when comparing locations: it turns local competition and consumer spending into the share of revenue a business can expect to win.
- These predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
- Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Lyon Park, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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StreetSpring uses AI to project business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods. 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.