Business Survivability in Great Lakes, Atlanta
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Great Lakes is a Kosher Restaurant with a ~82% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.
Quick Summary
- Best business: a Kosher Restaurant in Great Lakes (~82% average survival rate, ~84% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #31 across all neighborhoods in and around Atlanta
- Neighborhood average: ~69% two-year survival across all business types
- Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data
- Detailed methodology
Last reviewed: April 2026 by Bobby Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes is a Kosher Restaurant with a ~82% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~84% chance; next is a Juice & Smoothie Bar with a ~82% chance, followed by a Tattoo & Piercing Shop with a ~80% chance.
Is Great Lakes a good place to start a business?
Out of all neighborhoods analyzed in and around Atlanta, Great Lakes ranks #31 for business survivability with a ~69% average Survivability Score.
- StreetSpring data shows the best-fit business types at prime Great Lakes addresses outperform the neighborhood average by as much as ~3%.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Great Lakes can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
- With 100.0% of the local population employed, Great Lakes presents a stable consumer base — particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
Employment and vacancy figures sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.
How can you find the best location to open a business in Great Lakes?
Rather than relying on neighborhood averages, StreetSpring's scoring tells you which specific addresses in Great Lakes give your concept the best odds of survival. Here is the top survivability address for a Kosher Restaurant in Great Lakes, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
The highlighted area represents the address in Great Lakes that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Kosher Restaurant survivability. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates 100 inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and mobility data.
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What are the best businesses to open in Great Lakes?
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Great Lakes
- Opening a Kosher Restaurant in Great Lakes shows ~82% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~80%.
- Juice & Smoothie Bar (Ranked #2): ~82% average in Great Lakes. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~80%.
- Tattoo & Piercing Shop is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Great Lakes: ~80% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~77%.
- Nail Salon — ~77%–~81% survivability range, with an average of ~80% across Great Lakes.
- Opening a Barber Shop in Great Lakes shows ~79% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Great Lakes
- Liquor Store (Ranked #6): ~79% average in Great Lakes. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~77%.
- Gym is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Great Lakes: ~76% chance on average, best at ~78%, challenging at ~74%.
- Coffee Shop — ~74%–~78% survivability range, with an average of ~76% across Great Lakes.
- Opening a Portuguese Restaurant in Great Lakes shows ~75% average survivability. Top locations reach ~76%; lower-end sites show ~73%.
- Italian Restaurant (Ranked #10): ~74% average in Great Lakes. Best-case storefronts: ~76%. Challenging locations: ~73%.
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How much money could a business in Great Lakes make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing an address that maximizes your Revenue Capture Score in Great Lakes could lead to you making ~3% more than if you selected an average location, and ~5% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- The right address for one business type may be the wrong one for another — always evaluate fit for your specific concept.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- Choosing locations with superior Survivability Scores directly correlates with higher revenue potential.
- StreetSpring delivers pinpoint accuracy down to the exact storefront location.
What businesses should open next in Great Lakes?
The top businesses to open next in Great Lakes:
- Kosher Restaurants — ~82% average survival rate, up to ~84% at best locations
- Juice & Smoothie Bars — ~82% average survival rate
- Tattoo & Piercing Shops — ~80% average survival rate
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. StreetSpring has analyzed hundreds of thousands of business outcomes across major U.S. metros. The survivability rankings for Great Lakes are grounded in real economic conditions: 100.0% employment and 3.9% vacancy are among the key inputs that separate high-scoring locations from low-scoring ones here. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring updates every location's survivability score weekly — you can see current scores for available storefronts in Great Lakes right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Great Lakes.
What type of business should you rent your Great Lakes storefront to?
For landlords in Great Lakes, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Kosher Restaurants, Juice & Smoothie Bars, and Tattoo & Piercing Shops as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- StreetSpring delivers pinpoint accuracy down to the exact storefront location. StreetSpring allows property owners to evaluate any address against 700+ tenant types — so you can prioritize the categories that score highest at your specific location.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Atlanta Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Great Lakes storefront to a Kosher Restaurant?
According to our 2026 survivability model, a Kosher Restaurant leads all business categories for Great Lakes landlords — ~84% at the best addresses and ~80% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.
- StreetSpring delivers pinpoint accuracy down to the exact storefront location.
What should I consider when opening a business in Great Lakes?
Survivability Score is the North Star metric for any location decision in Great Lakes: it aggregates 100+ factors so you don't have to evaluate each one individually.
- Revenue Capture Score matters more than any other single metric when predicting business outcomes.
- StreetSpring uses its own proprietary forecasting tools to identify the Revenue Capture Score for each unique business.
- No subscription required: access the current survivability score for any Great Lakes address through StreetSpring's free tool.
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Real estate professionals and business owners across 24 major metros use StreetSpring to ground their site-selection decisions in data, not guesswork. Aggregated survivability rankings for Atlanta are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Atlanta: /resources/data/atlanta-survivability-scores-2026.csv — includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.