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 ~79% 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 Kosher Restaurant in Great Lakes (~79% average survival rate, ~80% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #31 across all neighborhoods in and around Atlanta
- Neighborhood average: ~75% two-year survival across all business types
- Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data
- Detailed methodology
Last reviewed: September 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 ~79% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~80% chance; next is a Juice & Smoothie Bar with a 78.97% chance, followed by a Tattoo & Piercing Shop with a 78.18% chance.
Is Great Lakes a good place to start a business?
Great Lakes holds the #31 position in and around Atlanta for new business survivability, averaging ~75% across all analyzed business types.
- Top-performing business types at the best addresses in Great Lakes show a ~3% survival rate advantage over the neighborhood average.
- Still, those same business types at weaker addresses in Great Lakes can score well below the neighborhood mean. Even the most viable concept here requires the right address to reach its potential.
- The 3.9% commercial vacancy rate in Great Lakes is a leading indicator of the neighborhood's business health; StreetSpring factors this directly into each business type's survivability score.
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?
The right address in Great Lakes can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one — StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. The map below highlights the highest-survivability address for a Kosher Restaurant in Great Lakes:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Kosher Restaurant in Great Lakes. These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. 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 Great Lakes?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting 2+ years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosher Restaurant | 79.10% |
| 2 | Juice & Smoothie Bar | 78.97% |
| 3 | Tattoo & Piercing Shop | 78.18% |
| 4 | Nail Salon | 77.95% |
| 5 | Barber Shop | 77.77% |
| 6 | Liquor Store | 77.76% |
| 7 | Coffee Shop | 76.41% |
| 8 | Gym | 76.36% |
| 9 | Portuguese Restaurant | 75.91% |
| 10 | Italian Restaurant | 75.71% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Great Lakes
- Kosher Restaurant — ~78%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 79.10% across Great Lakes.
- Opening a Juice & Smoothie Bar in Great Lakes shows 78.97% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
- Tattoo & Piercing Shop (Ranked #3): 78.18% average in Great Lakes. Best-case storefronts: ~79%. Challenging locations: ~77%.
- Nail Salon is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Great Lakes: 77.95% chance on average, best at ~79%, challenging at ~77%.
- Barber Shop — ~77%–~79% survivability range, with an average of 77.77% across Great Lakes.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Great Lakes
- Opening a Liquor Store in Great Lakes shows 77.76% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
- Coffee Shop (Ranked #7): 76.41% average in Great Lakes. Best-case storefronts: ~77%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
- Gym is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Great Lakes: 76.36% chance on average, best at ~77%, challenging at ~75%.
- Portuguese Restaurant — ~75%–~77% survivability range, with an average of 75.91% across Great Lakes.
- Opening an Italian Restaurant in Great Lakes shows 75.71% average survivability. Top locations reach ~76%; lower-end sites show ~75%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Kosher Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Juice & Smoothie Bar — See how this compares to other cities →
- Tattoo & Piercing Shop — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Great Lakes 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 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
- However, each business concept should be evaluated for fit within each potential location.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make — it sets every other variable in motion.
- Maximizing your Survivability Score is the most reliable path to profitability.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for over 700 business types.
What businesses should open next in Great Lakes?
The top businesses to open next in Great Lakes:
- Kosher Restaurants — 79.10% average survival rate, up to ~80% at best locations
- Juice & Smoothie Bars — 78.97% average survival rate
- Tattoo & Piercing Shops — 78.18% average survival rate
These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. Our training data spans 130+ business types across 24 major metros, giving our models the breadth to predict outcomes across nearly any commercial concept. The 100.0% employment rate in Great Lakes is a key signal of consumer health; when combined with the 3.9% vacancy rate, it produces a competitive landscape that favors the business types ranked above. 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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- See the Atlanta Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Atlanta Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Kosher Restaurant survivability across Atlanta neighborhoods
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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.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make — it sets every other variable in motion.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for over 700 business types. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Atlanta Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Great Lakes storefront to a Kosher Restaurant?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Kosher Restaurant ranks as the top tenant type for your Great Lakes storefront — best-case locations show a ~80% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to ~78%.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for over 700 business types.
What should I consider when opening a business in Great Lakes?
When selecting a location in Great Lakes it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- The most important driver of a high Survivability Score is the Revenue Capture Score for the business at the location it selects.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data is available free of charge — start with your top candidate locations in Great Lakes.
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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 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.