Business Survivability in Parkwood, Atlanta
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Parkwood is a Pet Grooming Shop with a ~80% 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 Pet Grooming Shop in Parkwood (~80% average survival rate, ~81% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #10 across all neighborhoods in and around Atlanta
- Neighborhood average: ~77% two-year survival across all business types
- 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: September 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Parkwood 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 Parkwood is a Pet Grooming Shop with a ~80% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~81% chance; next is a Scandinavian Restaurant with a 79.60% chance, followed by an American Restaurant with a 79.35% chance.
Is Parkwood a good place to start a business?
Parkwood earns the #10 spot in Atlanta for new business survivability, with an average score of ~77% across all business types analyzed.
- At the strongest addresses in Parkwood, the most viable business types score ~2% higher than the average survivability rate across all locations.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Parkwood 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 7.8% commercial vacancy rate in Parkwood 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 Parkwood?
The right address in Parkwood can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one — StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for a Pet Grooming Shop in Parkwood per 2026 data:
This map shows the optimal location for a Pet Grooming Shop in Parkwood based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly — always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. 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 Parkwood?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting 2+ years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pet Grooming Shop | 79.82% |
| 2 | Scandinavian Restaurant | 79.60% |
| 3 | American Restaurant | 79.35% |
| 4 | Chicken Shop | 79.34% |
| 5 | Indonesian Restaurant | 79.33% |
| 6 | Brunch Restaurant | 79.25% |
| 7 | French Restaurant | 79.24% |
| 8 | Italian Restaurant | 79.23% |
| 9 | Deli | 79.21% |
| 10 | Chinese Restaurant | 79.20% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Parkwood
- Opening a Pet Grooming Shop in Parkwood shows 79.82% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
- Scandinavian Restaurant (Ranked #2): 79.60% average in Parkwood. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
- American Restaurant is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Parkwood: 79.35% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~78%.
- Chicken Shop — ~80%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 79.34% across Parkwood.
- Opening an Indonesian Restaurant in Parkwood shows 79.33% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Parkwood
- Brunch Restaurant (Ranked #6): 79.25% average in Parkwood. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
- French Restaurant is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Parkwood: 79.24% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~79%.
- Italian Restaurant — ~79%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 79.23% across Parkwood.
- Opening a Deli in Parkwood shows 79.21% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
- Chinese Restaurant (Ranked #10): 79.20% average in Parkwood. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Pet Grooming Shop — See how this compares to other cities →
- Scandinavian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- American Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Parkwood make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Parkwood could lead to you making ~2% 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.
- Survivability data consistently shows location accounts for more variance in business outcomes than any other controllable factor.
- The businesses that outperform their category averages most consistently are those that scored highest on survivability before opening.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What businesses should open next in Parkwood?
The top businesses to open next in Parkwood:
- Pet Grooming Shops — 79.82% average survival rate, up to ~81% at best locations
- Scandinavian Restaurants — 79.60% average survival rate
- American Restaurants — 79.35% 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 platform incorporates data from thousands of neighborhoods nationwide. Parkwood sits at 90.9% employment and 7.8% commercial vacancy — conditions that set the ceiling and floor for Revenue Capture potential across all business types here. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring recalculates survivability for every location in Parkwood weekly, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data — check current locations now. 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Parkwood.
What type of business should you rent your Parkwood storefront to?
For landlords in Parkwood, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Pet Grooming Shops, Scandinavian Restaurants, and American Restaurants as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- Survivability data consistently shows location accounts for more variance in business outcomes than any other controllable factor.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does. With StreetSpring, you can rank every potential tenant type by survivability score at your property address before committing to a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Atlanta Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Parkwood storefront to a Pet Grooming Shop?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Pet Grooming Shop as the highest-survivability tenant type for Parkwood. The best addresses show a ~81% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around ~79%.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What should I consider when opening a business in Parkwood?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Parkwood address is the clearest forward-looking indicator of whether your business will be operating two years from now — make it the first number you check.
- A strong Revenue Capture Score reflects the ideal balance of manageable competition and robust consumer spending at that specific address.
- StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
- No subscription required: access the current survivability score for any Parkwood address through StreetSpring's free tool.
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Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. 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.