Business Survivability in Bucktown, Chicago
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Bucktown is a Men's Clothing Store with a 86.3% 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 Men's Clothing Store in Bucktown (86.3% Typical, 90.1% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #19 of 99 neighborhoods in and around Chicago
- Neighborhood average: 74.5% 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: November 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Bucktown 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 Bucktown is a Men's Clothing Store with a 86.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 90.1% Best; next is a Chiropractor Office with 89.7% Best, followed by a Convenience Store with 88.9% Best.
Is Bucktown a good place to start a business?
Among the 99 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Chicago, Bucktown ranks #19 for business survivability, with an average 74.5% chance of lasting two or more years.
- For the top-ranked business type, 90.1% Best is 3.8 points above 86.3% Typical in Bucktown.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in Bucktown can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- Bucktown's employment rate of 96.9% and housing vacancy rate of 7.1% are two of the Census inputs StreetSpring's model reads for this neighborhood.
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 Bucktown?
The right address in Bucktown can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. StreetSpring's 2026 model ranks this area #1 in Bucktown for a Men's Clothing Store:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Men's Clothing Store in Bucktown. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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 Bucktown?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Men's Clothing Store | 90.1% | 86.3% | 82.5% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 89.7% | 87.2% | 84.7% |
| 3 | Convenience Store | 88.9% | 85.0% | 81.1% |
| 4 | Eye Care Center | 88.8% | 85.5% | 82.2% |
| 5 | French Restaurant | 88.4% | 83.1% | 77.9% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 88.3% | 84.1% | 79.9% |
| 11 | Indian Restaurant | 87.8% | 82.1% | 77.3% |
| 19 | Japanese / Sushi Restaurant | 87.4% | 81.2% | 76.5% |
| 20 | Dentist Office | 87.0% | 82.6% | 78.1% |
| 21 | Acupuncture Clinic | 86.8% | 82.4% | 77.9% |
Best and Worst are the average results for the better and the worse of two addresses picked at random in the place: a weighted average of every scored location in which the best locations count the most for Best and the weakest count the most for Worst. Typical is the average address. Best is shown for a smaller space (half the standard size) and Worst for a larger one (half again as large), at the metro's median asking rent, using the same rent rule as our tool; Typical is at the market rent.
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 Bucktown
- #1 Men's Clothing Store is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Bucktown: 86.3% Typical, 90.1% Best, 82.5% Worst.
- #2 Chiropractor Office: 87.2% Typical across Bucktown; Best 89.7%, Worst 84.7%.
- #3 Opening a Convenience Store in Bucktown shows 85.0% Typical survivability, 88.9% Best and 81.1% Worst.
- #4 Eye Care Center (Ranked #4): 85.5% Typical in Bucktown. Best: 88.8%. Worst: 82.2%.
- #5 French Restaurant is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Bucktown: 83.1% Typical, 88.4% Best, 77.9% Worst.
Strong Performers in Bucktown
- #8 Veterinary Clinic: 84.1% Typical across Bucktown; Best 88.3%, Worst 79.9%.
- #11 Opening an Indian Restaurant in Bucktown shows 82.1% Typical survivability, 87.8% Best and 77.3% Worst.
- #19 Japanese / Sushi Restaurant (Ranked #19): 81.2% Typical in Bucktown. Best: 87.4%. Worst: 76.5%.
- #20 Dentist Office is ranked #20 for top businesses to open in Bucktown: 82.6% Typical, 87.0% Best, 78.1% Worst.
- #21 Acupuncture Clinic: 82.4% Typical across Bucktown; Best 86.8%, Worst 77.9%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Men's Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Bucktown make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Bucktown 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
- Location fit is business-type-specific: a spot that's ideal for a coffee shop may underperform for a nail salon at the same address.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What businesses should open next in Bucktown?
The top businesses to open next in Bucktown:
- Men's Clothing Stores: 86.3% Typical, 90.1% Best
- Chiropractor Offices: 87.2% Typical, 89.7% Best
- Convenience Stores: 85.0% Typical, 88.9% Best
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. StreetSpring has analyzed hundreds of thousands of business outcomes across major U.S. metros. 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 Bucktown's 96.9% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring regularly updates every location's survivability score: you can see current scores for available storefronts in Bucktown right now.
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- Explore Men's Clothing Store survivability across Chicago neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Bucktown.
What type of business should you rent your Bucktown storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the most promising business categories for your property in Bucktown are Men's Clothing Stores, Chiropractor Offices, and Convenience Stores.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. 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 Chicago Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Bucktown storefront to a Men's Clothing Store?
Yes, our 2026 model ranks a Men's Clothing Store first among business types for Bucktown storefronts, with 90.1% Best and 82.5% Worst.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What should I consider when opening a business in Bucktown?
Location decisions in Bucktown should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- 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's custom-built forecasting infrastructure powers every survivability score, combining data science with commercial real estate intelligence.
- Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Bucktown, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. Aggregated survivability rankings for Chicago are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Chicago: /resources/data/chicago-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.