How can you find the best location to open a business in Burnside?

StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes 100 factors across competition, spending on the specific potential business, projected revenue, projected market share, Revenue Capture Score, and mobility patterns to pinpoint which blocks in Burnside maximize success.

What businesses are most in demand in Burnside?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis, the most in-demand business types in Burnside are Kosher Restaurants, Filipino Restaurants, and Italian Restaurants.

How much money could a business in Burnside make?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations in Burnside could lead to making ~2% more than selecting an average location, and ~5% more than one of the worst locations.

Is Burnside a good place to start a business?

Burnside is ranked number 52 across neighborhoods in and around Chicago to start a business, with an average Survivability Score of ~81%. Strong business types at their best-match addresses in Burnside consistently score ~2% higher than the overall neighborhood survivability average.

What are the best businesses to open in Burnside?

The top businesses to open in Burnside include Kosher Restaurant with a ~90% chance on average of surviving more than 2 years, best-case locations reaching ~92%, followed by Filipino Restaurant and Italian Restaurant.

Business Survivability in Burnside, Chicago

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Burnside is a Kosher Restaurant with a ~90% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.

April 24, 2026•17 min read

Quick Summary

Best business: a Kosher Restaurant in Burnside (~90% average survival rate, ~92% at best locations)

Neighborhood rank: #52 across all neighborhoods in and around Chicago

Neighborhood average: ~81% two-year survival across all business types

Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data

Detailed methodology

Last reviewed: April 30, 2026 by Bobby Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring

In this article:

Summary
Is Burnside 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 Burnside is a Kosher Restaurant with a ~90% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~92% chance; next is a Filipino Restaurant with a ~89% chance, followed by an Italian Restaurant with a ~89% chance.

What does the data say about opening in Burnside?

**Where else does Burnside look like?** The strongest demographic and amenity-density matches are **Morgan Park (Chicago)** and **Yale Heights (Baltimore)**, sharing lower employment, blue-collar job mix, and longer commutes. If you've worked in either of those neighborhoods, expect Burnside to behave similarly on the dimensions that drive survival.

**What goes wrong in Burnside.** Across 93 subtypes we track, **Italian Restaurant averages 89%** — the highest in the neighborhood. Yet a site-level look shows Italian Restaurants range from **73% to 97%** across Burnside — a 24-point window where the address, not the concept, decides the outcome. For competitive density: Kosher Restaurants are the most-concentrated tracked subtype (2 within 0.5 miles).

In Chicago's neighborhood survivability rankings, Burnside comes in at #52, with an average Survivability Score of ~81% across all business types.

Strong business types at their best-match addresses in Burnside consistently score ~2% higher than the overall neighborhood survivability average.
Still, those same business types at weaker addresses in Burnside can score well below the neighborhood mean. Even the most viable concept here requires the right address to reach its potential.
At 82.0% employed, Burnside's consumer base has the spending capacity that makes the neighborhood viable for a wide range of business types — though location selection within the neighborhood still determines actual survivability.

Employment and vacancy figures sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.

Pinpointing the best locations within Burnside

StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Burnside for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. The location below represents the address in Burnside with the highest projected survivability for a Kosher Restaurant:

Walking the neighborhood: what to look for

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Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of 100 location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Kosher Restaurant in Burnside. StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.

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The strongest business categories for Burnside

#1-5: Highest Survivability in Burnside

Kosher Restaurant (Ranked #1): ~90% average in Burnside. Best-case storefronts: ~92%. Challenging locations: ~88%.
Filipino Restaurant is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Burnside: ~89% chance on average, best at ~91%, challenging at ~87%.
Italian Restaurant — ~88%–~91% survivability range, with an average of ~89% across Burnside.
Opening an American Restaurant in Burnside shows ~89% average survivability. Top locations reach ~91%; lower-end sites show ~87%.
Indonesian Restaurant (Ranked #5): ~89% average in Burnside. Best-case storefronts: ~91%. Challenging locations: ~88%.

#6-10: Strong Performers in Burnside

Ukrainian Restaurant is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Burnside: ~89% chance on average, best at ~91%, challenging at ~87%.
Chicken Shop — ~87%–~91% survivability range, with an average of ~89% across Burnside.
Opening a Bangladeshi Restaurant in Burnside shows ~89% average survivability. Top locations reach ~91%; lower-end sites show ~87%.
South American Restaurant (Ranked #9): ~89% average in Burnside. Best-case storefronts: ~91%. Challenging locations: ~87%.
Chinese Restaurant is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Burnside: ~89% chance on average, best at ~90%, challenging at ~87%.

Top 3 Compared Nationally

Filipino Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →

What revenue can a Burnside business expect?

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 Burnside 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

StreetSpring calculates survivability for each business type separately at each address — so the best location for your concept may differ from the neighborhood's overall top-ranked site.
Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
StreetSpring has found that selecting the location with the highest survivability score for a business is the best way to maximize the amount of money you will make.
Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type — not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.

Which business types are most underserved in Burnside?

The top businesses to open next in Burnside:

Kosher Restaurants — ~90% average survival rate, up to ~92% at best locations
Filipino Restaurants — ~89% average survival rate
Italian Restaurants — ~89% average survival rate

StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. StreetSpring measures competition through a 30-factor framework layered on top of proprietary consumer spending forecasts and mobility models. Burnside sits at 82.0% employment and 12.2% commercial vacancy — conditions that set the ceiling and floor for Revenue Capture potential across all business types here. Survivability scores are recalculated weekly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift — visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Burnside right now.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Burnside.

What type of business should you rent your Burnside storefront to?

StreetSpring's 2026 model places Kosher Restaurants, Filipino Restaurants, and Italian Restaurants at the top of the survivability rankings for Burnside — making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.

Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type — not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood. Run your specific address through StreetSpring to see which tenant categories give you the best odds of stable, long-term occupancy.

Should you rent your Burnside storefront to a Kosher Restaurant?

Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Burnside in 2026, a Kosher Restaurant posts the highest survivability ceiling at ~92% and maintains a reasonable floor of ~88% — making it the most reliable tenant choice here.

Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type — not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.

What should I consider when opening a business in Burnside?

Location decisions in Burnside should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.

The most important driver of a high Survivability Score is the Revenue Capture Score for the business at the location it selects.
StreetSpring's custom-built forecasting infrastructure powers every survivability score, combining data science with commercial real estate intelligence.
StreetSpring's live scoring tool is free: enter any address in Burnside to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.

See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.

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 Chicago are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.

Permits, licensing, and zoning specifics worth flagging

Consideration	Common pitfall	What to verify before signing
Lease term	Locking into 7-10 years without break clauses, then needing to relocate after year 2.	Negotiate a relocation or termination clause. Confirm assignment + sublease rights are in writing.
Workforce availability	Hiring radius is smaller than you think — many neighborhoods can't staff a full team at standard wages.	Pull BLS wage data for your industry in this metro. Walk through your staffing plan with a local restaurant/retail operator before signing.
Parking & visibility	Storefront looks great from the sidewalk but is invisible from the road.	Drive past at 30 mph from both directions. Count street parking + nearest paid lot capacity at peak hours.

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.

Visual Data

Dumbbell chart comparing best vs worst locations for businesses in Chicago — Best vs worst neighborhood per business type in Chicago — the gap shows how much location choice matters for each subtype.

Treemap of Chicago business mix by survivability score — Treemap of business mix in Chicago — cell size = number of locations, color = average survivability score.

Radar chart of business-subtype survivability in Burnside, Chicago — Top business types scored in Burnside, Chicago — each axis is a subtype, taller = stronger survival rate.

How we measure this: Foot traffic measured at the city-block level using a combination of pedestrian-network analysis and Walk Score.

**A bit of history.** Burnside is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. The 47th numbered area, it is located on the city's far south side. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnside%2C_Chicago))

**LEHD demand-pattern signal (Burnside):** Median 1-mile workplace jobs across Burnside: **3,025** (LEHD LODES 2022). That works out to a **0.1:1 daytime-to-resident ratio** — a primarily-residential neighborhood with minimal daytime worker traffic. Of those workplace jobs, **410** are retail-sector. Use this to gauge whether your concept is weekday-commuter-driven or evening-and-weekend-driven.

Landmark anchor: Burnside's park anchor is Dixon (Lorraine) Park, which sets weekend and warm-weather foot-traffic patterns for the surrounding blocks.

**Economic context that bounds the demand environment in Burnside:** Per ACS, neighborhood unemployment is **18.0%** (above the 24-metro neighborhood median). BLS QCEW shows the Chicago metro's average weekly wage at **$1,198** (below our 24-metro median). And Cook County permitted **5,308** new residential units in 2025 per Census BPS — a population-and-demand growth signal.

**Why these baselines matter:** BLS Business Employment Dynamics (March 2025) reports 5-year survival rates of **47.8-61.8%** across the industries StreetSpring covers. Restaurants survive at **50.0%** nationally — not 20%. The location decision is what separates the 30% above the baseline from the 30% below.

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Local Data Questions

Additional questions with answers drawn directly from local data sources.

How does Burnside's vacancy rate affect commercial demand?

Approximately 12% of Burnside housing units are vacant — above the Chicago metro median (8%). Elevated vacancy can mean softening demand or short-term opportunity to negotiate rent — verify against commercial-corridor activity before committing.

How many people live in Burnside?

ACS data estimates the Burnside resident population at roughly 24.4K. The resident base is healthy — most retail and service business types have viable demand.

What's the national survival baseline for businesses by sector?

BLS Business Employment Dynamics data (March 2025 release) shows 5-year survival rates spanning 47.8% (Active Life) to 61.8% (Health & Medical) across the 11 sectors StreetSpring tracks. Restaurants — the most studied category — survive at 50% nationally, well above the often-cited "80% fail" myth.