Business Survivability in Dunning, Chicago
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Dunning is an Italian Restaurant with a ~82% 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: an Italian Restaurant in Dunning (~82% average survival rate, ~83% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #44 across all neighborhoods in and around Chicago
- Neighborhood average: ~81% 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 Dunning 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 Dunning is an Italian Restaurant with a ~82% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~83% chance; next is a Chicken Shop with a 82.51% chance, followed by a South American Restaurant with a 82.40% chance.
Is Dunning a good place to start a business?
Dunning earns the #44 spot in Chicago for new business survivability, with an average score of ~81% across all business types analyzed.
- Choosing an optimal address for the highest-ranked business types in Dunning can produce survivability scores about 2 points above the neighborhood mean at the best address.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Dunning can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- A 95.8% employment rate in Dunning means a large share of local consumers have steady income — a strong underlying condition for discretionary spending businesses.
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 Dunning?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address — showing which blocks in Dunning produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for an Italian Restaurant in Dunning per 2026 data:
The highlighted area represents the address in Dunning that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for an Italian Restaurant survivability. Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform — and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in Dunning?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting 2+ years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian Restaurant | 82.52% |
| 2 | Chicken Shop | 82.51% |
| 3 | South American Restaurant | 82.40% |
| 4 | Bangladeshi Restaurant | 82.39% |
| 5 | French Restaurant | 82.38% |
| 6 | Taiwanese Restaurant | 82.37% |
| 7 | Brazilian Restaurant | 82.36% |
| 8 | Chinese Restaurant | 82.34% |
| 9 | Hungarian Restaurant | 82.33% |
| 10 | Filipino Restaurant | 82.32% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Dunning
- Opening an Italian Restaurant in Dunning shows 82.52% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~82%.
- Chicken Shop (Ranked #2): 82.51% average in Dunning. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~83%.
- South American Restaurant is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Dunning: 82.40% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~82%.
- Bangladeshi Restaurant — ~82%–~83% survivability range, with an average of 82.39% across Dunning.
- Opening a French Restaurant in Dunning shows 82.38% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~82%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Dunning
- Taiwanese Restaurant (Ranked #6): 82.37% average in Dunning. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~82%.
- Brazilian Restaurant is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Dunning: 82.36% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~81%.
- Chinese Restaurant — ~82%–~83% survivability range, with an average of 82.34% across Dunning.
- Opening a Hungarian Restaurant in Dunning shows 82.33% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~82%.
- Filipino Restaurant (Ranked #10): 82.32% average in Dunning. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~81%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Italian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Chicken Shop — See how this compares to other cities →
- South American Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Dunning make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Dunning could lead to you making ~2% more than if you selected an average location, and ~3% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Different business models thrive in different micro-locations.
- Location is the biggest factor in a business's future success.
- Choosing locations with superior Survivability Scores directly correlates with higher revenue potential.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What businesses should open next in Dunning?
The top businesses to open next in Dunning:
- Italian Restaurants — 82.52% on average and 83% at the best address
- Chicken Shops — 82.51% average survival rate
- South American Restaurants — 82.40% average survival rate
Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform — and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. StreetSpring's model accounts for Dunning's 95.8% employment rate when projecting survivability — businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. Survivability scores are live, not static — StreetSpring updates them weekly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Dunning and how each address is scoring right 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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- See the Chicago Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Chicago Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Italian Restaurant survivability across Chicago neighborhoods
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Dunning.
What type of business should you rent your Dunning storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Dunning, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Italian Restaurants, Chicken Shops, and South American Restaurants.
- Location is the biggest factor in a business's future success.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types. Rather than guessing which tenant type will last, landlords can verify survivability for each category at their exact address using StreetSpring.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Chicago Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Dunning storefront to an Italian Restaurant?
Yes — our 2026 model places an Italian Restaurant at the top of the survivability rankings for Dunning storefronts, with a best-case score of ~83% and a floor of ~82% at the most challenging addresses.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What should I consider when opening a business in Dunning?
When selecting a location in Dunning it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- Of all the variables StreetSpring analyzes, Revenue Capture Score has the strongest predictive power.
- These insights come from StreetSpring's exclusive, in-house forecasting models.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool is free: enter any address in Dunning to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.
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 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.