Business Survivability in Pilsen, Chicago
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Pilsen is a Chiropractor Office with a 86.1% 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 Chiropractor Office in Pilsen (86.1% Typical, 89.4% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #11 of 99 neighborhoods in and around Chicago
- Neighborhood average: 75.5% 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 Pilsen 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 Pilsen is a Chiropractor Office with a 86.1% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 89.4% Best; next is a Men's Clothing Store with 89.4% Best, followed by a Cafe with 88.9% Best.
Is Pilsen a good place to start a business?
Pilsen is ranked number 11 of 99 neighborhoods in and around Chicago to start a business, with an average 75.5% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 89.4% Best is 3.3 points above 86.1% Typical in Pilsen.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Pilsen can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Pilsen will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- The 7.7% housing vacancy rate in Pilsen comes from the Census American Community Survey and describes homes and apartments, not shops or offices.
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 Pilsen?
StreetSpring's Pilsen data goes block by block (not just neighborhood averages) so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Chiropractor Office in Pilsen:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Chiropractor Office in Pilsen. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. The model evaluates hundreds of factors, from primary and secondary competition to forecasted spend, site accessibility, and local market share potential.
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What are the best businesses to open in Pilsen?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.4% | 86.1% | 82.8% |
| 2 | Men's Clothing Store | 89.4% | 84.0% | 78.8% |
| 3 | Cafe | 88.9% | 82.1% | 76.6% |
| 4 | Dentist Office | 88.9% | 85.4% | 81.9% |
| 5 | Acupuncture Clinic | 88.8% | 85.4% | 81.9% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 88.7% | 83.5% | 78.7% |
| 10 | Eye Care Center | 87.5% | 83.7% | 79.8% |
| 11 | Spa | 86.8% | 80.4% | 75.9% |
| 12 | Cosmetics Shop | 86.2% | 79.1% | 75.2% |
| 14 | Tanning Salon | 86.1% | 79.3% | 75.1% |
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 Pilsen
- #1 Chiropractor Office is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Pilsen: 86.1% Typical, 89.4% Best, 82.8% Worst.
- #2 Men's Clothing Store: 84.0% Typical across Pilsen; Best 89.4%, Worst 78.8%.
- #3 Opening a Cafe in Pilsen shows 82.1% Typical survivability, 88.9% Best and 76.6% Worst.
- #4 Dentist Office (Ranked #4): 85.4% Typical in Pilsen. Best: 88.9%. Worst: 81.9%.
- #5 Acupuncture Clinic is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Pilsen: 85.4% Typical, 88.8% Best, 81.9% Worst.
Strong Performers in Pilsen
- #9 Convenience Store: 83.5% Typical across Pilsen; Best 88.7%, Worst 78.7%.
- #10 Opening an Eye Care Center in Pilsen shows 83.7% Typical survivability, 87.5% Best and 79.8% Worst.
- #11 Spa (Ranked #11): 80.4% Typical in Pilsen. Best: 86.8%. Worst: 75.9%.
- #12 Cosmetics Shop is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in Pilsen: 79.1% Typical, 86.2% Best, 75.2% Worst.
- #14 Tanning Salon: 79.3% Typical across Pilsen; Best 86.1%, Worst 75.1%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Men's Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Pilsen make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Pilsen 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
- 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.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- 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 scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What businesses should open next in Pilsen?
The top businesses to open next in Pilsen:
- Chiropractor Offices: 86.1% Typical, 89.4% Best
- Men's Clothing Stores: 84.0% Typical, 89.4% Best
- Cafes: 82.1% Typical, 88.9% Best
For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. StreetSpring measures competition through a 30-factor framework layered on top of proprietary consumer spending forecasts and mobility models. 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. The 93.7% employment rate in Pilsen is a key signal of consumer health, and the 7.7% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. StreetSpring regularly refreshes survivability scores to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Pilsen are available right now and how they rank.
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- See the Chicago Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Chicago Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Chicago neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Pilsen.
What type of business should you rent your Pilsen storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Pilsen, Chiropractor Offices, Men's Clothing Stores, and Cafes consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for two or more years.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location. 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 Pilsen storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Chiropractor Office as the highest-ranked tenant type for Pilsen, at 89.4% Best and 82.8% Worst for the chance of lasting more than 2 years.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What should I consider when opening a business in Pilsen?
Check the Survivability Score for your specific address in Pilsen before signing a lease, alongside your own read of foot traffic and the local customer base.
- StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open.
- StreetSpring's in-house models are trained on 570,000+ real business outcomes.
- Start a free 10-minute trial on StreetSpring to see the current survivability score for any address in Pilsen.
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StreetSpring's models are built from millions of real business outcomes, making predictions grounded in what actually happened. 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.