Is McArthur a good place to start a business?

McArthur is ranked number 19 across neighborhoods in and around Dallas to start a business, with an average Survivability Score of ~79%. The top business types in McArthur, when placed at their ideal addresses, achieve survivability rates ~2% above the neighborhood-wide average.

What are the best businesses to open in McArthur?

The top businesses to open in McArthur include Hawaiian Restaurant with a ~84% chance on average of surviving more than 2 years, best-case locations reaching ~86%, followed by Pet Boarding Facility and Korean Restaurant.

What businesses are most in demand in McArthur?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis, the most in-demand business types in McArthur are Hawaiian Restaurants, Pet Boarding Facilities, and Korean Restaurants.

Business Survivability in McArthur, Dallas

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in McArthur is a Hawaiian Restaurant with a ~84% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.

April 24, 2026•17 min read

Quick Summary

Best business: a Hawaiian Restaurant in McArthur (~84% average survival rate, ~86% at best locations)

Neighborhood rank: #19 across all neighborhoods in and around Dallas

Neighborhood average: ~79% two-year survival across all business types

Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data

Detailed methodology

Last reviewed: May 4, 2026 by Bobby Koons, StreetSpring founder — updated weekly

In this article:

Summary
Is McArthur 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 McArthur is a Hawaiian Restaurant with a ~84% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~86% chance; next is a Pet Boarding Facility with a ~84% chance, followed by a Korean Restaurant with a ~84% chance.

How business-friendly is McArthur right now?

**Comparable neighborhoods:** Among the ~2,500 neighborhoods StreetSpring scores, McArthur's profile most resembles **Colonial Town Center (Orlando)** and **Lyons Park (Miami)**. All three exhibit less transit-reliant, higher employment, and low-rise built form — operators with experience in any of those neighborhoods will see familiar patterns in McArthur.

**Failure-mode analysis for McArthur.** The single strongest subtype in our data is **Pet Boarding Facility** at 84% average survivability. But the within-neighborhood spread for Pet Boarding Facilities runs **77% to 89%** — meaning a poorly-sited Pet Boarding Facility in McArthur can score 12 points below a well-sited one. Saturation reality check: Kosher Restaurants are the most-competed tracked subtype here, with 16 existing competitors within a 0.5-mile radius.

McArthur earns the #19 spot in Dallas for new business survivability, with an average score of ~79% across all business types analyzed.

The top business types in McArthur, when placed at their ideal addresses, achieve survivability rates ~2% above the neighborhood-wide average.
Even so, the weakest addresses in McArthur for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
With a 96.7% employment rate, McArthur has the consumer spending foundation that supports a range of brick-and-mortar business types.

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 McArthur?

With StreetSpring, location selection in McArthur moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. Here is the top survivability address for a Hawaiian Restaurant in McArthur, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:

Why the right block matters more than the right neighborhood

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StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Hawaiian Restaurant in McArthur. Surface conditions can change in a week — for the most current score, the live StreetSpring tool beats any static page. The model evaluates 100 factors — from primary and secondary competition to forecasted spend, mobility flows, and local market share potential.

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Top-ranked business types for McArthur

#1-5: Highest Survivability in McArthur

Hawaiian Restaurant is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in McArthur: ~84% chance on average, best at ~86%, challenging at ~83%.
Pet Boarding Facility — ~82%–~86% survivability range, with an average of ~84% across McArthur.
Opening a Korean Restaurant in McArthur shows ~84% average survivability. Top locations reach ~86%; lower-end sites show ~82%.
Georgian Restaurant (Ranked #4): ~84% average in McArthur. Best-case storefronts: ~86%. Challenging locations: ~82%.
African Restaurant is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in McArthur: ~84% chance on average, best at ~85%, challenging at ~82%.

#6-10: Strong Performers in McArthur

Malaysian Restaurant — ~82%–~86% survivability range, with an average of ~84% across McArthur.
Opening a Portuguese Restaurant in McArthur shows ~84% average survivability. Top locations reach ~85%; lower-end sites show ~82%.
Eastern European Restaurant (Ranked #8): ~84% average in McArthur. Best-case storefronts: ~86%. Challenging locations: ~82%.
Hot Pot Restaurant is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in McArthur: ~84% chance on average, best at ~85%, challenging at ~81%.
Ethiopian Restaurant — ~82%–~85% survivability range, with an average of ~84% across McArthur.

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How much money could a business in McArthur make?

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations for your business in McArthur 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

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.
Where you open matters more than anything else.
Businesses in high-scoring locations consistently outperform those in average or low-scoring sites.
StreetSpring's address-level precision means the difference between choosing a site with a 65% survival rate and one with a 90% rate — even within the same neighborhood.

Where the next great business in McArthur should go

The top businesses to open next in McArthur:

Hawaiian Restaurants — ~84% average survival rate, up to ~86% at best locations
Pet Boarding Facilities — ~84% average survival rate
Korean Restaurants — ~84% average survival rate

Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. Our platform incorporates data from thousands of neighborhoods nationwide. McArthur's combination of 96.7% employment and 9.2% vacancy creates the conditions that define which business types thrive here and which struggle. StreetSpring updates survivability scores for available locations weekly — check the live tool now to see which storefronts in McArthur are currently available and how they score.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

The analysis is clear: in McArthur, Hawaiian Restaurants, Pet Boarding Facilities, and Korean Restaurants consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for 2+ years.

Where you open matters more than anything else.
StreetSpring's address-level precision means the difference between choosing a site with a 65% survival rate and one with a 90% rate — even within the same neighborhood. With StreetSpring, you can rank every potential tenant type by survivability score at your property address before committing to a lease.

Should you rent your McArthur storefront to a Hawaiian Restaurant?

Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Hawaiian Restaurant would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to, with a potential ~86% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a ~83% chance.

StreetSpring's address-level precision means the difference between choosing a site with a 65% survival rate and one with a 90% rate — even within the same neighborhood.

What should I consider when opening a business in McArthur?

Don't commit to a storefront in McArthur without first checking its Survivability Score — the difference between a 70% and a 90% score at two addresses on the same block can determine your long-term outcome.

High Revenue Capture Score is the clearest signal that a location can sustain a business over the long term.
These predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
No subscription required: access the current survivability score for any McArthur address through StreetSpring's free tool.

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

Lease structure questions to ask first

Area to check	What can go wrong	How to de-risk it
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.
Foot traffic seasonality	Looking at a peak-summer Tuesday and assuming year-round volume.	Walk the block at 3 different times across 2 different weeks. Ask neighboring tenants for their slow-season % drop.
Permits & licensing	Assuming a 30-day permit timeline, hitting 90+ days, paying rent on a non-operating storefront.	Call the local zoning office before signing. Confirm your use is already permitted; if not, factor a 2-3 month variance timeline.

Full dataset for Dallas: /resources/data/dallas-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 Dallas — Best vs worst neighborhood per business type in Dallas — the gap shows how much location choice matters for each subtype.

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

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

How we measure this: Our gradient-boosted survivability model has 100+ input features. The waterfall shows the top 6-8 contributors to a final score.

**Worker-to-resident ratio (McArthur):** LEHD daytime population data gives McArthur a **0.3-to-1 worker/resident ratio** (a primarily-residential neighborhood with minimal daytime worker traffic). Median 1-mile workplace jobs: **5,075**; retail share within that: **636**. Worker-heavy neighborhoods skew demand toward weekday-business-hours; resident-heavy neighborhoods skew toward evenings and weekends.

Landmark anchor: McArthur's historical anchor is Quail Run Condominiums — the kind of named landmark that shapes the neighborhood's foot-traffic identity beyond pure demographics.

**Economic indicators for McArthur:** Three local signals — neighborhood unemployment **3.3%** (ACS; below the median we track), Dallas-area average weekly wage **$1,401** (BLS QCEW; in line with our metro median), and **12,358** new residential units permitted in Dallas County in 2025 (Census BPS). Use these to ground demand and labor-cost assumptions for your specific business plan.

**Sector-level context:** BLS data (BLS Business Employment Dynamics, March 2025 release) shows 5-year survival rates of **47.8%** (Active Life), **47.9%** (Retail Trade), **50.0%** (Restaurants), **50.5%** (Beauty & Personal Care), and **61.8%** (Health & Medical) — the five industry buckets covering most StreetSpring subtypes. Location-specific factors explain the rest of the variance.

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Local Data Questions

Additional questions with answers drawn directly from local data sources.

ACS data shows 40% of adults in McArthur with a bachelor's degree or higher, versus the metro median of 38%. Education attainment is close to the metro median, so business-type signals come more from income and density.

Is McArthur more a residential or work-destination neighborhood?

Median commute time in McArthur is about 26 minutes, versus 26 minutes across the Dallas metro. Commute patterns are typical for the metro, so foot traffic timing should not be a primary differentiator.

How many people live in McArthur?

Approximately 17.2K people live in McArthur, which puts it in the middle range among Dallas neighborhoods. The resident base is moderate; business-type fit depends more on capturing nearby commuter or destination traffic.

Does McArthur's poverty rate signal lower retail spending?

7% of McArthur households fall below the federal poverty line — below the Dallas metro median (12%). The poverty rate tracks the metro median; business-type fit depends more on competition and demographic specifics.