How much money could a business in Old Towne make?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations in Old Towne could lead to making ~2% more than selecting an average location, and ~3% more than one of the worst locations.

Is Old Towne a good place to start a business?

Old Towne is ranked number 9 across neighborhoods in and around Dallas to start a business, with an average Survivability Score of ~80%. Choosing an optimal address for the highest-ranked business types in Old Towne can produce survivability scores up to ~2% above the neighborhood mean.

What are the best businesses to open in Old Towne?

The top businesses to open in Old Towne include Hawaiian Restaurant with a ~87% chance on average of surviving more than 2 years, best-case locations reaching ~89%, followed by Pet Grooming Shop and Georgian Restaurant.

What businesses are most in demand in Old Towne?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis, the most in-demand business types in Old Towne are Hawaiian Restaurants, Pet Grooming Shops, and Georgian Restaurants.

Business Survivability in Old Towne, Dallas

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Old Towne is a Hawaiian Restaurant with a ~87% 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 Old Towne (~87% average survival rate, ~89% at best locations)

Neighborhood rank: #9 across all neighborhoods in and around Dallas

Neighborhood average: ~80% two-year survival across all business types

Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data

Detailed methodology

Last reviewed: April 28, 2026 by Bobby Koons, StreetSpring founder — updated weekly

In this article:

Summary
Is Old Towne 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 Old Towne is a Hawaiian Restaurant with a ~87% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~89% chance; next is a Pet Grooming Shop with a ~86% chance, followed by a Georgian Restaurant with a ~86% chance.

What does the data say about opening in Old Towne?

**Where else does Old Towne look like?** The strongest demographic and amenity-density matches are **University Estates (Phoenix)** and **Merriam Park (Minneapolis)**, sharing more renters, white-collar job mix, and less transit-reliant. If you've worked in either of those neighborhoods, expect Old Towne to behave similarly on the dimensions that drive survival.

**What goes wrong in Old Towne.** Across 93 subtypes we track, **Pet Grooming Shop averages 86%** — the highest in the neighborhood. Yet a site-level look shows Pet Grooming Shops range from **78% to 90%** across Old Towne — a 12-point window where the address, not the concept, decides the outcome. For competitive density: Gyms are the most-concentrated tracked subtype (16 within 0.5 miles).

StreetSpring ranks Old Towne #9 among all analyzed neighborhoods in and around Dallas, with a neighborhood-wide average survivability of ~80%.

Choosing an optimal address for the highest-ranked business types in Old Towne can produce survivability scores up to ~2% above the neighborhood mean.
However, these same business types at the worst locations in Old Towne can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Old Towne could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
With 96.0% of the local population employed, Old Towne presents a stable consumer base — particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.

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 Old Towne?

With StreetSpring, location selection in Old Towne moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Hawaiian Restaurant in Old Towne:

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StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Hawaiian Restaurant in Old Towne. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly — always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. The model evaluates 100 factors — from primary and secondary competition to forecasted spend, mobility flows, and local market share potential.

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The strongest business categories for Old Towne

#1-5: Highest Survivability in Old Towne

Opening a Hawaiian Restaurant in Old Towne shows ~87% average survivability. Top locations reach ~89%; lower-end sites show ~86%.
Pet Grooming Shop (Ranked #2): ~86% average in Old Towne. Best-case storefronts: ~88%. Challenging locations: ~84%.
Georgian Restaurant is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Old Towne: ~86% chance on average, best at ~88%, challenging at ~84%.
Malaysian Restaurant — ~84%–~88% survivability range, with an average of ~86% across Old Towne.
Opening an Indian Restaurant in Old Towne shows ~86% average survivability. Top locations reach ~88%; lower-end sites show ~84%.

#6-10: Strong Performers in Old Towne

Salad Shop (Ranked #6): ~86% average in Old Towne. Best-case storefronts: ~87%. Challenging locations: ~83%.
Pet Store is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Old Towne: ~85% chance on average, best at ~87%, challenging at ~83%.
Ethiopian Restaurant — ~84%–~87% survivability range, with an average of ~85% across Old Towne.
Opening a Syrian Restaurant in Old Towne shows ~85% average survivability. Top locations reach ~87%; lower-end sites show ~84%.
Armenian Restaurant (Ranked #10): ~85% average in Old Towne. Best-case storefronts: ~87%. Challenging locations: ~83%.

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The revenue potential of a Old Towne location

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, following the survivability data rather than relying on intuition or foot traffic estimates in Old Towne 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

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 the single strongest predictor of whether a business thrives or fails.
The businesses that outperform their category averages most consistently are those that scored highest on survivability before opening.
StreetSpring delivers pinpoint accuracy down to the exact storefront location.

The biggest opportunity gaps in Old Towne

The top businesses to open next in Old Towne:

Hawaiian Restaurants — ~87% average survival rate, up to ~89% at best locations
Pet Grooming Shops — ~86% average survival rate
Georgian Restaurants — ~86% average survival rate

Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly — always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. StreetSpring's training dataset includes millions of transactions and business lifecycle events. Old Towne's employment rate (96.0%) and vacancy rate (4.9%) together define the economic context that StreetSpring's model uses to score survivability for each business type at each address. 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 Old Towne right now.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

What type of business should you rent your Old Towne storefront to?

StreetSpring's analysis shows that the tenant types with the best odds of staying open and paying rent for 2+ years in Old Towne are Hawaiian Restaurants, Pet Grooming Shops, and Georgian Restaurants.

Location is the single strongest predictor of whether a business thrives or fails.
StreetSpring delivers pinpoint accuracy down to the exact storefront location. StreetSpring's free tool lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Old Towne — a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.

Should you rent your Old Towne storefront to a Hawaiian Restaurant?

StreetSpring's data confirms a Hawaiian Restaurant as the highest-survivability tenant type for Old Towne. The best addresses show a ~89% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around ~86%.

StreetSpring delivers pinpoint accuracy down to the exact storefront location.

What should I consider when opening a business in Old Towne?

In Old Towne, the single most important factor in your site-selection decision is the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.

The most important driver of a high Survivability Score is the Revenue Capture Score for the business at the location it selects.
No third-party scoring system produces these results — every prediction is generated by StreetSpring's own analytical models.
StreetSpring's address-level survivability data is available free of charge — start with your top candidate locations in Old Towne.

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.

Build-out budget rules-of-thumb for this neighborhood

Factor	Where new owners get tripped up	Questions to ask before you sign
Build-out budget	Underestimating mechanical, electrical, and plumbing — the "hidden" 30-50% of build-out cost.	Get 3 quotes from licensed contractors and pad budget by +20% for surprises. Confirm landlord TI allowance in writing.
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.
CAM + hidden costs	Stated rent looks great, then CAM fees, signage charges, and after-hours utilities add 15-30%.	Get the full operating expense breakdown for the past 2 years. Ask which costs are landlord-capped vs. uncapped.

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 Old Towne, Dallas — Top business types scored in Old Towne, Dallas — 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.

**Economic indicators for Old Towne:** Three local signals — neighborhood unemployment **4.0%** (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.

**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

More questions answered with neighborhood-specific data from our 2026 corpus.

How does Old Towne's commute profile affect retail demand?

Median commute time in Old Towne is about 28 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.

Is Old Towne more single-occupant or family-household?

ACS data puts average household size in Old Towne at 2.5, compared to 2.6 across Dallas. Household composition is close to the metro average.

Does Old Towne's income profile support new business openings?

Median household income in Old Towne is approximately $93K, versus the Dallas metro median of $95K — below the metro by $3K. Income is close to the metro median, so business-type fit depends more on local demographics and competition.

Is Old Towne a high-employment or high-unemployment area?

Roughly 96% of Old Towne's working-age population is employed, against a Dallas metro median of 96%. Employment is close to the metro median, suggesting stable underlying demand.