Business Survivability in Woodhaven, Dallas
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Woodhaven is a Dentist Office with a 86.5% 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 Dentist Office in Woodhaven (86.5% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #8 of 28 neighborhoods in and around Dallas
- Neighborhood average: 78.6% 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: October 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Woodhaven 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 Woodhaven is a Dentist Office with a 86.5% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.6% chance; next is an Acupuncture Clinic with a 86.2% chance, followed by a Dermatology Clinic with a 86.2% chance. At a good address, Dentist Office is tied with Acupuncture Clinic and Dermatology Clinic; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Woodhaven a good place to start a business?
Woodhaven is ranked number 8 of 28 neighborhoods in and around Dallas to start a business, with an average 78.6% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Woodhaven, the top-ranked business type scores 3.1 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Woodhaven for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- Woodhaven has a housing vacancy rate of 11.8% in Census data: the share of its homes and apartments standing empty, one of the neighborhood characteristics StreetSpring's model reads.
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 Woodhaven?
The right address in Woodhaven can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. Below is the best location for a Dentist Office in Woodhaven:
This map shows the optimal location for a Dentist Office in Woodhaven based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. The prediction model incorporates hundreds of location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.
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What are the best businesses to open in Woodhaven?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dentist Office | 89.6% |
| 2 | Acupuncture Clinic | 89.6% |
| 3 | Dermatology Clinic | 89.6% |
| 6 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.2% |
| 7 | Eye Care Center | 89.2% |
| 9 | Day Care Center | 86.0% |
| 10 | Dance Club | 85.6% |
| 11 | Home Goods Store | 85.0% |
| 12 | Home Improvement Store | 85.0% |
| 13 | Music Store | 85.0% |
Ties at a good address: Dentist Office, Acupuncture Clinic and Dermatology Clinic are tied; Veterinary Clinic and Eye Care Center are tied; Home Goods Store, Home Improvement Store and Music Store are tied. A tie is a tie: the rank column is the published file's order, which looks at the average and the best address next.
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 Woodhaven
- #1 Dentist Office is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Woodhaven: 86.5% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 70.9%.
- #2 Acupuncture Clinic: 86.2% on average across Woodhaven; best at 89.6%, challenging at 70.4%.
- #3 Opening a Dermatology Clinic in Woodhaven shows 86.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 70.0%.
- #6 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #6): 86.5% average in Woodhaven. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 70.4%.
- #7 Eye Care Center is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Woodhaven: 82.3% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 62.8%.
Strong Performers in Woodhaven
- #9 Day Care Center: 83.2% on average across Woodhaven; best at 86.0%, challenging at 68.0%.
- #10 Opening a Dance Club in Woodhaven shows 82.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 86.0%; lower-end sites show 57.2%.
- #11 Home Goods Store (Ranked #11): 82.7% average in Woodhaven. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 67.0%.
- #12 Home Improvement Store is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in Woodhaven: 82.6% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 66.6%.
- #13 Music Store: 82.0% on average across Woodhaven; best at 85.0%, challenging at 66.1%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Woodhaven make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Woodhaven 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
- No two business types have identical location needs; survivability scores reflect these differences at the address level.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- Compare the Revenue Capture Score of each shortlisted address first: it is the top factor in choosing a location, and it estimates the revenue a business can capture there.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What businesses should open next in Woodhaven?
The top businesses to open next in Woodhaven:
- Dentist Offices: 86.5% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Acupuncture Clinics: 86.2% average survival rate
- Dermatology Clinics: 86.2% 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. The model draws from 100+ location-specific factors to generate each survivability score. 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 11.8% housing vacancy rate in Woodhaven describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Woodhaven. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Woodhaven.
What type of business should you rent your Woodhaven storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Woodhaven are Dentist Offices, Acupuncture Clinics, and Dermatology Clinics.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. 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 Dallas Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Woodhaven storefront to a Dentist Office?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Dentist Office in Woodhaven: best-in-class addresses achieve 89.6% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at 70.9%.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What should I consider when opening a business in Woodhaven?
When evaluating potential locations in Woodhaven, start with the Survivability Score. It accounts for competition, spending, mobility, and market share in a single figure.
- The Revenue Capture Score is the most important factor in choosing a location: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
- StreetSpring uses its own proprietary forecasting tools to identify the Revenue Capture Score for each unique business.
- Start with a free 10-minute trial: check the current survivability score for any Woodhaven address on StreetSpring.
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StreetSpring uses AI to project business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods. Aggregated survivability rankings for Dallas are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
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.