Business Survivability in Jefferies, Detroit

Quick Summary

• Survivability Score: the projected chance a business type lasts two or more years at a specific address
• Best business: a Mexican Restaurant in Jefferies (~79% average survival rate, ~80% at best locations)
• Neighborhood rank: #7 across all neighborhoods in and around Detroit
• Neighborhood average: ~79% two-year survival across all business types
• Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data
• Detailed methodology

Last reviewed: August 2026 by Bobby Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring

In this article:

• Summary
• Is Jefferies 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 Jefferies is a Mexican Restaurant with a ~79% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~80% chance; next is an Indonesian Restaurant with a 79.15% chance, followed by a Tattoo & Piercing Shop with a 78.98% chance.

Is Jefferies a good place to start a business?

Jefferies holds the #7 position in and around Detroit for new business survivability, averaging ~79% across all analyzed business types.

• Best-case locations for the top business types in Jefferies produce survivability scores ~2% above the neighborhood-wide average.
• Yet the same categories that score highest in Jefferies can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
• Jefferies's employment rate of 89.3% and commercial vacancy of 12.8% are two of the inputs StreetSpring's model uses to differentiate survivability within this neighborhood.

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 Jefferies?

StreetSpring can pinpoint which exact blocks in Jefferies maximize a business's chances of success. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Jefferies, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Mexican Restaurant in 2026:

The highlighted area represents the address in Jefferies that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Mexican Restaurant survivability. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. 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 Jefferies?

#1-5: Highest Survivability in Jefferies

1. Mexican Restaurant (Ranked #1): 79.32% average in Jefferies. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
2. Indonesian Restaurant is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Jefferies: 79.15% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~78%.
3. Tattoo & Piercing Shop — ~78%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 78.98% across Jefferies.
4. Opening an Italian Restaurant in Jefferies shows 78.97% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
5. Russian Restaurant (Ranked #5): 78.84% average in Jefferies. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~78%.

#6-10: Strong Performers in Jefferies

6. Filipino Restaurant is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Jefferies: 78.76% chance on average, best at ~79%, challenging at ~78%.
7. Acupuncture Clinic — ~84%–~86% survivability range, with an average of 78.75% across Jefferies.
8. Opening a Chicken Shop in Jefferies shows 78.74% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
9. Deli (Ranked #9): 78.65% average in Jefferies. Best-case storefronts: ~79%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
10. Scandinavian Restaurant is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Jefferies: 78.62% chance on average, best at ~79%, challenging at ~78%.

Top 3 Compared Nationally

• Mexican Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
• Indonesian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
• Tattoo & Piercing Shop — See how this compares to other cities →

How much money could a business in Jefferies make?

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Jefferies could lead to you making ~2% more than if you selected an average location, and ~5% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.

How StreetSpring calculates location value

• Site selection requires evaluating the specific combination of your business type and the exact address — neighborhood-level data is only the starting point.
• A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
• The businesses that outperform their category averages most consistently are those that scored highest on survivability before opening.
• StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.

What businesses should open next in Jefferies?

The top businesses to open next in Jefferies:

• Mexican Restaurants — 79.32% average survival rate, up to ~80% at best locations
• Indonesian Restaurants — 79.15% average survival rate
• Tattoo & Piercing Shops — 78.98% average survival rate

However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. The model draws from 100+ location-specific factors to generate each survivability score. The 89.3% employment rate in Jefferies is a key signal of consumer health; when combined with the 12.8% vacancy rate, it produces a competitive landscape that favors the business types ranked above. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Jefferies. StreetSpring's weekly updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.

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• See the Detroit Business Survivability Rankings
• See the Detroit Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
• Explore Mexican Restaurant survivability across Detroit neighborhoods

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

StreetSpring's 2026 model places Mexican Restaurants, Indonesian Restaurants, and Tattoo & Piercing Shops at the top of the survivability rankings for Jefferies — making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.

• A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
• StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site. Landlords can use StreetSpring to match their exact address to the tenant types most likely to stay open and paying rent for 2+ years.

Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Detroit Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity

Should you rent your Jefferies storefront to a Mexican Restaurant?

Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Mexican Restaurant would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to, with a potential ~80% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a ~78% chance.

• StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.

What should I consider when opening a business in Jefferies?

Don't commit to a storefront in Jefferies 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.

• The most important driver of a high Survivability Score is the Revenue Capture Score for the business at the location it selects.
• These predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
• StreetSpring's live scoring tool is free: enter any address in Jefferies to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.

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Our analysis covers businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 major US metros. Aggregated survivability rankings for Detroit are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.

Full dataset for Detroit: /resources/data/detroit-survivability-scores-2026.csv — includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.