Business Survivability in Russell Woods, Detroit
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Russell Woods is a Kosher Restaurant with a ~79% 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 Kosher Restaurant in Russell Woods (~79% average survival rate, ~80% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #31 across all neighborhoods in and around Detroit
- Neighborhood average: ~77% two-year survival across all business types
- Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data
- Detailed methodology
Last reviewed: September 2026 by Bobby Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Russell Woods 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 Russell Woods is a Kosher 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 a Brunch Restaurant with a 78.43% chance, followed by an Ukrainian Restaurant with a 78.18% chance.
Is Russell Woods a good place to start a business?
In Detroit's neighborhood survivability rankings, Russell Woods comes in at #31, with an average Survivability Score of ~77% across all business types.
- Choosing an optimal address for the highest-ranked business types in Russell Woods can produce survivability scores up to ~3% above the neighborhood mean.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Russell Woods can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- Russell Woods's 41.3% commercial vacancy rate signals the current availability of storefronts and shapes the competitive environment that survivability scores reflect.
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 Russell Woods?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Russell Woods offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Russell Woods, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Kosher Restaurant in 2026:
This map shows the optimal location for a Kosher Restaurant in Russell Woods based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. 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 Russell Woods?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting 2+ years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosher Restaurant | 78.98% |
| 2 | Brunch Restaurant | 78.43% |
| 3 | Ukrainian Restaurant | 78.18% |
| 4 | Salad Shop | 78.17% |
| 5 | Chicken Shop | 78.16% |
| 6 | Sri Lankan Restaurant | 77.75% |
| 7 | Brazilian Restaurant | 77.74% |
| 8 | Taiwanese Restaurant | 77.73% |
| 9 | Hungarian Restaurant | 77.69% |
| 10 | American Restaurant | 77.65% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Russell Woods
- Kosher Restaurant — ~78%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 78.98% across Russell Woods.
- Opening a Brunch Restaurant in Russell Woods shows 78.43% average survivability. Top locations reach ~79%; lower-end sites show ~77%.
- Ukrainian Restaurant (Ranked #3): 78.18% average in Russell Woods. Best-case storefronts: ~79%. Challenging locations: ~77%.
- Salad Shop is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Russell Woods: 78.17% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~78%.
- Chicken Shop — ~78%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 78.16% across Russell Woods.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Russell Woods
- Opening a Sri Lankan Restaurant in Russell Woods shows 77.75% average survivability. Top locations reach ~79%; lower-end sites show ~77%.
- Brazilian Restaurant (Ranked #7): 77.74% average in Russell Woods. Best-case storefronts: ~79%. Challenging locations: ~77%.
- Taiwanese Restaurant is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Russell Woods: 77.73% chance on average, best at ~79%, challenging at ~77%.
- Hungarian Restaurant — ~77%–~78% survivability range, with an average of 77.69% across Russell Woods.
- Opening an American Restaurant in Russell Woods shows 77.65% average survivability. Top locations reach ~78%; lower-end sites show ~77%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Kosher Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Brunch Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Ukrainian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Russell Woods make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Russell Woods could lead to you making ~3% 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
- Even within a high-performing neighborhood, the best location varies by business type — StreetSpring scores each combination separately.
- 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.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type — not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What businesses should open next in Russell Woods?
The top businesses to open next in Russell Woods:
- Kosher Restaurants — 78.98% average survival rate, up to ~80% at best locations
- Brunch Restaurants — 78.43% average survival rate
- Ukrainian Restaurants — 78.18% average survival rate
Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. The model draws from 100+ location-specific factors to generate each survivability score. A 41.3% vacancy rate in Russell Woods reflects the current commercial environment; StreetSpring weights this directly in every survivability score for addresses in this neighborhood. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring updates every location's survivability score weekly — you can see current scores for available storefronts in Russell Woods right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Russell Woods.
What type of business should you rent your Russell Woods storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Russell Woods, Kosher Restaurants, Brunch Restaurants, and Ukrainian Restaurants consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for 2+ years.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type — not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood. StreetSpring allows property owners to evaluate any address against 500+ business types — so you can prioritize the categories that score highest at your specific location.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Detroit Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Russell Woods storefront to a Kosher Restaurant?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Russell Woods in 2026, a Kosher Restaurant posts the highest survivability ceiling at ~80% and maintains a reasonable floor of ~78% — making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type — not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What should I consider when opening a business in Russell Woods?
Survivability Score is the North Star metric for any location decision in Russell Woods: it aggregates 100+ factors so you don't have to evaluate each one individually.
- Revenue Capture Score matters more than any other single metric when predicting business outcomes.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own — built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- Access StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Russell Woods for free at any time.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. 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.