Business Survivability in Greater Hobby Area, Houston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Greater Hobby Area is an American Restaurant with a ~81% 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: an American Restaurant in Greater Hobby Area (~81% average survival rate, ~82% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #13 across all neighborhoods in and around Houston
- Neighborhood average: ~79% 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 Greater Hobby Area 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 Greater Hobby Area is an American Restaurant with a ~81% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~82% chance; next is an Italian Restaurant with a 80.81% chance, followed by an Indian Restaurant with a 80.77% chance.
Is Greater Hobby Area a good place to start a business?
Out of all neighborhoods analyzed in and around Houston, Greater Hobby Area ranks #13 for business survivability with a ~79% average Survivability Score.
- Choosing an optimal address for the highest-ranked business types in Greater Hobby Area can produce survivability scores up to ~2% above the neighborhood mean.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Greater Hobby Area can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Greater Hobby Area could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- Greater Hobby Area's 4.1% 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 Greater Hobby Area?
StreetSpring's Greater Hobby Area data goes block by block — not just neighborhood averages — so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for an American Restaurant in Greater Hobby Area:
This map shows the optimal location for an American Restaurant in Greater Hobby Area based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly — always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. 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 Greater Hobby Area?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting 2+ years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Restaurant | 81.17% |
| 2 | Italian Restaurant | 80.81% |
| 3 | Indian Restaurant | 80.77% |
| 4 | Bangladeshi Restaurant | 80.76% |
| 5 | Chicken Shop | 80.75% |
| 6 | Indonesian Restaurant | 80.74% |
| 7 | South American Restaurant | 80.73% |
| 8 | Taiwanese Restaurant | 80.72% |
| 9 | Deli | 80.70% |
| 10 | Chinese Restaurant | 80.69% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Greater Hobby Area
- American Restaurant (Ranked #1): 81.17% average in Greater Hobby Area. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~80%.
- Italian Restaurant is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Greater Hobby Area: 80.81% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~80%.
- Indian Restaurant — ~80%–~82% survivability range, with an average of 80.77% across Greater Hobby Area.
- Opening a Bangladeshi Restaurant in Greater Hobby Area shows 80.76% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~80%.
- Chicken Shop (Ranked #5): 80.75% average in Greater Hobby Area. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~81%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Greater Hobby Area
- Indonesian Restaurant is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Greater Hobby Area: 80.74% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~80%.
- South American Restaurant — ~80%–~82% survivability range, with an average of 80.73% across Greater Hobby Area.
- Opening a Taiwanese Restaurant in Greater Hobby Area shows 80.72% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~80%.
- Deli (Ranked #9): 80.70% average in Greater Hobby Area. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~80%.
- Chinese Restaurant is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Greater Hobby Area: 80.69% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~80%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- American Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Italian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Indian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Greater Hobby Area make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Greater Hobby Area could lead to you making ~2% more than if you selected an average location, and ~4% 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.
- Location is the biggest factor in a business's future success.
- Across every business type we've analyzed, location quality as measured by Survivability Score is the strongest predictor of financial performance.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for over 700 business types at any given storefront.
What businesses should open next in Greater Hobby Area?
The top businesses to open next in Greater Hobby Area:
- American Restaurants — 81.17% average survival rate, up to ~82% at best locations
- Italian Restaurants — 80.81% average survival rate
- Indian Restaurants — 80.77% 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 accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. The 4.1% commercial vacancy rate in Greater Hobby Area means there is available space for new entrants — but it also signals that survivability depends heavily on choosing the right address within the neighborhood, not just the neighborhood itself. Survivability scores are live, not static — StreetSpring updates them weekly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Greater Hobby Area and how each address is scoring right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Greater Hobby Area.
What type of business should you rent your Greater Hobby Area storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Greater Hobby Area, American Restaurants, Italian Restaurants, and Indian Restaurants consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for 2+ years.
- Location is the biggest factor in a business's future success.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for over 700 business types at any given storefront. 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 Houston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Greater Hobby Area storefront to an American Restaurant?
StreetSpring's data confirms an American Restaurant as the highest-survivability tenant type for Greater Hobby Area. The best addresses show a ~82% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around ~80%.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for over 700 business types at any given storefront.
What should I consider when opening a business in Greater Hobby Area?
Survivability Score is the North Star metric for any location decision in Greater Hobby Area: it aggregates 100+ factors so you don't have to evaluate each one individually.
- A strong Revenue Capture Score reflects the ideal balance of manageable competition and robust consumer spending at that specific address.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool is free: enter any address in Greater Hobby Area 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 Houston are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Houston: /resources/data/houston-survivability-scores-2026.csv — includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.