Business Survivability in Gulfton, Houston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Gulfton is an Italian 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: an Italian Restaurant in Gulfton (~79% average survival rate, ~79% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #46 across all neighborhoods in and around Houston
- Neighborhood average: ~78% 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 Gulfton 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 Gulfton is an Italian Restaurant with a ~79% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~79% chance; next is a Day Care Center with a 78.72% chance, followed by a Pet Grooming Shop with a 78.56% chance.
Is Gulfton a good place to start a business?
Gulfton holds the #46 position in and around Houston for new business survivability, averaging ~78% across all analyzed business types.
- The most promising business types in the best locations score a ~2% higher chance of surviving 2 years than the average.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Gulfton can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
- With 95.2% of the local population employed, Gulfton 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 Gulfton?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Gulfton offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Gulfton, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for an Italian Restaurant in 2026:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for an Italian Restaurant in Gulfton. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point — the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.
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What are the best businesses to open in Gulfton?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting 2+ years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian Restaurant | 78.73% |
| 2 | Day Care Center | 78.72% |
| 3 | Pet Grooming Shop | 78.56% |
| 4 | Bangladeshi Restaurant | 78.52% |
| 5 | Scandinavian Restaurant | 78.51% |
| 6 | Kosher Restaurant | 78.43% |
| 7 | American Restaurant | 78.37% |
| 8 | Singaporean Restaurant | 78.35% |
| 9 | Russian Restaurant | 78.34% |
| 10 | Dance Club | 78.33% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Gulfton
- Italian Restaurant — ~78%–~79% survivability range, with an average of 78.73% across Gulfton.
- Opening a Day Care Center in Gulfton shows 78.72% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
- Pet Grooming Shop (Ranked #3): 78.56% average in Gulfton. Best-case storefronts: ~79%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
- Bangladeshi Restaurant is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Gulfton: 78.52% chance on average, best at ~79%, challenging at ~78%.
- Scandinavian Restaurant — ~78%–~79% survivability range, with an average of 78.51% across Gulfton.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Gulfton
- Opening a Kosher Restaurant in Gulfton shows 78.43% average survivability. Top locations reach ~79%; lower-end sites show ~77%.
- American Restaurant (Ranked #7): 78.37% average in Gulfton. Best-case storefronts: ~79%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
- Singaporean Restaurant is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Gulfton: 78.35% chance on average, best at ~79%, challenging at ~78%.
- Russian Restaurant — ~78%–~79% survivability range, with an average of 78.34% across Gulfton.
- Opening a Dance Club in Gulfton shows 78.33% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Italian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Day Care Center — See how this compares to other cities →
- Pet Grooming Shop — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Gulfton make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing an address that maximizes your Revenue Capture Score in Gulfton 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
- Site selection requires evaluating the specific combination of your business type and the exact address — neighborhood-level data is only the starting point.
- Every site-selection decision starts and ends with location — it outweighs concept, brand, and execution combined.
- Our data shows that the single highest-impact decision a business owner makes is the address they choose — and Survivability Score is the best guide to that decision.
- 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 Gulfton?
The top businesses to open next in Gulfton:
- Italian Restaurants — 78.73% average survival rate, up to ~79% at best locations
- Day Care Centers — 78.72% average survival rate
- Pet Grooming Shops — 78.56% average survival rate
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point — the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. Every prediction draws on a dataset of millions of business openings, closures, and lifecycle events across the U.S. The 95.2% employment rate in Gulfton is a key signal of consumer health; when combined with the 9.5% vacancy rate, it produces a competitive landscape that favors the business types ranked above. The data behind these rankings is updated weekly, so the best available storefront in Gulfton today may score differently than it did last month — check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Gulfton.
What type of business should you rent your Gulfton storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Gulfton are Italian Restaurants, Day Care Centers, and Pet Grooming Shops.
- Every site-selection decision starts and ends with location — it outweighs concept, brand, and execution combined.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type — not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Houston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Gulfton storefront to an Italian Restaurant?
The data shows an Italian Restaurant is the safest long-term bet for a Gulfton storefront. Top locations reach ~79% survivability; the least favorable addresses in this neighborhood score around ~78%.
- 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 Gulfton?
In Gulfton, the single most important factor in your site-selection decision is the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- Where survivability is highest, Revenue Capture Score is invariably strong — the two are tightly correlated across every business type we've analyzed.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own — built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- You can access the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring for free.
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StreetSpring uses AI to predict business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods — trusted by real estate professionals and entrepreneurs nationwide. 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.