Business Survivability in Kingwood, Houston
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Kingwood is a Kosher Restaurant with a ~80% 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 Kingwood (~80% average survival rate, ~81% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #29 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 Kingwood 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 Kingwood is a Kosher Restaurant with a ~80% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~81% chance; next is an Ukrainian Restaurant with a 80.25% chance, followed by an Italian Restaurant with a 80.24% chance.
Is Kingwood a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring's analysis places Kingwood at #29 in Houston for new business survival odds, with a neighborhood-wide average of ~78%.
- The highest-scoring business types in Kingwood — at their optimal addresses — outperform the neighborhood average by ~2%.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Kingwood often fall well below average. Picking the right block — not just the right neighborhood — is what actually determines survivability.
- Kingwood's 3.4% 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 Kingwood?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Kingwood moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Kosher Restaurant in Kingwood:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Kosher Restaurant in Kingwood. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point — the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes hundreds of factors across competition, spending on the specific potential business, projected revenue, projected market share, Revenue Capture Score, mobility patterns, and many more.
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What are the best businesses to open in Kingwood?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting 2+ years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosher Restaurant | 80.38% |
| 2 | Ukrainian Restaurant | 80.25% |
| 3 | Italian Restaurant | 80.24% |
| 4 | American Restaurant | 80.11% |
| 5 | Pet Boarding Facility | 80.10% |
| 6 | Scandinavian Restaurant | 79.98% |
| 7 | Indonesian Restaurant | 79.97% |
| 8 | Filipino Restaurant | 79.95% |
| 9 | Singaporean Restaurant | 79.94% |
| 10 | French Restaurant | 79.91% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Kingwood
- Kosher Restaurant is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Kingwood: 80.38% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~79%.
- Ukrainian Restaurant — ~79%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 80.25% across Kingwood.
- Opening an Italian Restaurant in Kingwood shows 80.24% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~80%.
- American Restaurant (Ranked #4): 80.11% average in Kingwood. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
- Pet Boarding Facility is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Kingwood: 80.10% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~80%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Kingwood
- Scandinavian Restaurant — ~79%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 79.98% across Kingwood.
- Opening an Indonesian Restaurant in Kingwood shows 79.97% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
- Filipino Restaurant (Ranked #8): 79.95% average in Kingwood. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
- Singaporean Restaurant is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Kingwood: 79.94% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~79%.
- French Restaurant — ~79%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 79.91% across Kingwood.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Kosher Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Ukrainian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Italian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Kingwood make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Kingwood 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
- Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
- Survivability data consistently shows location accounts for more variance in business outcomes than any other controllable factor.
- Businesses in high-scoring locations consistently outperform those in average or low-scoring sites.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What businesses should open next in Kingwood?
The top businesses to open next in Kingwood:
- Kosher Restaurants — 80.38% average survival rate, up to ~81% at best locations
- Ukrainian Restaurants — 80.25% average survival rate
- Italian Restaurants — 80.24% average survival rate
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point — the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. StreetSpring measures competition through a 30-factor framework layered on top of proprietary consumer spending forecasts and mobility models. The survivability rankings for Kingwood are grounded in real economic conditions: 93.7% employment and 3.4% vacancy are among the key inputs that separate high-scoring locations from low-scoring ones here. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring recalculates survivability for every location in Kingwood weekly, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data — check current locations now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Kingwood.
What type of business should you rent your Kingwood storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the tenant types with the best odds of staying open and paying rent for 2+ years in Kingwood are Kosher Restaurants, Ukrainian Restaurants, and Italian Restaurants.
- Survivability data consistently shows location accounts for more variance in business outcomes than any other controllable factor.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate. Run your specific address through StreetSpring to see which tenant categories give you the best odds of stable, long-term occupancy.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Houston Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Kingwood storefront to a Kosher Restaurant?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Kosher Restaurant in Kingwood: best-in-class addresses achieve ~81% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at ~79% — above average for most business types.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What should I consider when opening a business in Kingwood?
Location decisions in Kingwood should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- Revenue Capture Score is what separates locations that look similar on the surface but produce dramatically different business outcomes.
- StreetSpring's custom-built forecasting infrastructure powers every survivability score, combining data science with commercial real estate intelligence.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data is available free of charge — start with your top candidate locations in Kingwood.
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StreetSpring's models are built from millions of real business outcomes, making predictions grounded in what actually happened. 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.