Is Pecan Park a good place to start a business?

Pecan Park is ranked number 55 across neighborhoods in and around Houston to start a business, with an average Survivability Score of ~74%. Top-performing business types at the best addresses in Pecan Park show a ~2% survival rate advantage over the neighborhood average.

What businesses are most in demand in Pecan Park?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis, the most in-demand business types in Pecan Park are Kosher Restaurants, Ukrainian Restaurants, and Italian Restaurants.

What are the best businesses to open in Pecan Park?

The top businesses to open in Pecan Park include Kosher Restaurant with a ~83% chance on average of surviving more than 2 years, best-case locations reaching ~85%, followed by Ukrainian Restaurant and Italian Restaurant.

Business Survivability in Pecan Park, Houston

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Pecan Park is a Kosher Restaurant with a ~83% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.

April 24, 2026•18 min read

Quick Summary

Best business: a Kosher Restaurant in Pecan Park (~83% average survival rate, ~85% at best locations)

Neighborhood rank: #55 across all neighborhoods in and around Houston

Neighborhood average: ~74% two-year survival across all business types

Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data

Detailed methodology

Last reviewed: May 3, 2026 by Bobby Koons, StreetSpring founder — updated weekly

In this article:

Summary
Is Pecan Park 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 Pecan Park is a Kosher Restaurant with a ~83% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~85% chance; next is an Ukrainian Restaurant with a ~83% chance, followed by an Italian Restaurant with a ~82% chance.

Is Pecan Park the right neighborhood for a new business?

**Comparable neighborhoods:** Among the ~2,500 neighborhoods StreetSpring scores, Pecan Park's profile most resembles **Durrs Homeowners (Miami)** and **Logan Heights (San Diego)**. All three exhibit higher poverty, low high-earner share, and lower-income — operators with experience in any of those neighborhoods will see familiar patterns in Pecan Park.

**Failure-mode analysis for Pecan Park.** The single strongest subtype in our data is **Kosher Restaurant** at 83% average survivability. But the within-neighborhood spread for Kosher Restaurants runs **76% to 90%** — meaning a poorly-sited Kosher Restaurant in Pecan Park can score 14 points below a well-sited one. Saturation reality check: Gyms are the most-competed tracked subtype here, with 13 existing competitors within a 0.5-mile radius.

Across all neighborhoods in and around Houston, StreetSpring's data places Pecan Park at #55 with a ~74% average Survivability Score.

Top-performing business types at the best addresses in Pecan Park show a ~2% survival rate advantage over the neighborhood average.
However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Pecan Park can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Pecan Park will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
Pecan Park's employment rate of 90.6% and commercial vacancy of 11.0% 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 to choose a specific location in Pecan Park

Rather than relying on neighborhood averages, StreetSpring's scoring tells you which specific addresses in Pecan Park give your concept the best odds of survival. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Pecan Park, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Kosher Restaurant in 2026:

The locations that show up in our top-10 lists

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Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle covers the best storefront area for a Kosher Restaurant in Pecan Park. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes 100 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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Which business types have the highest survivability in Pecan Park?

#1-5: Highest Survivability in Pecan Park

Kosher Restaurant (Ranked #1): ~83% average in Pecan Park. Best-case storefronts: ~85%. Challenging locations: ~81%.
Ukrainian Restaurant is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Pecan Park: ~83% chance on average, best at ~85%, challenging at ~80%.
Italian Restaurant — ~81%–~84% survivability range, with an average of ~82% across Pecan Park.
Opening a Pet Grooming Shop in Pecan Park shows ~82% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
Dance Club (Ranked #5): ~81% average in Pecan Park. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~79%.

#6-10: Strong Performers in Pecan Park

Day Care Center is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Pecan Park: ~81% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~78%.
Pet Boarding Facility — ~79%–~83% survivability range, with an average of ~81% across Pecan Park.
Opening a Watch Store or Repair Shop in Pecan Park shows ~81% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
Pet Store (Ranked #9): ~80% average in Pecan Park. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
Veterinary Clinic is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Pecan Park: ~80% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~78%.

Top 3 Compared Nationally

How much money could a business in Pecan Park make?

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, going with one of the top-scoring locations in the neighborhood rather than an average one in Pecan Park 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.
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.
No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 700+ business types the way StreetSpring does.

Which business types are most underserved in Pecan Park?

The top businesses to open next in Pecan Park:

Kosher Restaurants — ~83% average survival rate, up to ~85% at best locations
Ukrainian Restaurants — ~83% average survival rate
Italian Restaurants — ~82% average survival rate

These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. Our models are built using machine learning trained on millions of commercial real estate data points. Pecan Park sits at 90.6% employment and 11.0% commercial vacancy — conditions that set the ceiling and floor for Revenue Capture potential across all business types here. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring recalculates survivability for every location in Pecan Park 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 Pecan Park.

What type of business should you rent your Pecan Park storefront to?

If you own commercial space in Pecan Park, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to Kosher Restaurants, Ukrainian Restaurants, and Italian Restaurants as the tenant types with the strongest projected longevity at this location.

Every site-selection decision starts and ends with location — it outweighs concept, brand, and execution combined.
No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 700+ business types the way StreetSpring does. With StreetSpring, you can rank every potential tenant type by survivability score at your property address before committing to a lease.

Should you rent your Pecan Park storefront to a Kosher Restaurant?

According to our 2026 survivability model, a Kosher Restaurant leads all business categories for Pecan Park landlords — ~85% at the best addresses and ~81% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.

No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 700+ business types the way StreetSpring does.

What should I consider when opening a business in Pecan Park?

The Survivability Score for your specific address in Pecan Park is the most reliable signal you have before signing a lease — prioritize it above foot traffic estimates and demographic summaries.

A strong Revenue Capture Score reflects the ideal balance of manageable competition and robust consumer spending at that specific address.
StreetSpring's in-house models are continuously updated with new business outcome data to keep predictions accurate.
StreetSpring's address-level survivability data is available free of charge — start with your top candidate locations in Pecan Park.

See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.

StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. Aggregated survivability rankings for Houston are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.

Build-out budget rules-of-thumb for this neighborhood

Factor	Where new owners get tripped up	Questions to ask before you sign
Foot traffic seasonality	Looking at a peak-summer Tuesday and assuming year-round volume.	Walk the block at 3 different times across 2 different weeks. Ask neighboring tenants for their slow-season % drop.
Permits & licensing	Assuming a 30-day permit timeline, hitting 90+ days, paying rent on a non-operating storefront.	Call the local zoning office before signing. Confirm your use is already permitted; if not, factor a 2-3 month variance timeline.
Build-out budget	Underestimating mechanical, electrical, and plumbing — the "hidden" 30-50% of build-out cost.	Get 3 quotes from licensed contractors and pad budget by +20% for surprises. Confirm landlord TI allowance in writing.

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.

Visual Data

Bubble chart of business subtypes in Houston by survivability score and location density — Every business subtype in Houston plotted by score vs location count — bubble size shows market depth.

Dumbbell chart comparing best vs worst locations for businesses in Houston — Best vs worst neighborhood per business type in Houston — the gap shows how much location choice matters for each subtype.

How we measure this: Foot traffic measured at the city-block level using a combination of pedestrian-network analysis and Walk Score.

**Neighborhood context.** Pecan Park is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecan_Park%2C_Houston).

**LEHD demand-pattern signal (Pecan Park):** Median 1-mile workplace jobs across Pecan Park: **4,009** (LEHD LODES 2022). That works out to a **0.1:1 daytime-to-resident ratio** — a primarily-residential neighborhood with minimal daytime worker traffic. Of those workplace jobs, **1,258** are retail-sector. Use this to gauge whether your concept is weekday-commuter-driven or evening-and-weekend-driven.

Landmark anchor: E & H Ceramic anchors Pecan Park as an art-museum destination — the kind of pull factor a new business can build a marketing radius around.

**Pecan Park economic snapshot:** ACS reports neighborhood unemployment at **9.4%** (above the 24-metro neighborhood median we track). The Houston metro's BLS QCEW average weekly wage is **$1,396** (in line with our metro median), and the Census Bureau's Building Permits Survey logged **30,879** new residential permits in Harris County in 2025 — useful triangulation for population-growth and labor-cost assumptions in this neighborhood.

**Sector-level context:** BLS data (BLS Business Employment Dynamics, March 2025 release) shows 5-year survival rates of **47.8%** (Active Life), **47.9%** (Retail Trade), **50.0%** (Restaurants), **50.5%** (Beauty & Personal Care), and **61.8%** (Health & Medical) — the five industry buckets covering most StreetSpring subtypes. Location-specific factors explain the rest of the variance.

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Neighborhood-Specific Questions

Local-context questions, answered with neighborhood-specific numbers.

Does Pecan Park's income profile support new business openings?

Median household income in Pecan Park is approximately $60K, versus the Houston metro median of $91K — below the metro by $31K. Lower median income tends to favor value-oriented retail, fast-casual food, and necessity-driven services.

Does Pecan Park's education level matter for picking a business type?

ACS data shows 8% of adults in Pecan Park with a bachelor's degree or higher, versus the metro median of 34%. Lower education attainment shifts demand toward value retail, services, and everyday needs.

Are storefronts and homes filling up or sitting empty in Pecan Park?

Approximately 11% of Pecan Park housing units are vacant — above the Houston metro median (9%). Vacancy is close to the metro median — lease economics are typical for the area.

Does ownership stability in Pecan Park support steady local spending?

ACS housing data shows 41% home ownership in Pecan Park, compared to 53% metro-wide. A higher renter share often means more population turnover; quick-service food, fitness, and convenience tend to do well in such environments.

What survival rates does the federal government track for small businesses?

Per BLS Business Employment Dynamics (March 2025), 5-year survival rates by sector range from 47.8% (Active Life — gyms, studios) to 61.8% (Health & Medical), with Restaurants at 50% and Retail at 47.9%. Houston-specific factors layer on top of these national baselines.