What are the best businesses to open in Burbank?

The top businesses to open in Burbank include African Restaurant with a ~83% chance on average of surviving more than 2 years, best-case locations reaching ~84%, followed by Indonesian Restaurant and Pet Grooming Shop.

How can you find the best location to open a business in Burbank?

StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes 100 factors across competition, spending on the specific potential business, projected revenue, projected market share, Revenue Capture Score, and mobility patterns to pinpoint which blocks in Burbank maximize success.

Is Burbank a good place to start a business?

Burbank is ranked number 94 across neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles to start a business, with an average Survivability Score of ~76%. Strong business types at their best-match addresses in Burbank consistently score ~2% higher than the overall neighborhood survivability average.

What businesses are most in demand in Burbank?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis, the most in-demand business types in Burbank are African Restaurants, Indonesian Restaurants, and Pet Grooming Shops.

How much money could a business in Burbank make?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations in Burbank could lead to making ~2% more than selecting an average location, and ~4% more than one of the worst locations.

Business Survivability in Burbank, Los Angeles

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

April 24, 2026•17 min read

Quick Summary

Best business: an African Restaurant in Burbank (~83% average survival rate, ~84% at best locations)

Neighborhood rank: #94 across all neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles

Neighborhood average: ~76% two-year survival across all business types

Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data

Detailed methodology

Reviewed: April 26, 2026 by Bobby Koons, StreetSpring founder

In this article:

Summary
Is Burbank 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 Burbank is an African Restaurant with a ~83% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~84% chance; next is an Indonesian Restaurant with a ~83% chance, followed by a Pet Grooming Shop with a ~82% chance.

What does the data say about opening in Burbank?

**Peer neighborhoods:** Looking at demographic mix and amenity density across the 24 metros StreetSpring covers, Burbank clusters most tightly with **Buckingham (Washington DC)** and **Lynnwood (Seattle)**. Common thread: high destination retail density and low vacancy. Survival outcomes for those neighborhoods provide a useful comparison set for Burbank.

**Where Burbank businesses actually fail.** Among the 93 tracked subtypes, **Indonesian Restaurants** post the highest average survivability (83%). But across Burbank's sites, the spread for this subtype runs **75% to 90%** — a 15-point gap that says *the address matters more than the subtype*. For saturation context, Ukrainian Restaurants are the most densely-clustered tracked subtype in the neighborhood (16 competitors within 0.5 miles).

Among all neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles, Burbank ranks #94 for business survivability, with an average score of ~76%.

Strong business types at their best-match addresses in Burbank consistently score ~2% higher than the overall neighborhood survivability average.
Still, those same business types at weaker addresses in Burbank can score well below the neighborhood mean. Even the most viable concept here requires the right address to reach its potential.
Burbank's 5.3% 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.

Pinpointing the best locations within Burbank

Rather than relying on neighborhood averages, StreetSpring's scoring tells you which specific addresses in Burbank give your concept the best odds of survival. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for an African Restaurant in Burbank:

Walking the neighborhood: what to look for

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Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of 100 location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for an African Restaurant in Burbank. StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.

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What kinds of businesses thrive in Burbank?

#1-5: Highest Survivability in Burbank

African Restaurant is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Burbank: ~83% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~81%.
Indonesian Restaurant — ~81%–~85% survivability range, with an average of ~83% across Burbank.
Opening a Pet Grooming Shop in Burbank shows ~82% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~80%.
Scandinavian Restaurant (Ranked #4): ~82% average in Burbank. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~80%.
Pet Boarding Facility is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Burbank: ~82% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~80%.

#6-10: Strong Performers in Burbank

Diner — ~80%–~84% survivability range, with an average of ~81% across Burbank.
Opening a French Restaurant in Burbank shows ~81% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~80%.
South American Restaurant (Ranked #8): ~81% average in Burbank. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
Brunch Restaurant is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Burbank: ~81% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~79%.
Indian Restaurant — ~79%–~83% survivability range, with an average of ~81% across Burbank.

Top 3 Compared Nationally

African Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →

The revenue potential of a Burbank location

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Burbank 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.
A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
Maximizing your Survivability Score is the most reliable path to profitability.
No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 700+ business types the way StreetSpring does.

Which business types are most underserved in Burbank?

The top businesses to open next in Burbank:

African Restaurants — ~83% average survival rate, up to ~84% at best locations
Indonesian Restaurants — ~83% average survival rate
Pet Grooming Shops — ~82% average survival rate

StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. Our analysis covers every major metro in the country — 24 cities and 180 million++ consumers. Burbank sits at 93.1% employment and 5.3% commercial vacancy — conditions that set the ceiling and floor for Revenue Capture potential across all business types here. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Burbank. StreetSpring's weekly updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.

See the Survivability Score for your new business

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Frequently Asked Questions

Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Burbank.

What type of business should you rent your Burbank storefront to?

If you own commercial space in Burbank, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to African Restaurants, Indonesian Restaurants, and Pet Grooming Shops as the tenant types with the strongest projected longevity at this location.

A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 700+ business types the way StreetSpring does. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.

Should you rent your Burbank storefront to an African Restaurant?

Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that an African Restaurant would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to, with a potential ~84% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a ~81% chance.

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 Burbank?

StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Burbank address is the clearest forward-looking indicator of whether your business will be operating two years from now — make it the first number you check.

Where survivability is highest, Revenue Capture Score is invariably strong — the two are tightly correlated across every business type we've analyzed.
Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
The most current survivability data for Burbank is free to access on StreetSpring — no account required to check your specific address.

See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.

Real estate professionals and business owners across 24 major metros use StreetSpring to ground their site-selection decisions in data, not guesswork. Aggregated survivability rankings for Los Angeles 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
Workforce availability	Hiring radius is smaller than you think — many neighborhoods can't staff a full team at standard wages.	Pull BLS wage data for your industry in this metro. Walk through your staffing plan with a local restaurant/retail operator before signing.
Competitor density	Counting only direct competitors and missing adjacent-category overlap (e.g. coffee shop near a bakery).	Map all businesses serving overlapping customer needs within a 5-min walk. Use StreetSpring's competitor view as a starting point.
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.

Full dataset for Los Angeles: /resources/data/los-angeles-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 Los Angeles by survivability score and location density — Every business subtype in Los Angeles plotted by score vs location count — bubble size shows market depth.

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

How we measure this: Annual rent / estimated annual revenue = rent burden ratio. Industry rule of thumb: above 12% is uncomfortable, above 18% is fatal.

**A bit of history.** Burbank is a city in the southeastern end of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, Burbank had a population of 105,833 as of 2025. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burbank%2C_California))

**Daytime worker density (Burbank):** LEHD LODES Workplace Area Characteristics show a **0.5:1 daytime-to-resident ratio** for Burbank — a primarily-residential signal with some daytime worker pull. Median workplace jobs within a 1-mile radius across Burbank: **26,789**, of which roughly **1,006** are retail-sector. Higher daytime ratios favor weekday-lunch / commuter-traffic businesses; balanced ratios favor residential + weekend demand patterns.

Landmark anchor: Burbank hosts Batman Museum, a history-museum that gives the neighborhood a cultural-destination layer most blocks don't have.

**Three local anchors for Burbank:** **6.9%** neighborhood unemployment (above the 24-metro median, ACS), **$1,127/week** average wage in the Los Angeles area (below our metro median, BLS QCEW), and **22,446** new residential units permitted in Los Angeles County in 2025 (Census BPS). These three together describe the demand-and-labor environment any new Burbank business operates within.

**Authoritative baseline:** BLS Business Employment Dynamics, March 2025 release publishes 5-year survival rates by industry. For sectors StreetSpring covers, the range runs from **47.8%** (Active Life) to **61.8%** (Health & Medical), with restaurants at **50.0%** and retail at **47.9%**. Location-specific factors drive the actual variance around these baselines.

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Local Context FAQ

Further questions, with answers anchored on this neighborhood's actual data.

How educated is the population in Burbank?

Approximately 45% of Burbank adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 39% across the Los Angeles metro. Education attainment is close to the metro median, so business-type signals come more from income and density.

Does Burbank's poverty rate signal lower retail spending?

10% of Burbank households fall below the federal poverty line — below the Los Angeles metro median (11%). The poverty rate tracks the metro median; business-type fit depends more on competition and demographic specifics.

What's the vacancy picture in Burbank?

ACS data shows a housing vacancy rate of approximately 5% in Burbank, versus the Los Angeles metro median of 5%. Vacancy is close to the metro median — lease economics are typical for the area.

Is Burbank more single-occupant or family-household?

ACS data puts average household size in Burbank at 2.4, compared to 2.7 across Los Angeles. Household composition is close to the metro average.