Business Survivability in Carroll Park, Los Angeles
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Carroll Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~85% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Carroll Park (~85% average survival rate, ~86% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #76 across all neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles
- Neighborhood average: ~79% two-year survival across all business types
- Coverage: This ranking carries one row per business type and neighborhood. Its score is the projected chance of lasting two or more years, averaged across the price points StreetSpring scores separately in the tool (most types have 5). The 10 business types here are base types; the tool offers 500+ business types, counting each type at each of its price points.
- Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data
- Detailed methodology
Last reviewed: September 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Carroll 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 Carroll Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~85% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~86% chance; next is a Day Care Center with a 79.98% chance, followed by a Pet Store with a 79.79% chance.
Is Carroll Park a good place to start a business?
Carroll Park is ranked number 76 across neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles to start a business, with an average ~79% chance of lasting two or more years.
- At the strongest addresses in Carroll Park, the most viable business types score ~4% higher than the average survivability rate across all locations.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Carroll Park can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
- Carroll Park's 14.5% 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 Carroll Park?
StreetSpring can pinpoint which exact blocks in Carroll Park maximize a business's chances of success. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Veterinary Clinic in Carroll Park:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic in Carroll Park. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. 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 Carroll Park?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 84.96% |
| 2 | Day Care Center | 79.98% |
| 3 | Pet Store | 79.79% |
| 4 | Japanese / Sushi Restaurant | 79.73% |
| 5 | Brunch Restaurant | 79.61% |
| 6 | Portuguese Restaurant | 79.59% |
| 7 | Watch Store or Repair Shop | 79.22% |
| 8 | Convenience Store | 78.88% |
| 9 | Pet Boarding Facility | 78.75% |
| 10 | Juice & Smoothie Bar | 77.76% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Carroll Park
- Veterinary Clinic — ~84%–~86% survivability range, with an average of 84.96% across Carroll Park.
- Opening a Day Care Center in Carroll Park shows 79.98% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
- Pet Store (Ranked #3): 79.79% average in Carroll Park. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
- Japanese / Sushi Restaurant is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Carroll Park: 79.73% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~79%.
- Brunch Restaurant — ~79%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 79.61% across Carroll Park.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Carroll Park
- Opening a Portuguese Restaurant in Carroll Park shows 79.59% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
- Watch Store or Repair Shop (Ranked #7): 79.22% average in Carroll Park. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
- Convenience Store is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Carroll Park: 78.88% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~78%.
- Pet Boarding Facility — ~77%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 78.75% across Carroll Park.
- Opening a Juice & Smoothie Bar in Carroll Park shows 77.76% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Day Care Center — See how this compares to other cities →
- Pet Store — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Carroll Park make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing an address that maximizes your Revenue Capture Score in Carroll Park could lead to you making ~4% more than if you selected an average location, and ~8% 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.
- Choosing locations with superior Survivability Scores directly correlates with higher revenue potential.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What businesses should open next in Carroll Park?
The top businesses to open next in Carroll Park:
- Veterinary Clinics — 84.96% average survival rate, ~86% at the best address
- Day Care Centers — 79.98% average survival rate
- Pet Stores — 79.79% average survival rate
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. Our analysis covers every major metro in the country — 24 cities and 180 million++ consumers. StreetSpring scores 500+ business types: 153 base business types, most of them at 5 price points, which is 569 type-and-price combinations you can choose in the tool. Carroll Park's employment rate (95.9%) and vacancy rate (14.5%) together define the economic context that StreetSpring's model uses to score survivability for each business type at each address. Survivability scores are live, not static — StreetSpring updates them weekly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Carroll Park and how each address is scoring right now.
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- See the Los Angeles Business Survivability Rankings
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- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Los Angeles neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Carroll Park.
What type of business should you rent your Carroll Park storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Carroll Park are Veterinary Clinics, Day Care Centers, and Pet Stores.
- 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 500+ 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.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Los Angeles Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Carroll Park storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Veterinary Clinic as the highest-survivability tenant type for Carroll Park. The best addresses show a ~86% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around ~84%.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What should I consider when opening a business in Carroll Park?
Don't commit to a storefront in Carroll Park without first checking its Survivability Score — the difference between a 70% and a 90% score at two addresses on the same block can determine your long-term outcome.
- Of all the variables StreetSpring analyzes, Revenue Capture Score has the strongest predictive power.
- These predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool is free: enter any address in Carroll Park to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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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.
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.