Is Century City a good place to start a business?

Century City is ranked number 146 across neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles to start a business, with an average Survivability Score of ~74%. The survivability gap between the best and average addresses in Century City reaches ~3% for the strongest-performing business categories.

What businesses are most in demand in Century City?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis, the most in-demand business types in Century City are Bangladeshi Restaurants, Scandinavian Restaurants, and Pet Boarding Facilities.

How much money could a business in Century City make?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations in Century City could lead to making ~3% more than selecting an average location, and ~5% more than one of the worst locations.

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

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 Century City maximize success.

What are the best businesses to open in Century City?

The top businesses to open in Century City include Bangladeshi Restaurant with a ~80% chance on average of surviving more than 2 years, best-case locations reaching ~82%, followed by Scandinavian Restaurant and Pet Boarding Facility.

Business Survivability in Century City, Los Angeles

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Century City is a Bangladeshi Restaurant with a ~80% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.

April 24, 2026•18 min read

Quick Summary

Best business: a Bangladeshi Restaurant in Century City (~80% average survival rate, ~82% at best locations)

Neighborhood rank: #146 across all neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles

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

Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data

Detailed methodology

Reviewed and updated: April 27, 2026 — Bobby Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring

In this article:

Summary
Is Century City 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 Century City is a Bangladeshi Restaurant with a ~80% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~82% chance; next is a Scandinavian Restaurant with a ~80% chance, followed by a Pet Boarding Facility with a ~79% chance.

What does the data say about opening in Century City?

**Peer neighborhoods:** Looking at demographic mix and amenity density across the 24 metros StreetSpring covers, Century City clusters most tightly with **Russian Hill (San Francisco)** and **Adams Morgan (Washington DC)**. Common thread: higher-income, dense amenity mix, and high high-earner share. Survival outcomes for those neighborhoods provide a useful comparison set for Century City.

**Where Century City businesses actually fail.** Among the 93 tracked subtypes, **Pet Boarding Facilities** post the highest average survivability (79%). But across Century City's sites, the spread for this subtype runs **71% to 85%** — a 14-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 (15 competitors within 0.5 miles).

Across all neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles, StreetSpring's data places Century City at #146 with a ~74% average Survivability Score.

The survivability gap between the best and average addresses in Century City reaches ~3% for the strongest-performing business categories.
However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Century City often fall well below average. Picking the right block — not just the right neighborhood — is what actually determines survivability.
Century City's employment rate of 92.6% and commercial vacancy of 12.6% 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.

Where in Century City should you open a business?

StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address — showing which blocks in Century City produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Bangladeshi Restaurant in Century City:

Walking the neighborhood: what to look for

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StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Bangladeshi Restaurant in Century City. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point — the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. The model evaluates 100 factors — from primary and secondary competition to forecasted spend, mobility flows, and local market share potential.

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Which business types have the highest survivability in Century City?

#1-5: Highest Survivability in Century City

Bangladeshi Restaurant is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Century City: ~80% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~78%.
Scandinavian Restaurant — ~78%–~81% survivability range, with an average of ~80% across Century City.
Opening a Pet Boarding Facility in Century City shows ~79% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~77%.
Indonesian Restaurant (Ranked #4): ~79% average in Century City. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~77%.
Taiwanese Restaurant is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Century City: ~79% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~77%.

#6-10: Strong Performers in Century City

Singaporean Restaurant — ~77%–~81% survivability range, with an average of ~79% across Century City.
Opening a Diner in Century City shows ~78% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~77%.
Beauty Salon (Ranked #8): ~78% average in Century City. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~76%.
Italian Restaurant is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Century City: ~78% chance on average, best at ~79%, challenging at ~77%.
Brunch Restaurant — ~76%–~80% survivability range, with an average of ~78% across Century City.

Top 3 Compared Nationally

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The revenue potential of a Century City location

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, following the survivability data rather than relying on intuition or foot traffic estimates in Century City could lead to you making ~3% 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

Even within a high-performing neighborhood, the best location varies by business type — StreetSpring scores each combination separately.
Every site-selection decision starts and ends with location — it outweighs concept, brand, and execution combined.
Every percentage point of Survivability Score represents a real difference in expected revenue — choosing the highest-scoring address is the most reliable financial decision you can make at the outset.
Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type — not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.

What Century City needs more of (per our model)

The top businesses to open next in Century City:

Bangladeshi Restaurants — ~80% average survival rate, up to ~82% at best locations
Scandinavian Restaurants — ~80% average survival rate
Pet Boarding Facilities — ~79% 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 12.6% commercial vacancy rate in Century City means there is available space for new entrants — but it also signals that survivability depends heavily on choosing the right address within the neighborhood, not just the neighborhood itself. StreetSpring updates survivability scores for available locations weekly — check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Century City are currently available and how they score.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

What type of business should you rent your Century City storefront to?

Our 2026 survivability data for Century City shows that Bangladeshi Restaurants, Scandinavian Restaurants, and Pet Boarding Facilities rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.

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. Rather than guessing which tenant type will last, landlords can verify survivability for each category at their exact address using StreetSpring.

Should you rent your Century City storefront to a Bangladeshi Restaurant?

StreetSpring's data confirms a Bangladeshi Restaurant as the highest-survivability tenant type for Century City. The best addresses show a ~82% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses 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 Century City?

In Century City, the single most important factor in your site-selection decision is the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.

StreetSpring's analysis consistently shows Revenue Capture Score predicts survival odds more accurately than demographic data or foot traffic estimates alone.
Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
StreetSpring's live scoring tool is free: enter any address in Century City to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.

See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.

StreetSpring's models are built from millions of real business outcomes, making predictions grounded in what actually happened. Aggregated survivability rankings for Los Angeles are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.

Permits, licensing, and zoning specifics worth flagging

Area to check	What can go wrong	How to de-risk it
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.
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.
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.

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

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.

Treemap of Los Angeles business mix by survivability score — Treemap of business mix in Los Angeles — cell size = number of locations, color = average survivability score.

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

**About this neighborhood.** Century City is a 176-acre neighborhood and business district in central Los Angeles, California, United States. Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_City).

**LEHD demand-pattern signal (Century City):** Median 1-mile workplace jobs across Century City: **118,218** (LEHD LODES 2022). That works out to a **7.8:1 daytime-to-resident ratio** — a strong commercial-corridor / CBD signal. Of those workplace jobs, **3,943** are retail-sector. Use this to gauge whether your concept is weekday-commuter-driven or evening-and-weekend-driven.

Landmark anchor: California Space Center is Century City's museum landmark, shaping weekend visitor traffic for nearby storefronts.

**Economic context that bounds the demand environment in Century City:** Per ACS, neighborhood unemployment is **7.4%** (above the 24-metro neighborhood median). BLS QCEW shows the Los Angeles metro's average weekly wage at **$1,127** (below our 24-metro median). And Los Angeles County permitted **22,446** new residential units in 2025 per Census BPS — a population-and-demand growth signal.

**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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Beyond the Numbers: Local Context

More questions answered with neighborhood-specific data from our 2026 corpus.

What's the poverty rate in Century City, and what does it imply for businesses?

The poverty rate in Century City is approximately 8%, compared to the Los Angeles metro median of 11%. The poverty rate tracks the metro median; business-type fit depends more on competition and demographic specifics.

What's the national survival baseline for businesses by sector?

BLS publishes 5-year cohort survival rates by industry. For sectors StreetSpring covers, the range is 47.8-61.8% — Active Life low, Health & Medical high, Restaurants and Retail in the middle around 47.9-50%. Location-specific factors drive most of the variance around these baselines.

What's the vacancy picture in Century City?

ACS data shows a housing vacancy rate of approximately 13% in Century City, versus the Los Angeles metro median of 5%. Elevated vacancy can mean softening demand or short-term opportunity to negotiate rent — verify against commercial-corridor activity before committing.

71% of Century City adults have at least a bachelor's degree — above the Los Angeles metro median of 39%. A highly educated population tends to support specialty retail, premium services, and professional offices.