Business Survivability in Del Rey, Los Angeles
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Del Rey is a Dance Club 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 Dance Club in Del Rey (~80% average survival rate, ~84% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #81 across all neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles
- Neighborhood average: ~78% 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 Del Rey 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 Del Rey is a Dance Club with a ~80% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~84% chance; next is a Salad Shop with a 79.66% chance, followed by a Pet Store with a 79.55% chance.
Is Del Rey a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring's analysis places Del Rey at #81 in Los Angeles for new business survival odds, with a neighborhood-wide average of ~78%.
- The highest-scoring business types in Del Rey — at their optimal addresses — outperform the neighborhood average by ~10%.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Del Rey can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Del Rey will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- With a 94.7% employment rate, Del Rey has the consumer spending foundation that supports a range of brick-and-mortar business types.
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 Del Rey?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Del Rey offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. The location below represents the address in Del Rey with the highest projected survivability for a Dance Club:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Dance Club in Del Rey. Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform — and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. 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 Del Rey?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dance Club | 80.59% |
| 2 | Salad Shop | 79.66% |
| 3 | Pet Store | 79.55% |
| 4 | Pet Boarding Facility | 79.41% |
| 5 | Indonesian Restaurant | 79.39% |
| 6 | Pet Grooming Shop | 79.01% |
| 7 | Music Store | 79.00% |
| 8 | Kosher Restaurant | 78.85% |
| 9 | Watch Store or Repair Shop | 78.82% |
| 10 | Laundromat | 78.12% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Del Rey
- Dance Club (Ranked #1): 80.59% average in Del Rey. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
- Salad Shop is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Del Rey: 79.66% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~77%.
- Pet Store — ~77%–~82% survivability range, with an average of 79.55% across Del Rey.
- Opening a Pet Boarding Facility in Del Rey shows 79.41% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~77%.
- Indonesian Restaurant (Ranked #5): 79.39% average in Del Rey. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~76%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Del Rey
- Pet Grooming Shop is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Del Rey: 79.01% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~76%.
- Music Store — ~77%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 79.00% across Del Rey.
- Opening a Kosher Restaurant in Del Rey shows 78.85% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~75%.
- Watch Store or Repair Shop (Ranked #9): 78.82% average in Del Rey. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~76%.
- Laundromat is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Del Rey: 78.12% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~75%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Dance Club — See how this compares to other cities →
- Salad Shop — See how this compares to other cities →
- Pet Store — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Del Rey make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Del Rey could lead to you making ~10% more than if you selected an average location, and ~17% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- StreetSpring calculates survivability for each business type separately at each address — so the best location for your concept may differ from the neighborhood's overall top-ranked site.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- 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 Del Rey?
The top businesses to open next in Del Rey:
- Dance Clubs — 80.59% average survival rate, ~84% at the best address
- Salad Shops — 79.66% average survival rate
- Pet Stores — 79.55% average survival rate
Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform — and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. The model draws from 100+ location-specific factors to generate each survivability score. 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. With Del Rey's 94.7% employment rate factored in, the businesses best positioned to succeed here are those that benefit from a well-employed, spending-capable local consumer base. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Del Rey. StreetSpring's weekly updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Del Rey.
What type of business should you rent your Del Rey storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Dance Clubs, Salad Shops, and Pet Stores at the top of the survivability rankings for Del Rey — making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- 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 Los Angeles Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Del Rey storefront to a Dance Club?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Del Rey in 2026, a Dance Club posts the highest survivability ceiling at ~84% and maintains a reasonable floor of ~78% — making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- 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 Del Rey?
Survivability Score is the North Star metric for any location decision in Del Rey: it aggregates 100+ factors so you don't have to evaluate each one individually.
- 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 survivability scores are available for free — check your specific address now.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has studied businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans, giving its predictions a scale of validation unmatched in site-selection tools. 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.