Business Survivability in Del Rey, Los Angeles
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Del Rey is a Veterinary Clinic with a 82.9% 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 Del Rey (82.9% Typical, 87.6% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #67 of 173 neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles
- Neighborhood average: 67.8% two-year survival across the business types ranked here
- 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: November 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 Veterinary Clinic with a 82.9% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 87.6% Best; next is a Chiropractor Office with 87.4% Best, followed by a Convenience Store with 85.6% Best.
Is Del Rey a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Del Rey #67 of 173 neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles, with an average Survivability Score of 67.8% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 87.6% Best is 4.7 points above 82.9% Typical in Del Rey.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Del Rey can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Del Rey could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- With 94.7% of the local population employed, Del Rey presents a stable consumer base: particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
Employment and housing 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. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Veterinary Clinic in Del Rey:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Veterinary Clinic in Del Rey. StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. 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?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.6% | 82.9% | 78.2% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 87.4% | 82.0% | 76.5% |
| 3 | Convenience Store | 85.6% | 77.6% | 72.5% |
| 4 | Cafe | 83.8% | 75.4% | 69.7% |
| 5 | Spa | 83.7% | 75.4% | 69.7% |
| 6 | Laundromat | 83.2% | 74.8% | 68.7% |
| 7 | Eye Care Center | 82.9% | 76.7% | 70.5% |
| 8 | Coffee Shop | 82.9% | 74.5% | 68.3% |
| 9 | Hair Salon | 82.7% | 73.9% | 67.3% |
| 10 | Dermatology Clinic | 82.1% | 76.3% | 70.5% |
Best and Worst are the average results for the better and the worse of two addresses picked at random in the place: a weighted average of every scored location in which the best locations count the most for Best and the weakest count the most for Worst. Typical is the average address. Best is shown for a smaller space (half the standard size) and Worst for a larger one (half again as large), at the metro's median asking rent, using the same rent rule as our tool; Typical is at the market rent.
Ties on Best: Eye Care Center and Coffee Shop are tied. A tie is a tie: the rank column is the published file's order, which looks at Typical next.
Highest Survivability in Del Rey
- #1 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #1): 82.9% Typical in Del Rey. Best: 87.6%. Worst: 78.2%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Del Rey: 82.0% Typical, 87.4% Best, 76.5% Worst.
- #3 Convenience Store: 77.6% Typical across Del Rey; Best 85.6%, Worst 72.5%.
- #4 Opening a Cafe in Del Rey shows 75.4% Typical survivability, 83.8% Best and 69.7% Worst.
- #5 Spa (Ranked #5): 75.4% Typical in Del Rey. Best: 83.7%. Worst: 69.7%.
Strong Performers in Del Rey
- #6 Laundromat is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Del Rey: 74.8% Typical, 83.2% Best, 68.7% Worst.
- #7 Eye Care Center: 76.7% Typical across Del Rey; Best 82.9%, Worst 70.5%.
- #8 Opening a Coffee Shop in Del Rey shows 74.5% Typical survivability, 82.9% Best and 68.3% Worst.
- #9 Hair Salon (Ranked #9): 73.9% Typical in Del Rey. Best: 82.7%. Worst: 67.3%.
- #10 Dermatology Clinic is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Del Rey: 76.3% Typical, 82.1% Best, 70.5% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience 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 starts with the Revenue Capture Score, the most important factor in choosing a location: StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- However, each business concept should be evaluated for fit within each potential location.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- The Revenue Capture Score is the most important factor in choosing a location: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What businesses should open next in Del Rey?
The top businesses to open next in Del Rey:
- Veterinary Clinics: 82.9% Typical, 87.6% Best
- Chiropractor Offices: 82.0% Typical, 87.4% Best
- Convenience Stores: 77.6% Typical, 85.6% Best
StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. Our models are built using machine learning trained on millions of commercial real estate data points. 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. StreetSpring's model accounts for Del Rey's 94.7% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring regularly recalculates survivability for every location in Del Rey, 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 Del Rey.
What type of business should you rent your Del Rey storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Del Rey shows that Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Convenience Stores rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Los Angeles Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Del Rey storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes, our 2026 model ranks a Veterinary Clinic first among business types for Del Rey storefronts, with 87.6% Best and 78.2% Worst.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What should I consider when opening a business in Del Rey?
When selecting a location in Del Rey it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- StreetSpring uses its own proprietary forecasting tools to identify the Revenue Capture Score for each unique business.
- Start a free 10-minute trial on StreetSpring to see the current survivability score for any address in Del Rey.
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StreetSpring analyzes millions of data points with AI to forecast business survivability. 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.