Business Survivability in East Side, Los Angeles
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in East Side is a Chicken Shop with a 81.6% 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 Chicken Shop in East Side (81.6% Typical, 90.2% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #17 of 173 neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles
- Neighborhood average: 73.6% 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 East Side 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 East Side is a Chicken Shop with a 81.6% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 90.2% Best; next is an American Restaurant with 89.2% Best, followed by a Mediterranean Restaurant with 89.0% Best.
Is East Side a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks East Side #17 of 173 neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles, with an average Survivability Score of 73.6% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 90.2% Best is 8.6 points above 81.6% Typical in East Side.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in East Side can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in East Side will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- East Side's employment rate of 95.5% and housing vacancy rate of 5.1% are two of the Census inputs StreetSpring's model reads for this neighborhood.
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 East Side?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in East Side produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. The location below represents the address in East Side with the highest projected survivability for a Chicken Shop:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Chicken Shop in East Side. 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 East Side?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken Shop | 90.2% | 81.6% | 75.8% |
| 2 | American Restaurant | 89.2% | 81.4% | 75.6% |
| 3 | Mediterranean Restaurant | 89.0% | 80.5% | 74.8% |
| 4 | Clothing Store | 87.9% | 79.2% | 74.5% |
| 5 | Chiropractor Office | 87.7% | 82.6% | 77.6% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 87.7% | 83.3% | 78.9% |
| 7 | Hair Salon | 87.1% | 77.7% | 72.4% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.0% | 79.8% | 72.7% |
| 9 | Mental Health Clinic | 86.5% | 80.5% | 74.6% |
| 10 | Dentist Office | 86.5% | 80.5% | 74.6% |
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.
Highest Survivability in East Side
- #1 Chicken Shop (Ranked #1): 81.6% Typical in East Side. Best: 90.2%. Worst: 75.8%.
- #2 American Restaurant is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in East Side: 81.4% Typical, 89.2% Best, 75.6% Worst.
- #3 Mediterranean Restaurant: 80.5% Typical across East Side; Best 89.0%, Worst 74.8%.
- #4 Opening a Clothing Store in East Side shows 79.2% Typical survivability, 87.9% Best and 74.5% Worst.
- #5 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #5): 82.6% Typical in East Side. Best: 87.7%. Worst: 77.6%.
Strong Performers in East Side
- #6 Eye Care Center is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in East Side: 83.3% Typical, 87.7% Best, 78.9% Worst.
- #7 Hair Salon: 77.7% Typical across East Side; Best 87.1%, Worst 72.4%.
- #8 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in East Side shows 79.8% Typical survivability, 87.0% Best and 72.7% Worst.
- #9 Mental Health Clinic (Ranked #9): 80.5% Typical in East Side. Best: 86.5%. Worst: 74.6%.
- #10 Dentist Office is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in East Side: 80.5% Typical, 86.5% Best, 74.6% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chicken Shop: See how this compares to other cities →
- American Restaurant: See how this compares to other cities →
- Mediterranean Restaurant: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in East Side make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, going with one of the top-scoring locations in the neighborhood rather than an average one in East Side 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
- Different business models thrive in different micro-locations.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- When the question is money, the Revenue Capture Score comes first: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- 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 East Side?
The top businesses to open next in East Side:
- Chicken Shops: 81.6% Typical, 90.2% Best
- American Restaurants: 81.4% Typical, 89.2% Best
- Mediterranean Restaurants: 80.5% Typical, 89.0% Best
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. StreetSpring's model accounts for East Side's 95.5% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. Survivability scores are recalculated regularly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift: visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in East Side right now.
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- See the Los Angeles Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Los Angeles Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Chicken Shop survivability across Los Angeles neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in East Side.
What type of business should you rent your East Side storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for East Side shows that Chicken Shops, American Restaurants, and Mediterranean Restaurants rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- 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. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Los Angeles Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your East Side storefront to a Chicken Shop?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis supports renting to a Chicken Shop in East Side: it posts 90.2% Best, and 75.8% Worst.
- 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 East Side?
Start any location decision in East Side with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- Revenue Capture Score comes first when comparing locations: it turns local competition and consumer spending into the share of revenue a business can expect to win.
- These insights come from StreetSpring's exclusive, in-house forecasting models.
- You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in East Side with a free 10-minute trial of StreetSpring's live tool.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. 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.