Business Survivability in Eastside, Los Angeles
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Eastside is a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 73.9% 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 Physical Therapy Clinic in Eastside (73.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #48 of 173 neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles
- Neighborhood average: 70.3% 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: October 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Eastside 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 Eastside is a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 73.9% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Veterinary Clinic with a 78.5% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 74.1% chance.
Is Eastside a good place to start a business?
In Los Angeles's survivability rankings, Eastside comes in at #48 of 173 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 70.3% across the business types ranked there.
- In Eastside, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 16.1 points above that type's average.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in Eastside can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- With 94.3% of the local population employed, Eastside 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 Eastside?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Eastside, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Physical Therapy Clinic in Eastside:
This map shows the optimal location for a Physical Therapy Clinic in Eastside based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. The prediction model incorporates hundreds of location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.
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What are the best businesses to open in Eastside?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 87.9% |
| 2 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.4% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 87.4% |
| 4 | Acupuncture Clinic | 87.4% |
| 8 | Eye Care Center | 87.0% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 10 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 11 | Korean Restaurant | 83.6% |
| 12 | Cafe | 83.6% |
| 13 | Coffee Shop | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Veterinary Clinic, Dentist Office and Acupuncture Clinic are tied; Convenience Store and Clothing Store are tied; Korean Restaurant, Cafe and Coffee Shop are tied. A tie is a tie: the rank column is the published file's order, which looks at the average and the best address next.
The rank column is the published file's rank within this place; a skipped number is a business type the file ranks here that this list leaves out to keep any one business family from filling it.
Highest Survivability in Eastside
- #1 Physical Therapy Clinic: 73.9% on average across Eastside; best at 90.0%, challenging at 57.3%.
- #2 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Eastside shows 78.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 60.7%.
- #3 Dentist Office (Ranked #3): 74.1% average in Eastside. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 57.7%.
- #4 Acupuncture Clinic is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Eastside: 74.0% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 57.7%.
- #8 Eye Care Center: 75.3% on average across Eastside; best at 90.0%, challenging at 57.7%.
Strong Performers in Eastside
- #9 Opening a Convenience Store in Eastside shows 75.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 51.7%.
- #10 Clothing Store (Ranked #10): 73.1% average in Eastside. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 53.0%.
- #11 Korean Restaurant is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in Eastside: 78.5% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 49.8%.
- #12 Cafe: 77.1% on average across Eastside; best at 84.0%, challenging at 61.0%.
- #13 Opening a Coffee Shop in Eastside shows 75.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 52.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Eastside make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Eastside 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
- Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- Compare the Revenue Capture Score of each shortlisted address first: it is the top factor in choosing a location, and it estimates the revenue a business can capture there.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What businesses should open next in Eastside?
The top businesses to open next in Eastside:
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 73.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Veterinary Clinics: 78.5% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 74.1% average survival rate
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. 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. The 94.3% employment rate in Eastside is a key signal of consumer health, and the 0.7% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring regularly updates every location's survivability score: you can see current scores for available storefronts in Eastside right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Eastside.
What type of business should you rent your Eastside storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Physical Therapy Clinics, Veterinary Clinics, and Dentist Offices at the top of the survivability rankings for Eastside, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. 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 Eastside storefront to a Physical Therapy Clinic?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Physical Therapy Clinic as the highest-survivability tenant type for Eastside. The best addresses show a 90.0% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around 57.3%.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What should I consider when opening a business in Eastside?
Location decisions in Eastside should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- These forecasts are generated using StreetSpring's unique analytical framework.
- StreetSpring offers a free 10-minute trial of its survivability scores: see how your shortlisted Eastside addresses rank right now.
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Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. 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.