What businesses are most in demand in Fairhaven?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis, the most in-demand business types in Fairhaven are Japanese / Sushi Restaurants, Pet Stores, and Veterinary Clinics.

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

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 Fairhaven maximize success.

What are the best businesses to open in Fairhaven?

The top businesses to open in Fairhaven include Japanese / Sushi Restaurant with a ~81% chance on average of surviving more than 2 years, best-case locations reaching ~82%, followed by Pet Store and Veterinary Clinic.

How much money could a business in Fairhaven make?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations in Fairhaven could lead to making ~2% more than selecting an average location, and ~4% more than one of the worst locations.

Business Survivability in Fairhaven, Los Angeles

Q: Does Fairhaven's income profile support new business openings?

Fairhaven's median household income (~$150K) is above the Los Angeles metro median (~$113K) by approximately $37K. Higher median income supports premium retail, upscale dining, and discretionary services.

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Fairhaven is a Japanese / Sushi Restaurant with a ~81% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.

April 24, 2026•17 min read

Quick Summary

Best business: a Japanese / Sushi Restaurant in Fairhaven (~81% average survival rate, ~82% at best locations)

Neighborhood rank: #118 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

Last reviewed: May 9, 2026 by Bobby Koons, StreetSpring founder — updated weekly

In this article:

Summary
Is Fairhaven 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 Fairhaven is a Japanese / Sushi Restaurant with a ~81% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~82% chance; next is a Pet Store with a ~80% chance, followed by a Veterinary Clinic with a ~80% chance.

Is Fairhaven a good place to start a business?

**How Fairhaven compares:** Fairhaven's profile most resembles **Mid Central (Los Angeles)** and **Santa Barbara Shores (Miami)** based on the demographic and density signatures we use to model location quality — all three share older housing stock, low vacancy, and higher-income. Patterns from those neighborhoods are directly relevant for businesses evaluating Fairhaven.

**Failure pattern in Fairhaven.** Across the 93 business subtypes we track here, the strongest is **Afghan Restaurant** at 80% average survivability — but the best and worst sites for this subtype within Fairhaven span **77% to 83%**, a 6-point gap. **The dominant failure mode in Fairhaven isn't subtype choice — it's site selection within the neighborhood.** Saturation context: Kosher Restaurants are the most-concentrated tracked subtype in the area, with 19 competitors within a 0.5-mile radius.

Fairhaven earns the #118 spot in Los Angeles for new business survivability, with an average score of ~74% across all business types analyzed.

Best-case locations for the top business types in Fairhaven produce survivability scores ~2% above the neighborhood-wide average.
However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Fairhaven can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Fairhaven will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
With a 94.2% employment rate, Fairhaven 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.

Pinpointing the best locations within Fairhaven

StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Fairhaven offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for a Japanese / Sushi Restaurant in Fairhaven per 2026 data:

Walking the neighborhood: what to look for

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This map shows the optimal location for a Japanese / Sushi Restaurant in Fairhaven based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. The prediction model incorporates 100 location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.

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Which business types have the highest survivability in Fairhaven?

#1-5: Highest Survivability in Fairhaven

Japanese / Sushi Restaurant (Ranked #1): ~81% average in Fairhaven. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
Pet Store is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Fairhaven: ~80% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~78%.
Veterinary Clinic — ~78%–~82% survivability range, with an average of ~80% across Fairhaven.
Opening an Armenian Restaurant in Fairhaven shows ~80% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
Southern Food Restaurant (Ranked #5): ~80% average in Fairhaven. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~79%.

#6-10: Strong Performers in Fairhaven

Afghan Restaurant is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Fairhaven: ~80% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~79%.
Korean Restaurant — ~78%–~82% survivability range, with an average of ~80% across Fairhaven.
Opening a Hot Pot Restaurant in Fairhaven shows ~80% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
Pet Grooming Shop (Ranked #9): ~80% average in Fairhaven. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
Syrian Restaurant is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Fairhaven: ~80% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~78%.

Top 3 Compared Nationally

What revenue can a Fairhaven business expect?

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Fairhaven could lead to you making ~2% more than if you selected an average location, and ~4% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.

How StreetSpring calculates location value

However, each business concept should be evaluated for fit within each potential location.
Among all variables that affect business outcomes, location has the highest predictive weight in our models.
StreetSpring has found that selecting the location with the highest survivability score for a business is the best way to maximize the amount of money you will make.
StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.

Which business types are most underserved in Fairhaven?

The top businesses to open next in Fairhaven:

Japanese / Sushi Restaurants — ~81% average survival rate, up to ~82% at best locations
Pet Stores — ~80% average survival rate
Veterinary Clinics — ~80% average survival rate

Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. Our platform incorporates data from thousands of neighborhoods nationwide. A 0.7% vacancy rate in Fairhaven reflects the current commercial environment; StreetSpring weights this directly in every survivability score for addresses in this neighborhood. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Fairhaven. 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 Fairhaven.

What type of business should you rent your Fairhaven storefront to?

StreetSpring's 2026 model places Japanese / Sushi Restaurants, Pet Stores, and Veterinary Clinics at the top of the survivability rankings for Fairhaven — making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.

Among all variables that affect business outcomes, location has the highest predictive weight in our models.
StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. StreetSpring allows property owners to evaluate any address against 700+ tenant types — so you can prioritize the categories that score highest at your specific location.

Should you rent your Fairhaven storefront to a Japanese / Sushi Restaurant?

The data shows a Japanese / Sushi Restaurant is the safest long-term bet for a Fairhaven storefront. Top locations reach ~82% survivability; the least favorable addresses in this neighborhood score around ~79%.

StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.

What should I consider when opening a business in Fairhaven?

When evaluating potential locations in Fairhaven, start with the Survivability Score. It accounts for competition, spending, mobility, and market share in a single figure.

Among all the inputs that shape survivability, Revenue Capture Score carries the most predictive weight.
StreetSpring's in-house models are continuously updated with new business outcome data to keep predictions accurate.
The most current survivability data for Fairhaven is free to access on StreetSpring — no account required to check your specific address.

See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.

StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. Aggregated survivability rankings for Los Angeles are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.

How seasonality plays out here

Factor	Where new owners get tripped up	Questions to ask before you sign
Anchor co-tenancy	Signing next to a high-traffic anchor that closes 6 months later, leaving you orphaned.	Ask for a co-tenancy clause — rent abatement or termination right if the anchor leaves. Standard for strong markets.
CAM + hidden costs	Stated rent looks great, then CAM fees, signage charges, and after-hours utilities add 15-30%.	Get the full operating expense breakdown for the past 2 years. Ask which costs are landlord-capped vs. uncapped.
Competitor density	Counting only direct competitors and missing adjacent-category overlap (e.g. coffee shop near a bakery).	Map all businesses serving overlapping customer needs within a 5-min walk. Use StreetSpring's competitor view as a starting point.

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

Bubble chart of business subtypes in Los Angeles by survivability score and location density — Every business subtype in Los Angeles plotted by score vs location count — bubble size shows market depth.

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.

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

**LEHD demand-pattern signal (Fairhaven):** Median 1-mile workplace jobs across Fairhaven: **15,282** (LEHD LODES 2022). That works out to a **3.4:1 daytime-to-resident ratio** — a worker-heavy mixed-use signal. Of those workplace jobs, **1,217** are retail-sector. Use this to gauge whether your concept is weekday-commuter-driven or evening-and-weekend-driven.

Landmark anchor: Fairhaven hosts Lordland College, a college whose academic schedule sets the dominant demand-timing pattern locally.

**Three local anchors for Fairhaven:** **5.8%** neighborhood unemployment (above the 24-metro median, ACS), **$1,127/week** average wage in the Los Angeles area (below our metro median, BLS QCEW), and **22,446** new residential units permitted in Los Angeles County in 2025 (Census BPS). These three together describe the demand-and-labor environment any new Fairhaven business operates within.

**BLS sector context:** Across the 11 industries StreetSpring tracks, 5-year survival rates from BLS Business Employment Dynamics, March 2025 release range from **47.8%** (Active Life — gyms, studios) to **61.8%** (Health & Medical). Restaurants — the largest single category in our corpus — average **50.0%** nationally, and retail averages **47.9%**.

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Local Context FAQ

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

Does Fairhaven's income profile support new business openings?

Fairhaven's median household income (~~$150K) is above the Los Angeles metro median (~~$113K) by approximately $37K. Higher median income supports premium retail, upscale dining, and discretionary services.

What's the typical commute pattern in Fairhaven?

ACS data puts the median commute at ~24 minutes in Fairhaven, compared to 31 minutes metro-wide. A shorter commute usually means residents work close to home — that boosts mid-day weekday demand for cafes, lunch spots, and convenience services.

How many people live in Fairhaven?

Fairhaven has approximately 4.5K residents, putting it in the smaller-population tier among Los Angeles neighborhoods we track. A smaller resident base means destination-pull or commuter capture matters more than walk-in traffic alone.

What's the vacancy picture in Fairhaven?

Approximately 1% of Fairhaven housing units are vacant — below the Los Angeles metro median (5%). Low vacancy signals strong demand for space, which usually translates to competitive lease pricing and lower negotiation leverage.

How does economic hardship in Fairhaven compare to the metro?

ACS data shows 20% of Fairhaven residents below the federal poverty line, versus 11% metro-wide. Elevated poverty constrains discretionary retail; survivability is highest for essential services and value-oriented operators.