Is Hermon a good place to start a business?

Hermon is ranked number 124 across neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles to start a business, with an average Survivability Score of ~74%. At the strongest addresses in Hermon, the most viable business types score ~2% higher than the average survivability rate across all locations.

What are the best businesses to open in Hermon?

The top businesses to open in Hermon include Italian Restaurant with a ~83% chance on average of surviving more than 2 years, best-case locations reaching ~84%, followed by Filipino Restaurant and Pet Grooming Shop.

What businesses are most in demand in Hermon?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis, the most in-demand business types in Hermon are Italian Restaurants, Filipino Restaurants, and Pet Grooming Shops.

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

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 Hermon maximize success.

How much money could a business in Hermon make?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations in Hermon could lead to making ~2% more than selecting an average location, and ~3% more than one of the worst locations.

Business Survivability in Hermon, Los Angeles

Q: What is the median household income in Hermon?

Hermon's median household income (~$114K) is above the Los Angeles metro median (~$113K) by approximately $1K. Income is close to the metro median, so business-type fit depends more on local demographics and competition.

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Hermon is an Italian Restaurant with a ~83% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.

April 24, 2026•17 min read

Quick Summary

Best business: an Italian Restaurant in Hermon (~83% average survival rate, ~84% at best locations)

Neighborhood rank: #124 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

Reviewed: May 10, 2026 by Bobby Koons, StreetSpring founder

In this article:

Summary
Is Hermon 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 Hermon is an Italian Restaurant with a ~83% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~84% chance; next is a Filipino Restaurant with a ~81% chance, followed by a Pet Grooming Shop with a ~80% chance.

What does the data say about opening in Hermon?

**Comparable neighborhoods:** Among the ~2,500 neighborhoods StreetSpring scores, Hermon's profile most resembles **Modena (Philadelphia)** and **Logan Square (Chicago)**. All three exhibit older housing stock, low destination density, and low vacancy — operators with experience in any of those neighborhoods will see familiar patterns in Hermon.

**Failure-mode analysis for Hermon.** The single strongest subtype in our data is **Armenian Restaurant** at 80% average survivability. But the within-neighborhood spread for Armenian Restaurants runs **75% to 87%** — meaning a poorly-sited Armenian Restaurant in Hermon can score 12 points below a well-sited one. Saturation reality check: Filipino Restaurants are the most-competed tracked subtype here, with 24 existing competitors within a 0.5-mile radius.

Out of all neighborhoods analyzed in and around Los Angeles, Hermon ranks #124 for business survivability with a ~74% average Survivability Score.

At the strongest addresses in Hermon, the most viable business types score ~2% higher than the average survivability rate across all locations.
That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Hermon can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
The 92.0% employment rate in Hermon supports consumer spending, while a 5.0% vacancy rate reflects available storefronts — both of which shape the survivability landscape for any new business here.

Employment and vacancy figures sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.

Which blocks in Hermon offer the strongest survivability?

StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Hermon offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. Below is the best location for an Italian Restaurant in Hermon:

Why the right block matters more than the right neighborhood

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Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of 100 location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for an Italian Restaurant in Hermon. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.

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Top-ranked business types for Hermon

#1-5: Highest Survivability in Hermon

Italian Restaurant is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Hermon: ~83% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~82%.
Filipino Restaurant — ~79%–~82% survivability range, with an average of ~81% across Hermon.
Opening a Pet Grooming Shop in Hermon shows ~80% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
Armenian Restaurant (Ranked #4): ~80% average in Hermon. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
Pet Store is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Hermon: ~80% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~78%.

#6-10: Strong Performers in Hermon

Kosher Restaurant — ~78%–~82% survivability range, with an average of ~80% across Hermon.
Opening a Scandinavian Restaurant in Hermon shows ~80% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
Caribbean / Latin Restaurant (Ranked #8): ~80% average in Hermon. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
South African Restaurant is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Hermon: ~80% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~79%.
Ukrainian Restaurant — ~78%–~82% survivability range, with an average of ~80% across Hermon.

Top 3 Compared Nationally

Filipino Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →

The revenue potential of a Hermon location

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 Hermon could lead to you making ~2% more than if you selected an average location, and ~3% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.

How StreetSpring calculates location value

Even within a high-performing neighborhood, the best location varies by business type — StreetSpring scores each combination separately.
Among all variables that affect business outcomes, location has the highest predictive weight in our models.
Our data shows that the single highest-impact decision a business owner makes is the address they choose — and Survivability Score is the best guide to that decision.
Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type — not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.

Where the next great business in Hermon should go

The top businesses to open next in Hermon:

Italian Restaurants — ~83% average survival rate, up to ~84% at best locations
Filipino Restaurants — ~81% average survival rate
Pet Grooming Shops — ~80% average survival rate

Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. StreetSpring has analyzed hundreds of thousands of business outcomes across major U.S. metros. StreetSpring's model accounts for Hermon's 92.0% employment rate when projecting survivability — businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. The data behind these rankings is updated weekly, so the best available storefront in Hermon today may score differently than it did last month — check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Hermon.

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

StreetSpring's 2026 model places Italian Restaurants, Filipino Restaurants, and Pet Grooming Shops at the top of the survivability rankings for Hermon — 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.
Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type — not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.

Should you rent your Hermon storefront to an Italian Restaurant?

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to an Italian Restaurant in Hermon: best-in-class addresses achieve ~84% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at ~82% — above average for most business types.

Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type — not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.

What should I consider when opening a business in Hermon?

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

Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending — and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
StreetSpring offers free access to its survivability scores — see how your shortlisted Hermon addresses rank right now.

See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.

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.

Lease structure questions to ask first

Consideration	Common pitfall	What to verify before signing
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

Radar chart of business-subtype survivability in Hermon, Los Angeles — Top business types scored in Hermon, Los Angeles — each axis is a subtype, taller = stronger survival rate.

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.

How we measure this: Supplier proximity matters more for some subtypes (restaurants, repair shops) than others (online-anchored retail).

**Neighborhood context.** Hermon is a neighborhood in the northeast area of Los Angeles. It was established in 1903 and became part of Los Angeles in 1912. Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermon%2C_Los_Angeles).

**Hermon economic snapshot:** ACS reports neighborhood unemployment at **8.0%** (above the 24-metro neighborhood median we track). The Los Angeles metro's BLS QCEW average weekly wage is **$1,127** (below our metro median), and the Census Bureau's Building Permits Survey logged **22,446** new residential permits in Los Angeles County in 2025 — useful triangulation for population-growth and labor-cost assumptions in this neighborhood.

**Sector-level context:** BLS data (BLS Business Employment Dynamics, March 2025 release) shows 5-year survival rates of **47.8%** (Active Life), **47.9%** (Retail Trade), **50.0%** (Restaurants), **50.5%** (Beauty & Personal Care), and **61.8%** (Health & Medical) — the five industry buckets covering most StreetSpring subtypes. Location-specific factors explain the rest of the variance.

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Local Data Questions

Additional questions with answers drawn directly from local data sources.

How does Hermon's commute profile affect retail demand?

Median commute time in Hermon is about 34 minutes, versus 31 minutes across the Los Angeles metro. Commute patterns are typical for the metro, so foot traffic timing should not be a primary differentiator.

What's the vacancy picture in Hermon?

ACS data shows a housing vacancy rate of approximately 5% in Hermon, versus the Los Angeles metro median of 5%. Vacancy is close to the metro median — lease economics are typical for the area.

What is the median household income in Hermon?

Hermon's median household income (~~$114K) is above the Los Angeles metro median (~~$113K) by approximately $1K. Income is close to the metro median, so business-type fit depends more on local demographics and competition.

Does ownership stability in Hermon support steady local spending?

Home ownership in Hermon is approximately 50%, versus the Los Angeles metro median of 43%. The ownership profile is typical for the metro.

What's the national survival baseline for businesses by sector?

Per BLS Business Employment Dynamics (March 2025), 5-year survival rates by sector range from 47.8% (Active Life — gyms, studios) to 61.8% (Health & Medical), with Restaurants at 50% and Retail at 47.9%. Los Angeles-specific factors layer on top of these national baselines.