Business Survivability in Hollywood, Los Angeles
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Hollywood is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~82% 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 Hollywood (~82% average survival rate, ~85% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #112 across all neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles
- Neighborhood average: ~78% two-year survival across all business types
- 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: September 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Hollywood 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 Hollywood is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~82% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~85% chance; next is a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 81.20% chance, followed by a Dermatology Clinic with a 81.10% chance.
Is Hollywood a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Hollywood #112 among all analyzed neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles, with a neighborhood-wide average survivability of ~78%.
- The survivability gap between the best and average addresses in Hollywood reaches ~8% for the strongest-performing business categories.
- Still, those same business types at weaker addresses in Hollywood can score well below the neighborhood mean. Even the most viable concept here requires the right address to reach its potential.
- The 90.3% employment rate in Hollywood supports consumer spending, while a 13.3% 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.
How can you find the best location to open a business in Hollywood?
The right address in Hollywood can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Veterinary Clinic in Hollywood:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Veterinary Clinic in Hollywood. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. 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 Hollywood?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 83.60% |
| 2 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 83.20% |
| 3 | Dermatology Clinic | 81.90% |
| 4 | Chiropractor Office | 81.09% |
| 5 | Salad Shop | 80.50% |
| 6 | Chicken Shop | 80.00% |
| 7 | Brunch Restaurant | 79.90% |
| 8 | Convenience Store | 79.80% |
| 9 | Dance Club | 79.70% |
| 10 | Liquor Store | 79.30% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Hollywood
- Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #1): 81.90% average in Hollywood. Best-case storefronts: ~85%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
- Physical Therapy Clinic is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Hollywood: 81.20% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~78%.
- Dermatology Clinic: ~79% to ~83% survivability range, with an average of 81.10% across Hollywood.
- Opening a Chiropractor Office in Hollywood shows 79.89% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
- Salad Shop (Ranked #5): 78.90% average in Hollywood. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~76%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Hollywood
- Chicken Shop is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Hollywood: 78.60% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~76%.
- Brunch Restaurant: ~74% to ~82% survivability range, with an average of 78.00% across Hollywood.
- Opening a Convenience Store in Hollywood shows 77.80% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~75%.
- Dance Club (Ranked #9): 77.91% average in Hollywood. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
- Liquor Store is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Hollywood: 78.00% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~74%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Hollywood make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Hollywood could lead to you making ~8% more than if you selected an average location, and ~25% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- StreetSpring calculates survivability for each business type separately at each address, so the best location for your concept may differ from the neighborhood's overall top-ranked site.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- Maximizing your Survivability Score is the most reliable path to profitability.
- 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 Hollywood?
The top businesses to open next in Hollywood:
- Veterinary Clinics: 81.90% average survival rate, ~85% at the best address
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 81.20% average survival rate
- Dermatology Clinics: 81.10% average survival rate
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. Our training data spans 500+ business types across 24 major metros, giving our models the breadth to predict outcomes across nearly any commercial concept. 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 survivability rankings for Hollywood are grounded in real economic conditions: 90.3% employment and 13.3% vacancy are among the key inputs that separate high-scoring locations from low-scoring ones here. StreetSpring refreshes survivability scores every week to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Hollywood are available right now and how they rank.
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- See the Los Angeles Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Los Angeles Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Los Angeles neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Hollywood.
What type of business should you rent your Hollywood storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Hollywood, Veterinary Clinics, Physical Therapy Clinics, and Dermatology Clinics consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for two or more years.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. With StreetSpring, you can rank every potential tenant type by survivability score at your property address before committing to a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Los Angeles Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Hollywood storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Veterinary Clinic ranks as the top tenant type for your Hollywood storefront: best-case locations show a ~85% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to ~78%.
- 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 Hollywood?
When selecting a location in Hollywood it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- Revenue Capture Score is what separates locations that look similar on the surface but produce dramatically different business outcomes.
- StreetSpring's in-house models are trained on 570,000+ real business outcomes.
- You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in Hollywood at no cost using StreetSpring's live tool.
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Powered by machine learning models trained on real business outcomes, StreetSpring delivers actionable insights. 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.