Business Survivability in Pacoima, Los Angeles
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Pacoima is a Veterinary Clinic with a 81.4% 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 Pacoima (81.4% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #118 of 173 neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles
- Neighborhood average: 64.0% 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 Pacoima 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 Pacoima is a Veterinary Clinic with a 81.4% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Dentist Office with a 73.2% chance, followed by an Acupuncture Clinic with a 72.7% chance.
Is Pacoima a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Pacoima #118 of 173 neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles, with an average Survivability Score of 64.0% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Pacoima, the top-ranked business type scores 8.6 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Pacoima see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- Housing vacancy in Pacoima sits at 3.8%, a Census figure that StreetSpring's model reads for every business type it scores here.
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 Pacoima?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Pacoima moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. Below is the best location for a Veterinary Clinic in Pacoima:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Veterinary Clinic in Pacoima. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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 Pacoima?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.2% |
| 2 | Dentist Office | 85.3% |
| 3 | Acupuncture Clinic | 85.3% |
| 4 | Mental Health Clinic | 85.3% |
| 8 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 84.5% |
| 10 | Hair Salon | 83.6% |
| 11 | Laundromat | 83.6% |
| 12 | Cafe | 83.1% |
| 13 | Coffee Shop | 83.1% |
Ties at a good address: Dentist Office, Acupuncture Clinic and Mental Health Clinic are tied; Hair Salon and Laundromat are tied; 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 Pacoima
- #1 Veterinary Clinic: 81.4% on average across Pacoima; best at 90.0%, challenging at 60.7%.
- #2 Opening a Dentist Office in Pacoima shows 73.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.2%; lower-end sites show 56.4%.
- #3 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #3): 72.7% average in Pacoima. Best-case storefronts: 89.2%. Challenging locations: 56.0%.
- #4 Mental Health Clinic is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Pacoima: 72.6% chance on average, best at 89.2%, challenging at 56.4%.
- #8 Clothing Store: 70.9% on average across Pacoima; best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
Strong Performers in Pacoima
- #9 Opening a Convenience Store in Pacoima shows 70.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 49.4%.
- #10 Hair Salon (Ranked #10): 70.8% average in Pacoima. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.4%.
- #11 Laundromat is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in Pacoima: 66.0% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.0%.
- #12 Cafe: 71.6% on average across Pacoima; best at 84.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #13 Opening a Coffee Shop in Pacoima shows 67.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 49.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Pacoima make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Pacoima 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.
- Location is the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- 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 Pacoima?
The top businesses to open next in Pacoima:
- Veterinary Clinics: 81.4% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Dentist Offices: 73.2% average survival rate
- Acupuncture Clinics: 72.7% average survival rate
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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. Pacoima sits at 92.2% employment and 3.8% housing vacancy in Census data, context the model reads alongside competition and consumer spending. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Pacoima. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
See the Survivability Score for your new business
Related Articles:
- 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 Pacoima.
What type of business should you rent your Pacoima storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Pacoima shows that Veterinary Clinics, Dentist Offices, and Acupuncture Clinics rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- Location is the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- 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 Pacoima storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
The data shows a Veterinary Clinic in Pacoima is the safest long-term bet for a storefront there. Top locations reach 90.0% survivability; lower-end sites show 60.7%.
- 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 Pacoima?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Pacoima address is the projected chance a business of your type is still operating two years from now: check it early.
- The single most important number in a location decision is the Revenue Capture Score, StreetSpring's proprietary estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
- You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in Pacoima with a free 10-minute trial of StreetSpring's live tool.
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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.