How much money could a business in Pacoima make?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations in Pacoima could lead to making ~3% more than selecting an average location, and ~5% more than one of the worst locations.

What businesses are most in demand in Pacoima?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis, the most in-demand business types in Pacoima are Kosher Restaurants, Ukrainian Restaurants, and Filipino Restaurants.

Is Pacoima a good place to start a business?

Pacoima is ranked number 134 across neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles to start a business, with an average Survivability Score of ~74%. At the strongest addresses in Pacoima, the most viable business types score ~3% higher than the average survivability rate across all locations.

What are the best businesses to open in Pacoima?

The top businesses to open in Pacoima include Kosher Restaurant with a ~81% chance on average of surviving more than 2 years, best-case locations reaching ~84%, followed by Ukrainian Restaurant and Filipino Restaurant.

Business Survivability in Pacoima, Los Angeles

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

April 24, 2026•18 min read

Quick Summary

Best business: a Kosher Restaurant in Pacoima (~81% average survival rate, ~84% at best locations)

Neighborhood rank: #134 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 7, 2026 by Bobby 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 Kosher Restaurant with a ~81% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~84% chance; next is an Ukrainian Restaurant with a ~81% chance, followed by a Filipino Restaurant with a ~81% chance.

How business-friendly is Pacoima right now?

**Comparable neighborhoods:** Among the ~2,500 neighborhoods StreetSpring scores, Pacoima's profile most resembles **441 Corridor (Miami)** and **Hegenberger (San Francisco)**. All three exhibit less college-educated, few nearby parks, and less transit-reliant — operators with experience in any of those neighborhoods will see familiar patterns in Pacoima.

**Failure-mode analysis for Pacoima.** The single strongest subtype in our data is **Ukrainian Restaurant** at 81% average survivability. But the within-neighborhood spread for Ukrainian Restaurants runs **74% to 92%** — meaning a poorly-sited Ukrainian Restaurant in Pacoima can score 18 points below a well-sited one. Saturation reality check: Gyms are the most-competed tracked subtype here, with 19 existing competitors within a 0.5-mile radius.

Pacoima is the #134 most survivable neighborhood for new businesses in and around Los Angeles, with an average score of ~74% across all analyzed categories.

At the strongest addresses in Pacoima, the most viable business types score ~3% higher than the average survivability rate across all locations.
Yet the same categories that score highest in Pacoima can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
Pacoima's employment rate of 92.2% and commercial vacancy of 3.8% are two of the inputs StreetSpring's model uses to differentiate survivability within this neighborhood.

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 Pacoima?

Rather than relying on neighborhood averages, StreetSpring's scoring tells you which specific addresses in Pacoima give your concept the best odds of survival. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Pacoima, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Kosher Restaurant in 2026:

The locations that show up in our top-10 lists

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This map shows the optimal location for a Kosher Restaurant in Pacoima based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point — the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. The prediction model incorporates 100 location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.

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The strongest business categories for Pacoima

#1-5: Highest Survivability in Pacoima

Kosher Restaurant — ~80%–~84% survivability range, with an average of ~81% across Pacoima.
Opening an Ukrainian Restaurant in Pacoima shows ~81% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
Filipino Restaurant (Ranked #3): ~81% average in Pacoima. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
Salad Shop is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Pacoima: ~81% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~79%.
Brunch Restaurant — ~78%–~83% survivability range, with an average of ~81% across Pacoima.

#6-10: Strong Performers in Pacoima

Opening a Pet Boarding Facility in Pacoima shows ~80% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
Bangladeshi Restaurant (Ranked #7): ~80% average in Pacoima. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
South American Restaurant is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Pacoima: ~80% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~79%.
Deli — ~79%–~82% survivability range, with an average of ~80% across Pacoima.
Opening a Chinese Restaurant in Pacoima shows ~80% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~79%.

Top 3 Compared Nationally

Filipino Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →

What revenue can a Pacoima business expect?

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting a storefront that StreetSpring ranks in the top tier for your business type in Pacoima could lead to you making ~3% more than if you selected an average location, and ~5% 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.
Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make — it sets every other variable in motion.
StreetSpring's analysis shows that businesses in top-scoring locations generate meaningfully more revenue and stay open longer than those in average locations.
StreetSpring can pinpoint which blocks in each neighborhood or city maximize a business's chances of success.

The biggest opportunity gaps in Pacoima

The top businesses to open next in Pacoima:

Kosher Restaurants — ~81% average survival rate, up to ~84% at best locations
Ukrainian Restaurants — ~81% average survival rate
Filipino Restaurants — ~81% average survival rate

Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point — the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. The model draws from 100+ location-specific factors to generate each survivability score. The 92.2% employment rate in Pacoima is a key signal of consumer health; when combined with the 3.8% vacancy rate, it produces a competitive landscape that favors the business types ranked above. StreetSpring refreshes survivability scores every week to reflect new competition and updated spending data — see which locations in Pacoima are available right now and how they rank.

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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?

For landlords in Pacoima, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Kosher Restaurants, Ukrainian Restaurants, and Filipino Restaurants as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.

Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make — it sets every other variable in motion.
StreetSpring can pinpoint which blocks in each neighborhood or city maximize a business's chances of success. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.

Should you rent your Pacoima storefront to a Kosher Restaurant?

Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Kosher Restaurant would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to, with a potential ~84% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a ~80% chance.

StreetSpring can pinpoint which blocks in each neighborhood or city maximize a business's chances of success.

What should I consider when opening a business in Pacoima?

When selecting a location in Pacoima it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.

Revenue Capture Score is the single best indicator of whether a business will thrive at a location.
These predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
The most current survivability data for Pacoima 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.

The hidden costs of operating in this neighborhood

Area to check	What can go wrong	How to de-risk it
Outdoor seating / sidewalk use	Signing assuming you can add patio seating, then learning the city requires a separate sidewalk-cafe permit with long lead times.	Check the city's sidewalk-cafe permit process up front. Confirm landlord allows outdoor build-out in the lease language.
Parking & visibility	Storefront looks great from the sidewalk but is invisible from the road.	Drive past at 30 mph from both directions. Count street parking + nearest paid lot capacity at peak hours.
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.

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

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.

Treemap of Los Angeles business mix by survivability score — Treemap of business mix in Los Angeles — cell size = number of locations, color = average survivability score.

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

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

**Neighborhood context.** Pacoima is a neighborhood in the northeast San Fernando Valley, within the city of Los Angeles, California. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley. Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacoima%2C_Los_Angeles).

**LEHD demand-pattern signal (Pacoima):** Median 1-mile workplace jobs across Pacoima: **5,718** (LEHD LODES 2022). That works out to a **0.1:1 daytime-to-resident ratio** — a primarily-residential neighborhood with minimal daytime worker traffic. Of those workplace jobs, **930** are retail-sector. Use this to gauge whether your concept is weekday-commuter-driven or evening-and-weekend-driven.

Landmark anchor: Discovery Cube Los Angeles is the science-museum landmark in Pacoima that pulls families and student groups into the neighborhood on weekends.

**Local economic context (Pacoima, Los Angeles):** Pacoima's ACS unemployment rate is **7.8%** (above the 24-metro neighborhood median). County-level data adds two more anchors: BLS QCEW reports Los Angeles-area average weekly wage of **$1,127** (below our 24-metro median), and the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey logged **22,446** new residential units in Los Angeles County in 2025 — a rough proxy for the local growth environment a new business is opening into.

**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

Local-context questions, answered with neighborhood-specific numbers.

What's the local customer base size in Pacoima?

Pacoima has approximately 71.4K residents, putting it in the upper-middle range among Los Angeles neighborhoods we track. The resident base is healthy — most retail and service business types have viable demand.

What does the employment picture in Pacoima look like for new businesses?

Roughly 92% of Pacoima's working-age population is employed, against a Los Angeles metro median of 93%. Employment is close to the metro median, suggesting stable underlying demand.

What's the typical household size in Pacoima, and what does it tell us?

Pacoima's average household has 4.2 people — above the Los Angeles metro average (2.7). Larger households suggest more families — favorable for family dining, kid-oriented retail, and household services.

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

BLS Business Employment Dynamics data (March 2025 release) shows 5-year survival rates spanning 47.8% (Active Life) to 61.8% (Health & Medical) across the 11 sectors StreetSpring tracks. Restaurants — the most studied category — survive at 50% nationally, well above the often-cited "80% fail" myth.

Are storefronts and homes filling up or sitting empty in Pacoima?

Pacoima's housing vacancy rate is roughly 4%, compared to 5% across the Los Angeles metro. Vacancy is close to the metro median — lease economics are typical for the area.