Business Survivability in Pico-Lowell, Los Angeles
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Pico-Lowell 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 Pico-Lowell (~82% average survival rate, ~83% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #159 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 Pico-Lowell 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 Pico-Lowell 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 ~83% chance; next is a Dermatology Clinic with a 80.30% chance, followed by a Grocery Store with a 79.60% chance.
Is Pico-Lowell a good place to start a business?
Across all neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles, StreetSpring's data places Pico-Lowell at #159 with a ~78% average Survivability Score.
- The highest-scoring business types in Pico-Lowell (at their optimal addresses) outperform the neighborhood average by ~5%.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Pico-Lowell for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
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 Pico-Lowell?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in Pico-Lowell produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. The map below highlights the highest-survivability address for a Veterinary Clinic in Pico-Lowell:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic in Pico-Lowell. These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.
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What are the best businesses to open in Pico-Lowell?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 82.30% |
| 2 | Dermatology Clinic | 81.50% |
| 3 | Grocery Store | 81.30% |
| 4 | Caribbean / Latin Restaurant | 80.40% |
| 5 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 80.20% |
| 6 | Polish Restaurant | 79.99% |
| 7 | Sri Lankan Restaurant | 79.98% |
| 8 | Liquor Store | 79.30% |
| 9 | Dance Club | 79.20% |
| 10 | Convenience Store | 78.20% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Pico-Lowell
- Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Pico-Lowell shows 81.60% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~81%.
- Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #2): 80.30% average in Pico-Lowell. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
- Grocery Store is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Pico-Lowell: 79.60% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~77%.
- Caribbean / Latin Restaurant: ~78% to ~80% survivability range, with an average of 78.80% across Pico-Lowell.
- Opening a Physical Therapy Clinic in Pico-Lowell shows 78.70% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~77%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Pico-Lowell
- Polish Restaurant (Ranked #6): 77.59% average in Pico-Lowell. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
- Sri Lankan Restaurant is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Pico-Lowell: 77.60% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~75%.
- Liquor Store: ~76% to ~81% survivability range, with an average of 78.00% across Pico-Lowell.
- Opening a Dance Club in Pico-Lowell shows 77.91% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~77%.
- Convenience Store (Ranked #10): 76.30% average in Pico-Lowell. Best-case storefronts: ~79%. Challenging locations: ~74%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Grocery Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Pico-Lowell make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Pico-Lowell could lead to you making ~5% more than if you selected an average location, and ~9% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Location fit is business-type-specific: a spot that's ideal for a coffee shop may underperform for a nail salon at the same address.
- Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
- 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.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What businesses should open next in Pico-Lowell?
The top businesses to open next in Pico-Lowell:
- Veterinary Clinics: 81.60% average survival rate, ~83% at the best address
- Dermatology Clinics: 80.30% average survival rate
- Grocery Stores: 79.60% average survival rate
These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. We apply advanced machine learning to one of the largest commercial real estate outcome datasets in the country. 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. Survivability scores are recalculated weekly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift: visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Pico-Lowell right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Pico-Lowell.
What type of business should you rent your Pico-Lowell storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the most promising business categories for your property in Pico-Lowell are Veterinary Clinics, Dermatology Clinics, and Grocery Stores.
- Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate. Landlords can use StreetSpring to match their exact address to the tenant types most likely to stay open and paying rent for two or more years.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Los Angeles Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Pico-Lowell storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Pico-Lowell in 2026, a Veterinary Clinic posts the highest survivability ceiling at ~83% and maintains a reasonable floor of ~81%, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What should I consider when opening a business in Pico-Lowell?
When evaluating potential locations in Pico-Lowell, start with the Survivability Score. It accounts for competition, spending, mobility, and market share in a single figure.
- Of all the variables StreetSpring analyzes, Revenue Capture Score has the strongest predictive power.
- StreetSpring's custom-built forecasting infrastructure powers every survivability score, combining data science with commercial real estate intelligence.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data is available free of charge: start with your top candidate locations in Pico-Lowell.
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Our analysis covers businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 major US metros. 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.