What are the best businesses to open in Pico-Robertson?

The top businesses to open in Pico-Robertson include Mixed Martial Arts Studio with a ~82% chance on average of surviving more than 2 years, best-case locations reaching ~84%, followed by Taiwanese Restaurant and Deli.

How can you find the best location to open a business in Pico-Robertson?

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 Pico-Robertson maximize success.

How much money could a business in Pico-Robertson make?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations in Pico-Robertson could lead to making ~3% more than selecting an average location, and ~6% more than one of the worst locations.

What businesses are most in demand in Pico-Robertson?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis, the most in-demand business types in Pico-Robertson are Mixed Martial Arts Studios, Taiwanese Restaurants, and Delis.

Business Survivability in Pico-Robertson, Los Angeles

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Pico-Robertson is a Mixed Martial Arts Studio with a ~82% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.

April 24, 2026•17 min read

Quick Summary

Best business: a Mixed Martial Arts Studio in Pico-Robertson (~82% average survival rate, ~84% at best locations)

Neighborhood rank: #96 across all neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles

Neighborhood average: ~75% two-year survival across all business types

Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data

Detailed methodology

Reviewed and updated: May 12, 2026 — Bobby Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring

In this article:

Summary
Is Pico-Robertson 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-Robertson is a Mixed Martial Arts Studio with a ~82% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~84% chance; next is a Taiwanese Restaurant with a ~82% chance, followed by a Deli with a ~81% chance.

Is Pico-Robertson a good place to start a business?

**Comparable neighborhoods:** Among the ~2,500 neighborhoods StreetSpring scores, Pico-Robertson's profile most resembles **Aventura (Miami)** and **Pill Hill (San Francisco)**. All three exhibit many retail jobs nearby, less transit-reliant, and more renters — operators with experience in any of those neighborhoods will see familiar patterns in Pico-Robertson.

**Failure-mode analysis for Pico-Robertson.** The single strongest subtype in our data is **Mixed Martial Arts Studio** at 82% average survivability. But the within-neighborhood spread for Mixed Martial Arts Studios runs **78% to 86%** — meaning a poorly-sited Mixed Martial Arts Studio in Pico-Robertson can score 8 points below a well-sited one. Saturation reality check: Ukrainian Restaurants are the most-competed tracked subtype here, with 23 existing competitors within a 0.5-mile radius.

StreetSpring ranks Pico-Robertson #96 among all analyzed neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles, with a neighborhood-wide average survivability of ~75%.

The highest-scoring business types in Pico-Robertson — at their optimal addresses — outperform the neighborhood average by ~3%.
But at poorly chosen addresses within Pico-Robertson, even the top-ranked business types can fall well below the neighborhood average. Location selection remains critical — a promising concept at the wrong spot still carries significant risk.
With 91.4% of the local population employed, Pico-Robertson presents a stable consumer base — particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.

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

How to choose a specific location in Pico-Robertson

StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address — showing which blocks in Pico-Robertson produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. The location below represents the address in Pico-Robertson with the highest projected survivability for a Mixed Martial Arts Studio:

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This map shows the optimal location for a Mixed Martial Arts Studio in Pico-Robertson based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. The prediction model incorporates 100 location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.

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Top-ranked business types for Pico-Robertson

#1-5: Highest Survivability in Pico-Robertson

Mixed Martial Arts Studio (Ranked #1): ~82% average in Pico-Robertson. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
Taiwanese Restaurant is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Pico-Robertson: ~82% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~80%.
Deli — ~80%–~83% survivability range, with an average of ~81% across Pico-Robertson.
Opening a Chicken Shop in Pico-Robertson shows ~81% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
Brunch Restaurant (Ranked #5): ~80% average in Pico-Robertson. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~78%.

#6-10: Strong Performers in Pico-Robertson

Brazilian Restaurant is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Pico-Robertson: ~80% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~78%.
Indian Restaurant — ~78%–~82% survivability range, with an average of ~80% across Pico-Robertson.
Opening a Hot Pot Restaurant in Pico-Robertson shows ~80% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
Filipino Restaurant (Ranked #9): ~80% average in Pico-Robertson. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
Hawaiian Restaurant is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Pico-Robertson: ~80% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~78%.

Top 3 Compared Nationally

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How location selection in Pico-Robertson affects revenue

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, following the survivability data rather than relying on intuition or foot traffic estimates in Pico-Robertson could lead to you making ~3% more than if you selected an average location, and ~6% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.

How StreetSpring calculates location value

The right address for one business type may be the wrong one for another — always evaluate fit for your specific concept.
A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
StreetSpring has found that selecting the location with the highest survivability score for a business is the best way to maximize the amount of money you will make.
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 Pico-Robertson should go

The top businesses to open next in Pico-Robertson:

Mixed Martial Arts Studios — ~82% average survival rate, up to ~84% at best locations
Taiwanese Restaurants — ~82% average survival rate
Delis — ~81% average survival rate

However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. StreetSpring measures competition through a 30-factor framework layered on top of proprietary consumer spending forecasts and mobility models. A 10.5% vacancy rate in Pico-Robertson reflects the current commercial environment; StreetSpring weights this directly in every survivability score for addresses in this neighborhood. Survivability scores are live, not static — StreetSpring updates them weekly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Pico-Robertson and how each address is scoring right now.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Pico-Robertson.

What type of business should you rent your Pico-Robertson storefront to?

StreetSpring's 2026 model places Mixed Martial Arts Studios, Taiwanese Restaurants, and Delis at the top of the survivability rankings for Pico-Robertson — making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.

A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type — not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood. With StreetSpring, you can rank every potential tenant type by survivability score at your property address before committing to a lease.

Should you rent your Pico-Robertson storefront to a Mixed Martial Arts Studio?

According to our 2026 survivability model, a Mixed Martial Arts Studio leads all business categories for Pico-Robertson landlords — ~84% at the best addresses and ~79% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.

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 Pico-Robertson?

StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Pico-Robertson address is the clearest forward-looking indicator of whether your business will be operating two years from now — make it the first number you check.

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.
You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in Pico-Robertson at no cost using StreetSpring's live tool.

See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.

StreetSpring's models are built from millions of real business outcomes, making predictions grounded in what actually happened. Aggregated survivability rankings for Los Angeles are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.

Build-out budget rules-of-thumb for this neighborhood

Area to check	What can go wrong	How to de-risk it
Lease term	Locking into 7-10 years without break clauses, then needing to relocate after year 2.	Negotiate a relocation or termination clause. Confirm assignment + sublease rights are in writing.
Foot traffic seasonality	Looking at a peak-summer Tuesday and assuming year-round volume.	Walk the block at 3 different times across 2 different weeks. Ask neighboring tenants for their slow-season % drop.
Permits & licensing	Assuming a 30-day permit timeline, hitting 90+ days, paying rent on a non-operating storefront.	Call the local zoning office before signing. Confirm your use is already permitted; if not, factor a 2-3 month variance timeline.

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

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 Pico Robertson, Los Angeles — Top business types scored in Pico Robertson, 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: Most retail competition operates within a 500-meter radius — outside that, behavioral economics show customers don't routinely switch.

**About this neighborhood.** South Robertson is an area on the Westside of Los Angeles that is served by the South Robertson neighborhood council. It contains the following city neighborhoods: Beverlywood, Castle Heights, Cheviot Hills, Crestview, La Cienega Heights and Reynier Village. Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Robertson%2C_Los_Angeles).

**LEHD demand-pattern signal (Pico-Robertson):** Median 1-mile workplace jobs across Pico-Robertson: **23,525** (LEHD LODES 2022). That works out to a **0.9:1 daytime-to-resident ratio** — a balanced mixed-use pattern. Of those workplace jobs, **1,766** are retail-sector. Use this to gauge whether your concept is weekday-commuter-driven or evening-and-weekend-driven.

Landmark anchor: Underground Railroad is Pico-Robertson's museum landmark, shaping weekend visitor traffic for nearby storefronts.

**Three local anchors for Pico-Robertson:** **8.6%** neighborhood unemployment (above the 24-metro median, ACS), **$1,127/week** average wage in the Los Angeles area (below our metro median, BLS QCEW), and **22,446** new residential units permitted in Los Angeles County in 2025 (Census BPS). These three together describe the demand-and-labor environment any new Pico-Robertson business operates within.

**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

More questions answered with neighborhood-specific data from our 2026 corpus.

Does Pico-Robertson's poverty rate signal lower retail spending?

ACS data shows 11% of Pico-Robertson residents below the federal poverty line, versus 11% metro-wide. The poverty rate tracks the metro median; business-type fit depends more on competition and demographic specifics.

How does income in Pico-Robertson compare to the rest of Los Angeles?

ACS data shows median household income in Pico-Robertson at roughly $118K, compared to $113K across the Los Angeles metro. Income is close to the metro median, so business-type fit depends more on local demographics and competition.

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

ACS data puts average household size in Pico-Robertson at 2.2, compared to 2.7 across Los Angeles. Smaller households suggest more singles or couples — favorable for casual dining, fitness, and convenience retail.