What are the best businesses to open in Reseda?

The top businesses to open in Reseda include Pet Grooming Shop with a ~81% chance on average of surviving more than 2 years, best-case locations reaching ~83%, followed by Kosher Restaurant and Indian Restaurant.

How much money could a business in Reseda make?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations in Reseda could lead to making ~2% more than selecting an average location, and ~5% more than one of the worst locations.

Is Reseda a good place to start a business?

Reseda is ranked number 157 across neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles to start a business, with an average Survivability Score of ~73%. Choosing an optimal address for the highest-ranked business types in Reseda can produce survivability scores up to ~2% above the neighborhood mean.

What businesses are most in demand in Reseda?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis, the most in-demand business types in Reseda are Pet Grooming Shops, Kosher Restaurants, and Indian Restaurants.

Business Survivability in Reseda, Los Angeles

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Reseda is a Pet Grooming Shop 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 Pet Grooming Shop in Reseda (~81% average survival rate, ~83% at best locations)

Neighborhood rank: #157 across all neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles

Neighborhood average: ~73% two-year survival across all business types

Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data

Detailed methodology

Last reviewed by Bobby Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring — May 6, 2026

In this article:

Summary
Is Reseda 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 Reseda is a Pet Grooming Shop with a ~81% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~83% chance; next is a Kosher Restaurant with a ~80% chance, followed by an Indian Restaurant with a ~80% chance.

What does the data say about opening in Reseda?

**Pattern match:** Reseda's neighborhood signature — captured across demographic, employment, and amenity features — most closely matches **Hermon (Los Angeles)** and **Tacony (Philadelphia)**. The three share low vacancy, longer commutes, and older housing stock, which helps explain why business types that succeed in those areas tend to translate to Reseda.

**The pattern in Reseda.** Of 93 tracked subtypes, Pet Grooming Shop leads at **81% average survivability** — yet within the neighborhood, sites for this subtype range **72-89%** (17-point spread). That spread is the real failure surface: pick the wrong block in Reseda and a top-subtype play still scores in the bottom quartile. Meanwhile Chiropractor Offices are already saturated here — 14 competitors within a 0.5-mile radius.

Reseda is ranked number 157 across neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles to start a business, with an average Survivability Score of ~73%.

Choosing an optimal address for the highest-ranked business types in Reseda can produce survivability scores up to ~2% above the neighborhood mean.
But at poorly chosen addresses within Reseda, 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.
Commercial vacancy in Reseda sits at 5.3%, a figure that factors into survivability scores for every business type in this neighborhood.

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

How to choose a specific location in Reseda

With StreetSpring, location selection in Reseda moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. Below is the best location for a Pet Grooming Shop in Reseda:

The locations that show up in our top-10 lists

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According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Pet Grooming Shop in Reseda. Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform — and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes 100 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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Which business types have the highest survivability in Reseda?

#1-5: Highest Survivability in Reseda

Pet Grooming Shop — ~79%–~83% survivability range, with an average of ~81% across Reseda.
Opening a Kosher Restaurant in Reseda shows ~80% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
Indian Restaurant (Ranked #3): ~80% average in Reseda. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~77%.
Pet Boarding Facility is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Reseda: ~80% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~78%.
Bangladeshi Restaurant — ~78%–~82% survivability range, with an average of ~79% across Reseda.

#6-10: Strong Performers in Reseda

Opening a Dance Club in Reseda shows ~79% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~77%.
American Restaurant (Ranked #7): ~79% average in Reseda. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~77%.
Filipino Restaurant is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Reseda: ~79% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~77%.
Ukrainian Restaurant — ~77%–~81% survivability range, with an average of ~79% across Reseda.
Opening a Scandinavian Restaurant in Reseda shows ~79% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~78%.

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How location selection in Reseda affects revenue

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 Reseda could lead to you making ~2% 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.
Location is the biggest factor in a business's future success.
Survivability Score is not just a survival metric — it's a revenue predictor, and the higher the score, the stronger the long-term financial outlook.
No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 700+ business types the way StreetSpring does.

What Reseda needs more of (per our model)

The top businesses to open next in Reseda:

Pet Grooming Shops — ~81% average survival rate, up to ~83% at best locations
Kosher Restaurants — ~80% average survival rate
Indian Restaurants — ~80% average survival rate

Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform — and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. Our training data spans 130+ business types across 24 major metros, giving our models the breadth to predict outcomes across nearly any commercial concept. Reseda's employment rate (93.8%) and vacancy rate (5.3%) together define the economic context that StreetSpring's model uses to score survivability for each business type at each address. Survivability scores are live, not static — StreetSpring updates them weekly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Reseda 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 Reseda.

What type of business should you rent your Reseda storefront to?

For landlords in Reseda, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Pet Grooming Shops, Kosher Restaurants, and Indian Restaurants as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.

Location is the biggest factor in a business's future success.
No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 700+ business types the way StreetSpring does. StreetSpring's free tool lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Reseda — a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.

Should you rent your Reseda storefront to a Pet Grooming Shop?

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Pet Grooming Shop in Reseda: best-in-class addresses achieve ~83% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at ~79% — above average for most business types.

No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 700+ business types the way StreetSpring does.

What should I consider when opening a business in Reseda?

The Survivability Score for your specific address in Reseda is the most reliable signal you have before signing a lease — prioritize it above foot traffic estimates and demographic summaries.

Revenue Capture Score is what separates locations that look similar on the surface but produce dramatically different business outcomes.
These forecasts are generated using StreetSpring's unique analytical framework.
StreetSpring's live scoring tool is free: enter any address in Reseda to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.

See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.

StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. Aggregated survivability rankings for Los Angeles are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.

Permits, licensing, and zoning specifics worth flagging

Area to check	What can go wrong	How to de-risk it
Build-out budget	Underestimating mechanical, electrical, and plumbing — the "hidden" 30-50% of build-out cost.	Get 3 quotes from licensed contractors and pad budget by +20% for surprises. Confirm landlord TI allowance in writing.
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.
CAM + hidden costs	Stated rent looks great, then CAM fees, signage charges, and after-hours utilities add 15-30%.	Get the full operating expense breakdown for the past 2 years. Ask which costs are landlord-capped vs. uncapped.

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 Reseda, Los Angeles — Top business types scored in Reseda, 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: Annual rent / estimated annual revenue = rent burden ratio. Industry rule of thumb: above 12% is uncomfortable, above 18% is fatal.

**Reseda at a glance.** Reseda is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1912, and its central business district started developing in 1915. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reseda%2C_Los_Angeles))

**Daytime population context (Reseda):** Per US Census LEHD LODES, the median 1-mile workplace-jobs population within Reseda is **8,081** — about **0.1× the resident population**, which qualifies as a primarily-residential neighborhood with minimal daytime worker traffic. Retail-sector jobs in that radius: **849**. This shapes which business models have a natural demand floor here.

Landmark anchor: Reseda's park anchor is Kern River Sequoia Nat.Park, which sets weekend and warm-weather foot-traffic patterns for the surrounding blocks.

**Economic indicators for Reseda:** Three local signals — neighborhood unemployment **6.2%** (ACS; above the median we track), Los Angeles-area average weekly wage **$1,127** (BLS QCEW; below our metro median), and **22,446** new residential units permitted in Los Angeles County in 2025 (Census BPS). Use these to ground demand and labor-cost assumptions for your specific business plan.

**National benchmark:** Per BLS Business Employment Dynamics (March 2025), 5-year survival rates for StreetSpring's tracked industries span **47.8-61.8%**. Restaurants — the most-studied of these — survive at **50.0%** nationally, not the often-cited "80% fail" myth. The real risk premium is at the location level, which is what StreetSpring's model isolates.

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Neighborhood-Specific Questions

Further questions, with answers anchored on this neighborhood's actual data.

Is Reseda more a residential or work-destination neighborhood?

Reseda's median commute (~35 min) is above the Los Angeles metro median (31 min). Commute patterns are typical for the metro, so foot traffic timing should not be a primary differentiator.

What's the home ownership rate in Reseda, and why does it matter?

Home ownership in Reseda is approximately 47%, versus the Los Angeles metro median of 43%. The ownership profile is typical for the metro.

What does household composition look like in Reseda?

Reseda's average household has 2.7 people — below the Los Angeles metro average (2.7). Household composition is close to the metro average.

How does income in Reseda compare to the rest of Los Angeles?

Median household income in Reseda is approximately $102K, versus the Los Angeles metro median of $113K — below the metro by $11K. Income is close to the metro median, so business-type fit depends more on local demographics and competition.

How does economic hardship in Reseda compare to the metro?

The poverty rate in Reseda is approximately 13%, compared to the Los Angeles metro median of 11%. The poverty rate tracks the metro median; business-type fit depends more on competition and demographic specifics.