Business Survivability in San Pedro, Los Angeles
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in San Pedro is a Veterinary Clinic with a 78.6% 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 San Pedro (78.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #40 of 173 neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles
- Neighborhood average: 68.6% 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 San Pedro 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 San Pedro is a Veterinary Clinic with a 78.6% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 76.1% chance, followed by an Eye Care Center with a 75.8% chance. At a good address, Veterinary Clinic is tied with Chiropractor Office and Eye Care Center; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is San Pedro a good place to start a business?
San Pedro is ranked number 40 of 173 neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles to start a business, with an average 68.6% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- In San Pedro, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 11.4 points above that type's average.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within San Pedro can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- With 93.8% of the local population employed, San Pedro presents a stable consumer base: particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
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 San Pedro?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in San Pedro produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for a Veterinary Clinic in San Pedro per 2026 data:
The highlighted area represents the address in San Pedro that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Veterinary Clinic survivability. Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in San Pedro?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 88.7% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 88.7% |
| 3 | Eye Care Center | 88.7% |
| 4 | Acupuncture Clinic | 87.9% |
| 5 | Dermatology Clinic | 87.9% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 10 | Day Care Center | 84.2% |
| 11 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 12 | Cosmetics Shop | 83.6% |
| 23 | Coffee Shop | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Veterinary Clinic, Chiropractor Office and Eye Care Center are tied; Acupuncture Clinic and Dermatology Clinic are tied; Cosmetics Shop 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 San Pedro
- #1 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in San Pedro: 78.6% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 59.4%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office: 76.1% on average across San Pedro; best at 90.0%, challenging at 57.7%.
- #3 Opening an Eye Care Center in San Pedro shows 75.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 57.3%.
- #4 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #4): 73.8% average in San Pedro. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 56.4%.
- #5 Dermatology Clinic is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in San Pedro: 73.6% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 56.4%.
Strong Performers in San Pedro
- #9 Convenience Store: 71.3% on average across San Pedro; best at 85.0%, challenging at 50.4%.
- #10 Opening a Day Care Center in San Pedro shows 71.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 86.0%; lower-end sites show 50.4%.
- #11 Clothing Store (Ranked #11): 72.2% average in San Pedro. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 49.9%.
- #12 Cosmetics Shop is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in San Pedro: 72.8% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #23 Coffee Shop: 69.6% on average across San Pedro; best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.9%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in San Pedro make?
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 San Pedro 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
- StreetSpring calculates survivability for each business type separately at each address, so the best location for your concept may differ from the neighborhood's overall top-ranked site.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- The Revenue Capture Score is the most important factor in choosing a location: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
- 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 San Pedro?
The top businesses to open next in San Pedro:
- Veterinary Clinics: 78.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 76.1% average survival rate
- Eye Care Centers: 75.8% average survival rate
Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. Every prediction draws on a dataset of millions of business openings, closures, and lifecycle events across the U.S. 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. With San Pedro's 93.8% employment rate factored in, the businesses best positioned to succeed here are those that benefit from a well-employed, spending-capable local consumer base. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in San Pedro today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in San Pedro.
What type of business should you rent your San Pedro storefront to?
For landlords in San Pedro, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Eye Care Centers as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate. Rather than guessing which tenant type will last, landlords can verify survivability for each category at their exact address using StreetSpring.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Los Angeles Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your San Pedro storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
The data shows a Veterinary Clinic in San Pedro is the safest long-term bet for a storefront there. Top locations reach 90.0% survivability; lower-end sites show 59.4%.
- 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 San Pedro?
Before committing to any location in San Pedro, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score: it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.
- 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.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in San Pedro 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.