How can you find the best location to open a business in The Colony?

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 The Colony maximize success.

What businesses are most in demand in The Colony?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis, the most in-demand business types in The Colony are Korean Restaurants, Pet Grooming Shops, and Dance Clubs.

Business Survivability in The Colony, Los Angeles

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in The Colony is a Korean Restaurant with a ~83% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.

April 24, 2026•17 min read

Quick Summary

Best business: a Korean Restaurant in The Colony (~83% average survival rate, ~85% at best locations)

Neighborhood rank: #82 across all neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles

Neighborhood average: ~76% two-year survival across all business types

Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data

Detailed methodology

Reviewed: April 25, 2026 by Bobby Koons, StreetSpring founder

In this article:

Summary
Is The Colony 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 The Colony is a Korean Restaurant with a ~83% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~85% chance; next is a Pet Grooming Shop with a ~83% chance, followed by a Dance Club with a ~83% chance.

Is The Colony a good place to start a business?

**Comparable neighborhoods:** Among the ~2,500 neighborhoods StreetSpring scores, The Colony's profile most resembles **Near North (Minneapolis)** and **Coral Ridge Isles (Miami)**. All three exhibit less college-educated, less transit-reliant, and low vacancy — operators with experience in any of those neighborhoods will see familiar patterns in The Colony.

**Failure-mode analysis for The Colony.** The single strongest subtype in our data is **Pet Grooming Shop** at 83% average survivability. But the within-neighborhood spread for Pet Grooming Shops runs **74% to 90%** — meaning a poorly-sited Pet Grooming Shop in The Colony can score 16 points below a well-sited one. Saturation reality check: Filipino Restaurants are the most-competed tracked subtype here, with 23 existing competitors within a 0.5-mile radius.

Across all neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles, StreetSpring's data places The Colony at #82 with a ~76% average Survivability Score.

Strong business types at their best-match addresses in The Colony consistently score ~2% higher than the overall neighborhood survivability average.
However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in The Colony often fall well below average. Picking the right block — not just the right neighborhood — is what actually determines survivability.
The Colony's 4.3% commercial vacancy rate signals the current availability of storefronts and shapes the competitive environment that survivability scores reflect.

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

How to choose a specific location in The Colony

Rather than relying on neighborhood averages, StreetSpring's scoring tells you which specific addresses in The Colony give your concept the best odds of survival. Below is the best location for a Korean Restaurant in The Colony:

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The highlighted area represents the address in The Colony that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Korean Restaurant survivability. StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates 100 inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and mobility data.

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What are the best businesses to open in The Colony?

#1-5: Highest Survivability in The Colony

Korean Restaurant — ~81%–~85% survivability range, with an average of ~83% across The Colony.
Opening a Pet Grooming Shop in The Colony shows ~83% average survivability. Top locations reach ~85%; lower-end sites show ~81%.
Dance Club (Ranked #3): ~83% average in The Colony. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~80%.
Syrian Restaurant is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in The Colony: ~82% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~81%.
Asian Fusion Restaurant — ~80%–~84% survivability range, with an average of ~82% across The Colony.

#6-10: Strong Performers in The Colony

Opening a Japanese / Sushi Restaurant in The Colony shows ~82% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~80%.
Indian Restaurant (Ranked #7): ~82% average in The Colony. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~80%.
Portuguese Restaurant is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in The Colony: ~82% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~80%.
Veterinary Clinic — ~79%–~84% survivability range, with an average of ~82% across The Colony.
Opening an Armenian Restaurant in The Colony shows ~82% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~80%.

Top 3 Compared Nationally

Dance Club — See how this compares to other cities →

How much money could a business in The Colony make?

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in The Colony 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

Different business models thrive in different micro-locations.
Location is the biggest factor in a business's future success.
Maximizing your Survivability Score is the most reliable path to profitability.
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 The Colony?

The top businesses to open next in The Colony:

Korean Restaurants — ~83% average survival rate, up to ~85% at best locations
Pet Grooming Shops — ~83% average survival rate
Dance Clubs — ~83% average survival rate

StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. Our platform incorporates data from thousands of neighborhoods nationwide. The survivability rankings for The Colony are grounded in real economic conditions: 93.1% employment and 4.3% vacancy are among the key inputs that separate high-scoring locations from low-scoring ones here. The data behind these rankings is updated weekly, so the best available storefront in The Colony 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 The Colony.

What type of business should you rent your The Colony storefront to?

The analysis is clear: in The Colony, Korean Restaurants, Pet Grooming Shops, and Dance Clubs consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for 2+ years.

Location is the biggest factor in a business's future success.
StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate. StreetSpring's free tool lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in The Colony — a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.

Should you rent your The Colony storefront to a Korean Restaurant?

The data shows a Korean Restaurant is the safest long-term bet for a The Colony storefront. Top locations reach ~85% survivability; the least favorable addresses in this neighborhood score around ~81%.

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 The Colony?

Survivability Score is the North Star metric for any location decision in The Colony: it aggregates 100+ factors so you don't have to evaluate each one individually.

Among all the inputs that shape survivability, Revenue Capture Score carries the most predictive weight.
StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
You can access the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring for free.

See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.

StreetSpring's AI platform has studied businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans, giving its predictions a scale of validation unmatched in site-selection tools. Aggregated survivability rankings for Los Angeles are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.

Permits, licensing, and zoning specifics worth flagging

Consideration	Common pitfall	What to verify before signing
Workforce availability	Hiring radius is smaller than you think — many neighborhoods can't staff a full team at standard wages.	Pull BLS wage data for your industry in this metro. Walk through your staffing plan with a local restaurant/retail operator before signing.
Competitor density	Counting only direct competitors and missing adjacent-category overlap (e.g. coffee shop near a bakery).	Map all businesses serving overlapping customer needs within a 5-min walk. Use StreetSpring's competitor view as a starting point.
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.

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 The Colony, Los Angeles — Top business types scored in The Colony, Los Angeles — each axis is a subtype, taller = stronger survival rate.

How we measure this: Annual rent / estimated annual revenue = rent burden ratio. Industry rule of thumb: above 12% is uncomfortable, above 18% is fatal.

**Daytime worker density (The Colony):** LEHD LODES Workplace Area Characteristics show a **0.3:1 daytime-to-resident ratio** for The Colony — a primarily-residential signal with some daytime worker pull. Median workplace jobs within a 1-mile radius across The Colony: **14,454**, of which roughly **1,556** are retail-sector. Higher daytime ratios favor weekday-lunch / commuter-traffic businesses; balanced ratios favor residential + weekend demand patterns.

Landmark anchor: Anaheim Founders' Park is The Colony's history-museum landmark and a meaningful pull factor for visitor foot-traffic.

**The Colony economic snapshot:** ACS reports neighborhood unemployment at **6.9%** (above the 24-metro neighborhood median we track). The Los Angeles metro's BLS QCEW average weekly wage is **$1,127** (below our metro median), and the Census Bureau's Building Permits Survey logged **22,446** new residential permits in Los Angeles County in 2025 — useful triangulation for population-growth and labor-cost assumptions in this neighborhood.

**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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Neighborhood-Specific Questions

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

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

The Colony's average household has 3.6 people — above the Los Angeles metro average (2.7). Larger households suggest more families — favorable for family dining, kid-oriented retail, and household services.

ACS data shows 22% of adults in The Colony with a bachelor's degree or higher, versus the metro median of 39%. Lower education attainment shifts demand toward value retail, services, and everyday needs.

What's the poverty rate in The Colony, and what does it imply for businesses?

The poverty rate in The Colony 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.