What businesses are most in demand in Avondale?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis, the most in-demand business types in Avondale are Filipino Restaurants, Barber Shops, and Pet Grooming Shops.

Is Avondale a good place to start a business?

Avondale is ranked number 68 across neighborhoods in and around Miami to start a business, with an average Survivability Score of ~74%. At the strongest addresses in Avondale, the most viable business types score ~2% higher than the average survivability rate across all locations.

How much money could a business in Avondale make?

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations in Avondale could lead to making ~2% more than selecting an average location, and ~4% more than one of the worst locations.

Business Survivability in Avondale, Miami

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Avondale is a Filipino 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 Filipino Restaurant in Avondale (~83% average survival rate, ~84% at best locations)

Neighborhood rank: #68 across all neighborhoods in and around Miami

Neighborhood average: ~74% two-year survival across all business types

Rankings updated quarterly with latest market data

Detailed methodology

Last reviewed: April 29, 2026 by Bobby Koons, StreetSpring founder — updated weekly

In this article:

Summary
Is Avondale 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 Avondale is a Filipino Restaurant with a ~83% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~84% chance; next is a Barber Shop with a ~83% chance, followed by a Pet Grooming Shop with a ~83% chance.

Should you open a business in Avondale?

**Peer neighborhoods:** Looking at demographic mix and amenity density across the 24 metros StreetSpring covers, Avondale clusters most tightly with **High Point (Atlanta)** and **Alden Park (Detroit)**. Common thread: younger population, lower-income, and low high-earner share. Survival outcomes for those neighborhoods provide a useful comparison set for Avondale.

**Where Avondale businesses actually fail.** Among the 93 tracked subtypes, **French Restaurants** post the highest average survivability (83%). But across Avondale's sites, the spread for this subtype runs **78% to 86%** — a 8-point gap that says *the address matters more than the subtype*. For saturation context, Chiropractor Offices are the most densely-clustered tracked subtype in the neighborhood (10 competitors within 0.5 miles).

Among all neighborhoods in and around Miami, Avondale ranks #68 for business survivability, with an average score of ~74%.

At the strongest addresses in Avondale, the most viable business types score ~2% higher than the average survivability rate across all locations.
Even so, the weakest addresses in Avondale for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
Avondale's 18.7% 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.

Where in Avondale should you open a business?

Rather than relying on neighborhood averages, StreetSpring's scoring tells you which specific addresses in Avondale give your concept the best odds of survival. The location below represents the address in Avondale with the highest projected survivability for a Filipino Restaurant:

Anchor tenants that lift survival odds

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Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle covers the best storefront area for a Filipino Restaurant in Avondale. These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. 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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What are the best businesses to open in Avondale?

#1-5: Highest Survivability in Avondale

Opening a Filipino Restaurant in Avondale shows ~83% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~81%.
Barber Shop (Ranked #2): ~83% average in Avondale. Best-case storefronts: ~85%. Challenging locations: ~80%.
Pet Grooming Shop is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Avondale: ~83% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~80%.
French Restaurant — ~81%–~84% survivability range, with an average of ~83% across Avondale.
Opening a Kosher Restaurant in Avondale shows ~82% average survivability. Top locations reach ~85%; lower-end sites show ~80%.

#6-10: Strong Performers in Avondale

Ukrainian Restaurant (Ranked #6): ~82% average in Avondale. Best-case storefronts: ~85%. Challenging locations: ~80%.
Pet Boarding Facility is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Avondale: ~82% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~80%.
Nail Salon — ~79%–~84% survivability range, with an average of ~82% across Avondale.
Opening an Indian Restaurant in Avondale shows ~81% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #10): ~81% average in Avondale. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~79%.

Top 3 Compared Nationally

Filipino Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
Barber Shop — See how this compares to other cities →

How location selection in Avondale affects revenue

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing a high-performing site for your concept in Avondale could lead to you making ~2% more than if you selected an average location, and ~4% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.

How StreetSpring calculates location value

Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
Among all variables that affect business outcomes, location has the highest predictive weight in our models.
Maximizing your Survivability Score is the most reliable path to profitability.
StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.

Where the next great business in Avondale should go

The top businesses to open next in Avondale:

Filipino Restaurants — ~83% average survival rate, up to ~84% at best locations
Barber Shops — ~83% average survival rate
Pet Grooming Shops — ~83% 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. StreetSpring has analyzed hundreds of thousands of business outcomes across major U.S. metros. A 18.7% vacancy rate in Avondale reflects the current commercial environment; StreetSpring weights this directly in every survivability score for addresses in this neighborhood. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring recalculates survivability for every location in Avondale weekly, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data — check current locations now.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Avondale.

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

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

Among all variables that affect business outcomes, location has the highest predictive weight in our models.
StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. 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 Avondale storefront to a Filipino Restaurant?

Yes — our 2026 model places a Filipino Restaurant at the top of the survivability rankings for Avondale storefronts, with a best-case score of ~84% and a floor of ~81% at the most challenging addresses.

StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.

What should I consider when opening a business in Avondale?

Before committing to any location in Avondale, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score — it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.

Revenue Capture Score matters more than any other single metric when predicting business outcomes.
StreetSpring's custom-built forecasting infrastructure powers every survivability score, combining data science with commercial real estate intelligence.
You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in Avondale at no cost using StreetSpring's live tool.

See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.

StreetSpring analyzes millions of data points with AI to forecast business survivability. Aggregated survivability rankings for Miami 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
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.
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.
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 Miami: /resources/data/miami-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 Miami — Best vs worst neighborhood per business type in Miami — the gap shows how much location choice matters for each subtype.

Treemap of Miami business mix by survivability score — Treemap of business mix in Miami — cell size = number of locations, color = average survivability score.

How we measure this: Our gradient-boosted survivability model has 100+ input features. The waterfall shows the top 6-8 contributors to a final score.

**Daytime worker density (Avondale):** LEHD LODES Workplace Area Characteristics show a **1.9:1 daytime-to-resident ratio** for Avondale — a balanced mixed-use pattern. Median workplace jobs within a 1-mile radius across Avondale: **11,440**, of which roughly **823** are retail-sector. Higher daytime ratios favor weekday-lunch / commuter-traffic businesses; balanced ratios favor residential + weekend demand patterns.

Landmark anchor: Avondale centers on Avondale Public Park — a public-space anchor that influences walking and dwell-time patterns nearby.

**Three local anchors for Avondale:** **5.6%** neighborhood unemployment (above the 24-metro median, ACS), **$1,481/week** average wage in the Miami area (in line with our metro median, BLS QCEW), and **14,193** new residential units permitted in Miami-Dade County in 2025 (Census BPS). These three together describe the demand-and-labor environment any new Avondale business operates within.

**Authoritative baseline:** BLS Business Employment Dynamics, March 2025 release publishes 5-year survival rates by industry. For sectors StreetSpring covers, the range runs from **47.8%** (Active Life) to **61.8%** (Health & Medical), with restaurants at **50.0%** and retail at **47.9%**. Location-specific factors drive the actual variance around these baselines.

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Neighborhood-Specific Questions

Local-context questions, answered with neighborhood-specific numbers.

Does Avondale's education level matter for picking a business type?

ACS data shows 8% of adults in Avondale with a bachelor's degree or higher, versus the metro median of 36%. Lower education attainment shifts demand toward value retail, services, and everyday needs.

What does the employment picture in Avondale look like for new businesses?

Roughly 94% of Avondale's working-age population is employed, against a Miami metro median of 95%. Employment is close to the metro median, suggesting stable underlying demand.

What survival rates does the federal government track for small businesses?

BLS Business Employment Dynamics data (March 2025 release) shows 5-year survival rates spanning 47.8% (Active Life) to 61.8% (Health & Medical) across the 11 sectors StreetSpring tracks. Restaurants — the most studied category — survive at 50% nationally, well above the often-cited "80% fail" myth.

Is Avondale mostly renters or owners?

Home ownership in Avondale is approximately 14%, versus the Miami metro median of 59%. A higher renter share often means more population turnover; quick-service food, fitness, and convenience tend to do well in such environments.