Business Survivability in Fulton, Minneapolis
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Fulton is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~81% 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 Fulton (~81% average survival rate, ~83% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #17 across all neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis
- Neighborhood average: ~78% two-year survival across all business types
- 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: September 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Fulton 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 Fulton is a Veterinary Clinic 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 Pizza Restaurant with a 80.04% chance, followed by a Brunch Restaurant with a 79.73% chance.
Is Fulton a good place to start a business?
Across all neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis, StreetSpring's data places Fulton at #17 with a ~78% average Survivability Score.
- The survivability gap between the best and average addresses in Fulton reaches ~9% for the strongest-performing business categories.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Fulton see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- Fulton's 4.5% 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 can you find the best location to open a business in Fulton?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Fulton for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. Here is the top survivability address for a Veterinary Clinic in Fulton, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Veterinary Clinic in Fulton. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes hundreds of 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 Fulton?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 80.75% |
| 2 | Pizza Restaurant | 80.04% |
| 3 | Brunch Restaurant | 79.73% |
| 4 | Italian Restaurant | 79.47% |
| 5 | Liquor Store | 75.98% |
| 6 | Coffee Shop | 75.47% |
| 7 | Grocery Store | 74.80% |
| 8 | Gym | 73.88% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 73.69% |
| 10 | Pet Grooming Shop | 73.31% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Fulton
- Veterinary Clinic — ~78%–~83% survivability range, with an average of 80.75% across Fulton.
- Opening a Pizza Restaurant in Fulton shows 80.04% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
- Brunch Restaurant (Ranked #3): 79.73% average in Fulton. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
- Italian Restaurant is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Fulton: 79.47% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~77%.
- Liquor Store — ~73%–~79% survivability range, with an average of 75.98% across Fulton.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Fulton
- Opening a Coffee Shop in Fulton shows 75.47% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~72%.
- Grocery Store (Ranked #7): 74.80% average in Fulton. Best-case storefronts: ~78%. Challenging locations: ~71%.
- Gym is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Fulton: 73.88% chance on average, best at ~75%, challenging at ~71%.
- Convenience Store — ~71%–~77% survivability range, with an average of 73.69% across Fulton.
- Opening a Pet Grooming Shop in Fulton shows 73.31% average survivability. Top locations reach ~75%; lower-end sites show ~70%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Pizza Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Brunch Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Fulton make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Fulton could lead to you making ~9% more than if you selected an average location, and ~18% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- No two business types have identical location needs; survivability scores reflect these differences at the address level.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make — it sets every other variable in motion.
- Businesses in high-scoring locations consistently outperform those in average or low-scoring sites.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have survivability scores that differ by 20 points or more — StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What businesses should open next in Fulton?
The top businesses to open next in Fulton:
- Veterinary Clinics — 80.75% average survival rate, ~83% at the best address
- Pizza Restaurants — 80.04% average survival rate
- Brunch Restaurants — 79.73% average survival rate
However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. 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. StreetSpring's model accounts for Fulton's 96.7% employment rate when projecting survivability — businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. Survivability scores are live, not static — StreetSpring updates them weekly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Fulton and how each address is scoring right now.
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- See the Minneapolis Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Minneapolis Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Minneapolis neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Fulton.
What type of business should you rent your Fulton storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Fulton shows that Veterinary Clinics, Pizza Restaurants, and Brunch Restaurants rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make — it sets every other variable in motion.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have survivability scores that differ by 20 points or more — StreetSpring calculates each one individually. Landlords can use StreetSpring to match their exact address to the tenant types most likely to stay open and paying rent for two or more years.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Minneapolis Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Fulton storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Veterinary Clinic ranks as the top tenant type for your Fulton storefront — best-case locations show a ~83% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to ~78%.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have survivability scores that differ by 20 points or more — StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What should I consider when opening a business in Fulton?
Don't commit to a storefront in Fulton without first checking its Survivability Score — the difference between a 70% and a 90% score at two addresses on the same block can determine your long-term outcome.
- Where survivability is highest, Revenue Capture Score is invariably strong — the two are tightly correlated across every business type we've analyzed.
- StreetSpring's forecasting tools are purpose-built for commercial location decisions and are not available through any publicly accessible data source.
- You can access the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring for free.
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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 Minneapolis are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Minneapolis: /resources/data/minneapolis-survivability-scores-2026.csv — includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.