Business Survivability in Hawthorne, Minneapolis
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Hawthorne is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~83% 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 Hawthorne (~83% average survival rate, ~86% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #24 across all neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis
- Neighborhood average: ~76% 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 Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~83% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~86% chance; next is an American Restaurant with a 79.08% chance, followed by a Grocery Store with a 78.26% chance.
Is Hawthorne a good place to start a business?
In Minneapolis's neighborhood survivability rankings, Hawthorne comes in at #24, with an average Survivability Score of ~76% across all business types.
- Best-case locations for the top business types in Hawthorne produce survivability scores ~9% above the neighborhood-wide average.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Hawthorne for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- Hawthorne's 9.0% 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 Hawthorne?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address — showing which blocks in Hawthorne produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Veterinary Clinic in Hawthorne:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic in Hawthorne. These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.
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What are the best businesses to open in Hawthorne?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 83.35% |
| 2 | American Restaurant | 79.08% |
| 3 | Grocery Store | 78.26% |
| 4 | Steakhouse | 77.89% |
| 5 | Smoke Shop | 77.80% |
| 6 | Barbecue Restaurant | 77.40% |
| 7 | Dance Club | 77.24% |
| 8 | Liquor Store | 76.92% |
| 9 | Coffee Shop | 76.08% |
| 10 | Gym | 75.27% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Hawthorne
- Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Hawthorne shows 83.35% average survivability. Top locations reach ~86%; lower-end sites show ~80%.
- American Restaurant (Ranked #2): 79.08% average in Hawthorne. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~76%.
- Grocery Store is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Hawthorne: 78.26% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~76%.
- Steakhouse — ~73%–~82% survivability range, with an average of 77.89% across Hawthorne.
- Opening a Smoke Shop in Hawthorne shows 77.80% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~75%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Hawthorne
- Barbecue Restaurant (Ranked #6): 77.40% average in Hawthorne. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~72%.
- Dance Club is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Hawthorne: 77.24% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~74%.
- Liquor Store — ~74%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 76.92% across Hawthorne.
- Opening a Coffee Shop in Hawthorne shows 76.08% average survivability. Top locations reach ~79%; lower-end sites show ~74%.
- Gym (Ranked #10): 75.27% average in Hawthorne. Best-case storefronts: ~77%. Challenging locations: ~71%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- American Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Grocery Store — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Hawthorne make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing a high-performing site for your concept in Hawthorne could lead to you making ~9% more than if you selected an average location, and ~20% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Location fit is business-type-specific: a spot that's ideal for a coffee shop may underperform for a nail salon at the same address.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- The businesses that outperform their category averages most consistently are those that scored highest on survivability before opening.
- StreetSpring can pinpoint which blocks in each neighborhood or city maximize a business's chances of success.
What businesses should open next in Hawthorne?
The top businesses to open next in Hawthorne:
- Veterinary Clinics — 83.35% average survival rate, ~86% at the best address
- American Restaurants — 79.08% average survival rate
- Grocery Stores — 78.26% 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. We apply advanced machine learning to one of the largest commercial real estate outcome datasets in the country. 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. Hawthorne's employment rate (90.1%) and vacancy rate (9.0%) together define the economic context that StreetSpring's model uses to score survivability for each business type at each address. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Hawthorne. StreetSpring's weekly updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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Related Articles:
- 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 Hawthorne.
What type of business should you rent your Hawthorne storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Hawthorne, Veterinary Clinics, American Restaurants, and Grocery Stores consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for two or more years.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- StreetSpring can pinpoint which blocks in each neighborhood or city maximize a business's chances of success. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Minneapolis Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Hawthorne storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Veterinary Clinic as the highest-survivability tenant type for Hawthorne. The best addresses show a ~86% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around ~80%.
- StreetSpring can pinpoint which blocks in each neighborhood or city maximize a business's chances of success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Hawthorne?
When selecting a location in Hawthorne it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- The Revenue Capture Score at a specific address explains more about likely business success than any other available metric.
- StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
- The most current survivability data for Hawthorne is free to access on StreetSpring — no account required to check your specific address.
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Our analysis covers businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 major US metros. 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.