Business Survivability in Kenwood, Minneapolis
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Kenwood is a Veterinary Clinic with a 83.1% 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 Kenwood (83.1% Typical, 86.8% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #52 of 64 neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis
- Neighborhood average: 72.0% 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: November 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Kenwood 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 Kenwood is a Veterinary Clinic with a 83.1% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 86.8% Best; next is a Chiropractor Office with 84.9% Best, followed by an Acupuncture Clinic with 83.9% Best.
Is Kenwood a good place to start a business?
In Minneapolis's survivability rankings, Kenwood comes in at #52 of 64 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 72.0% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 86.8% Best is 3.7 points above 83.1% Typical in Kenwood.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Kenwood can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- StreetSpring's model reads Kenwood's 9.9% housing vacancy rate, a Census measure of vacant homes and apartments, as one input among many.
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 Kenwood?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Kenwood moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. The location below represents the address in Kenwood with the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic:
The highlighted area represents the address in Kenwood that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Veterinary Clinic survivability. Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. 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 Kenwood?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 86.8% | 83.1% | 79.4% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 84.9% | 81.0% | 77.2% |
| 3 | Acupuncture Clinic | 83.9% | 80.0% | 76.1% |
| 4 | Mental Health Clinic | 83.8% | 79.9% | 76.0% |
| 5 | Eye Care Center | 83.7% | 80.0% | 76.2% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 83.1% | 77.6% | 73.9% |
| 10 | Cosmetics Shop | 80.4% | 75.5% | 71.1% |
| 11 | Tanning Salon | 79.4% | 74.6% | 70.3% |
| 12 | Barber Shop | 79.4% | 74.6% | 70.3% |
| 13 | Day Care Center | 79.3% | 74.7% | 70.1% |
Best and Worst are the average results for the better and the worse of two addresses picked at random in the place: a weighted average of every scored location in which the best locations count the most for Best and the weakest count the most for Worst. Typical is the average address. Best is shown for a smaller space (half the standard size) and Worst for a larger one (half again as large), at the metro's median asking rent, using the same rent rule as our tool; Typical is at the market rent.
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 Kenwood
- #1 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Kenwood: 83.1% Typical, 86.8% Best, 79.4% Worst.
- #2 Chiropractor Office: 81.0% Typical across Kenwood; Best 84.9%, Worst 77.2%.
- #3 Opening an Acupuncture Clinic in Kenwood shows 80.0% Typical survivability, 83.9% Best and 76.1% Worst.
- #4 Mental Health Clinic (Ranked #4): 79.9% Typical in Kenwood. Best: 83.8%. Worst: 76.0%.
- #5 Eye Care Center is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Kenwood: 80.0% Typical, 83.7% Best, 76.2% Worst.
Strong Performers in Kenwood
- #9 Convenience Store: 77.6% Typical across Kenwood; Best 83.1%, Worst 73.9%.
- #10 Opening a Cosmetics Shop in Kenwood shows 75.5% Typical survivability, 80.4% Best and 71.1% Worst.
- #11 Tanning Salon (Ranked #11): 74.6% Typical in Kenwood. Best: 79.4%. Worst: 70.3%.
- #12 Barber Shop is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in Kenwood: 74.6% Typical, 79.4% Best, 70.3% Worst.
- #13 Day Care Center: 74.7% Typical across Kenwood; Best 79.3%, Worst 70.1%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Kenwood make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting a storefront that StreetSpring ranks in the top tier for your business type in Kenwood 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
- Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- Compare the Revenue Capture Score of each shortlisted address first: it is the top factor in choosing a location, and it estimates the revenue a business can capture there.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Kenwood?
The top businesses to open next in Kenwood:
- Veterinary Clinics: 83.1% Typical, 86.8% Best
- Chiropractor Offices: 81.0% Typical, 84.9% Best
- Acupuncture Clinics: 80.0% Typical, 83.9% Best
Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. Our analysis covers every major metro in the country: 24 cities and 180 million++ consumers. 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. Kenwood sits at 94.5% employment and 9.9% housing vacancy in Census data, context the model reads alongside competition and consumer spending. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Kenwood. StreetSpring's regular 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 Kenwood.
What type of business should you rent your Kenwood storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Kenwood, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Acupuncture Clinics.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Kenwood: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Minneapolis Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Kenwood storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes, our 2026 model ranks a Veterinary Clinic first among business types for Kenwood storefronts, with 86.8% Best and 79.4% Worst.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Kenwood?
Don't commit to a storefront in Kenwood without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores start with a free 10-minute trial: check your specific address now.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. 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.