Business Survivability in Lynnhurst, Minneapolis
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Lynnhurst is a Veterinary Clinic with a 87.2% 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 Lynnhurst (87.2% Typical, 89.0% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #51 of 64 neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis
- Neighborhood average: 72.6% 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 Lynnhurst 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 Lynnhurst is a Veterinary Clinic with a 87.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 89.0% Best; next is a Liquor Store with 87.4% Best, followed by a Coffee Shop with 87.3% Best.
Is Lynnhurst a good place to start a business?
Lynnhurst holds the #51 position of 64 neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis for new business survivability, with an average score of 72.6% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 89.0% Best is 1.8 points above 87.2% Typical in Lynnhurst.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Lynnhurst for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- Lynnhurst has a housing vacancy rate of 1.3% in Census data: the share of its homes and apartments standing empty, one of the neighborhood characteristics StreetSpring's model reads.
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 Lynnhurst?
StreetSpring's Lynnhurst data goes block by block (not just neighborhood averages) so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. The map below highlights the highest-survivability address for a Veterinary Clinic in Lynnhurst:
This map shows the optimal location for a Veterinary Clinic in Lynnhurst based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. 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. The prediction model incorporates hundreds of location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.
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What are the best businesses to open in Lynnhurst?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.0% | 87.2% | 85.4% |
| 2 | Liquor Store | 87.4% | 82.9% | 78.7% |
| 3 | Coffee Shop | 87.3% | 84.6% | 82.0% |
| 4 | Home Improvement Store | 86.8% | 82.6% | 78.7% |
| 5 | Bakery | 86.3% | 82.1% | 78.0% |
| 6 | Grocery Store | 86.0% | 81.4% | 77.8% |
| 7 | Smoke Shop | 85.7% | 80.4% | 77.0% |
| 8 | Chiropractor Office | 85.2% | 82.2% | 79.2% |
| 9 | Bar | 84.7% | 80.5% | 77.1% |
| 10 | Eye Care Center | 84.6% | 81.2% | 77.8% |
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.
Highest Survivability in Lynnhurst
- #1 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Lynnhurst shows 87.2% Typical survivability, 89.0% Best and 85.4% Worst.
- #2 Liquor Store (Ranked #2): 82.9% Typical in Lynnhurst. Best: 87.4%. Worst: 78.7%.
- #3 Coffee Shop is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Lynnhurst: 84.6% Typical, 87.3% Best, 82.0% Worst.
- #4 Home Improvement Store: 82.6% Typical across Lynnhurst; Best 86.8%, Worst 78.7%.
- #5 Opening a Bakery in Lynnhurst shows 82.1% Typical survivability, 86.3% Best and 78.0% Worst.
Strong Performers in Lynnhurst
- #6 Grocery Store (Ranked #6): 81.4% Typical in Lynnhurst. Best: 86.0%. Worst: 77.8%.
- #7 Smoke Shop is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Lynnhurst: 80.4% Typical, 85.7% Best, 77.0% Worst.
- #8 Chiropractor Office: 82.2% Typical across Lynnhurst; Best 85.2%, Worst 79.2%.
- #9 Opening a Bar in Lynnhurst shows 80.5% Typical survivability, 84.7% Best and 77.1% Worst.
- #10 Eye Care Center (Ranked #10): 81.2% Typical in Lynnhurst. Best: 84.6%. Worst: 77.8%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Liquor Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Coffee Shop: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Lynnhurst 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 Lynnhurst 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
- However, each business concept should be evaluated for fit within each potential location.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- When the question is money, the Revenue Capture Score comes first: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What businesses should open next in Lynnhurst?
The top businesses to open next in Lynnhurst:
- Veterinary Clinics: 87.2% Typical, 89.0% Best
- Liquor Stores: 82.9% Typical, 87.4% Best
- Coffee Shops: 84.6% Typical, 87.3% 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. We have been studying the businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans. 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. The survivability rankings for Lynnhurst draw on real Census conditions, including 96.3% employment and 1.3% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Lynnhurst. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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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 Lynnhurst.
What type of business should you rent your Lynnhurst storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Lynnhurst, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Veterinary Clinics, Liquor Stores, and Coffee Shops.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Minneapolis Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Lynnhurst storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
According to our 2026 survivability model, a Veterinary Clinic leads all business categories for Lynnhurst landlords: 89.0% Best and 85.4% Worst.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What should I consider when opening a business in Lynnhurst?
Location decisions in Lynnhurst should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open.
- These predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
- StreetSpring offers a free 10-minute trial of its survivability scores: see how your shortlisted Lynnhurst addresses rank right now.
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StreetSpring uses AI to project business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods. 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.