Business Survivability in Thomas Dale, Minneapolis
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Thomas Dale is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~82% 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 Thomas Dale (~82% average survival rate, ~84% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #10 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 Thomas Dale 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 Thomas Dale is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~82% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~84% chance; next is a Pizza Restaurant with a 79.39% chance, followed by a Thai Restaurant with a 79.27% chance.
Is Thomas Dale a good place to start a business?
Thomas Dale is ranked number 10 across neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis to start a business, with an average ~78% chance of lasting two or more years.
- Across Thomas Dale, the best addresses for its highest-ranked business types score ~6% above the neighborhood mean.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Thomas Dale can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- The 6.0% commercial vacancy rate in Thomas Dale is a leading indicator of the neighborhood's business health; StreetSpring factors this directly into each business type's survivability score.
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 Thomas Dale?
StreetSpring's Thomas Dale data goes block by block — not just neighborhood averages — so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. Below is the best location for a Veterinary Clinic in Thomas Dale:
This map shows the optimal location for a Veterinary Clinic in Thomas Dale based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly — always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. 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 Thomas Dale?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 82.12% |
| 2 | Pizza Restaurant | 79.39% |
| 3 | Thai Restaurant | 79.27% |
| 4 | Russian Restaurant | 78.83% |
| 5 | Grocery Store | 78.25% |
| 6 | Dance Club | 78.15% |
| 7 | Smoke Shop | 75.62% |
| 8 | Seafood Restaurant | 75.58% |
| 9 | Coffee Shop | 75.32% |
| 10 | Liquor Store | 75.27% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Thomas Dale
- Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Thomas Dale shows 82.12% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
- Pizza Restaurant (Ranked #2): 79.39% average in Thomas Dale. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~77%.
- Thai Restaurant is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Thomas Dale: 79.27% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~77%.
- Russian Restaurant — ~75%–~82% survivability range, with an average of 78.83% across Thomas Dale.
- Opening a Grocery Store in Thomas Dale shows 78.25% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~75%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Thomas Dale
- Dance Club (Ranked #6): 78.15% average in Thomas Dale. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~74%.
- Smoke Shop is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Thomas Dale: 75.62% chance on average, best at ~79%, challenging at ~72%.
- Seafood Restaurant — ~69%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 75.58% across Thomas Dale.
- Opening a Coffee Shop in Thomas Dale shows 75.32% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~71%.
- Liquor Store (Ranked #10): 75.27% average in Thomas Dale. Best-case storefronts: ~79%. Challenging locations: ~68%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Pizza Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Thai Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Thomas Dale make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Thomas Dale could lead to you making ~6% more than if you selected an average location, and ~16% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- The right address for one business type may be the wrong one for another — always evaluate fit for your specific concept.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- StreetSpring's analysis shows that businesses in top-scoring locations generate meaningfully more revenue and stay open longer than those in average locations.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What businesses should open next in Thomas Dale?
The top businesses to open next in Thomas Dale:
- Veterinary Clinics — 82.12% average survival rate, ~84% at the best address
- Pizza Restaurants — 79.39% average survival rate
- Thai Restaurants — 79.27% average survival rate
Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly — always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. StreetSpring has analyzed hundreds of thousands of business outcomes across major U.S. metros. 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. Thomas Dale's employment rate (93.6%) and vacancy rate (6.0%) together define the economic context that StreetSpring's model uses to score survivability for each business type at each address. Survivability scores are recalculated weekly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift — visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Thomas Dale right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Thomas Dale.
What type of business should you rent your Thomas Dale storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Thomas Dale are Veterinary Clinics, Pizza Restaurants, and Thai Restaurants.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate. Rather than guessing which tenant type will last, landlords can verify survivability for each category at their exact address using StreetSpring.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Minneapolis Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Thomas Dale storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
The data shows a Veterinary Clinic is the safest long-term bet for a Thomas Dale storefront. Top locations reach ~84% survivability; the least favorable addresses in this neighborhood score around ~79%.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What should I consider when opening a business in Thomas Dale?
When evaluating potential locations in Thomas Dale, start with the Survivability Score. It accounts for competition, spending, mobility, and market share in a single figure.
- Revenue Capture Score matters more than any other single metric when predicting business outcomes.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own — built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- StreetSpring is free to use — see the current survivability score for any address in Thomas Dale right now.
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Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. 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.