Business Survivability in Windom, Minneapolis
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Windom is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~80% 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 Windom (~80% average survival rate, ~85% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #26 across all neighborhoods in and around Minneapolis
- Neighborhood average: ~75% 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 Windom 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 Windom is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~80% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~85% chance; next is a Grocery Store with a 79.39% chance, followed by an American Restaurant with a 78.47% chance.
Is Windom a good place to start a business?
Windom earns the #26 spot in Minneapolis for new business survivability, with an average score of ~75% across all business types analyzed.
- At the strongest addresses in Windom, the most viable business types score ~14% higher than the average survivability rate across all locations.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Windom can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- StreetSpring's model incorporates Windom's 4.0% vacancy rate as a direct input: higher vacancy concentrations suppress foot traffic and reduce survivability for nearby businesses.
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 Windom?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Windom — so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. The location below represents the address in Windom with the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Veterinary Clinic in Windom. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. 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 Windom?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 80.70% |
| 2 | Grocery Store | 79.39% |
| 3 | American Restaurant | 78.47% |
| 4 | Gym | 78.19% |
| 5 | Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurant | 77.67% |
| 6 | Deli | 77.29% |
| 7 | Liquor Store | 75.74% |
| 8 | Beauty Salon | 73.68% |
| 9 | Hair Salon | 73.48% |
| 10 | Convenience Store | 73.29% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Windom
- Veterinary Clinic — ~77%–~85% survivability range, with an average of 80.70% across Windom.
- Opening a Grocery Store in Windom shows 79.39% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
- American Restaurant (Ranked #3): 78.47% average in Windom. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
- Gym is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Windom: 78.19% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~76%.
- Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurant — ~74%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 77.67% across Windom.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Windom
- Opening a Deli in Windom shows 77.29% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~74%.
- Liquor Store (Ranked #7): 75.74% average in Windom. Best-case storefronts: ~79%. Challenging locations: ~72%.
- Beauty Salon is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Windom: 73.68% chance on average, best at ~76%, challenging at ~69%.
- Hair Salon — ~68%–~76% survivability range, with an average of 73.48% across Windom.
- Opening a Convenience Store in Windom shows 73.29% average survivability. Top locations reach ~78%; lower-end sites show ~66%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Grocery Store — See how this compares to other cities →
- American Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Windom 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 Windom could lead to you making ~14% more than if you selected an average location, and ~27% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Site-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- Businesses in high-scoring locations consistently outperform those in average or low-scoring sites.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Windom?
The top businesses to open next in Windom:
- Veterinary Clinics — 80.70% average survival rate, ~85% at the best address
- Grocery Stores — 79.39% average survival rate
- American Restaurants — 78.47% average survival rate
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. 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. The 95.7% employment rate in Windom is a key signal of consumer health; when combined with the 4.0% vacancy rate, it produces a competitive landscape that favors the business types ranked above. StreetSpring refreshes survivability scores every week to reflect new competition and updated spending data — see which locations in Windom are available right now and how they rank.
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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 Windom.
What type of business should you rent your Windom storefront to?
For landlords in Windom, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Veterinary Clinics, Grocery Stores, and American Restaurants as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. StreetSpring allows property owners to evaluate any address against 500+ business types — so you can prioritize the categories that score highest at your specific location.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Minneapolis Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Windom storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Veterinary Clinic in Windom: best-in-class addresses achieve ~85% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at ~77% — above average for most business types.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Windom?
In Windom, the single most important factor in your site-selection decision is the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- Revenue Capture Score is what separates locations that look similar on the surface but produce dramatically different business outcomes.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in Windom at no cost using StreetSpring's live tool.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. 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.