Business Survivability in Bath Beach, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Bath Beach is a Convenience Store with a 78.4% 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 Convenience Store in Bath Beach (78.4% Typical, 88.6% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #81 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 62.2% 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 Bath Beach 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 Bath Beach is a Convenience Store with a 78.4% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 88.6% Best; next is a Clothing Store with 86.3% Best, followed by a Laundromat with 86.0% Best.
Is Bath Beach a good place to start a business?
Bath Beach is ranked number 81 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City to start a business, with an average 62.2% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 88.6% Best is 10.2 points above 78.4% Typical in Bath Beach.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Bath Beach can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- Housing vacancy in Bath Beach sits at 7.7%, a Census figure that StreetSpring's model reads for every business type it scores here.
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 Bath Beach?
The right address in Bath Beach can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for a Convenience Store in Bath Beach per 2026 data:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Convenience Store in Bath Beach. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. 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 Bath Beach?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 88.6% | 78.4% | 72.6% |
| 2 | Clothing Store | 86.3% | 76.0% | 69.0% |
| 3 | Laundromat | 86.0% | 75.4% | 68.5% |
| 4 | Chiropractor Office | 85.8% | 77.9% | 70.1% |
| 5 | Cafe | 84.5% | 73.2% | 64.9% |
| 6 | Hair Salon | 80.7% | 70.9% | 62.3% |
| 7 | Veterinary Clinic | 79.9% | 72.7% | 65.5% |
| 8 | Dentist Office | 79.6% | 72.4% | 65.1% |
| 9 | Dermatology Clinic | 78.8% | 71.6% | 64.4% |
| 14 | Spa | 76.7% | 68.5% | 60.3% |
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 Bath Beach
- #1 Convenience Store (Ranked #1): 78.4% Typical in Bath Beach. Best: 88.6%. Worst: 72.6%.
- #2 Clothing Store is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Bath Beach: 76.0% Typical, 86.3% Best, 69.0% Worst.
- #3 Laundromat: 75.4% Typical across Bath Beach; Best 86.0%, Worst 68.5%.
- #4 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Bath Beach shows 77.9% Typical survivability, 85.8% Best and 70.1% Worst.
- #5 Cafe (Ranked #5): 73.2% Typical in Bath Beach. Best: 84.5%. Worst: 64.9%.
Strong Performers in Bath Beach
- #6 Hair Salon is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Bath Beach: 70.9% Typical, 80.7% Best, 62.3% Worst.
- #7 Veterinary Clinic: 72.7% Typical across Bath Beach; Best 79.9%, Worst 65.5%.
- #8 Opening a Dentist Office in Bath Beach shows 72.4% Typical survivability, 79.6% Best and 65.1% Worst.
- #9 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #9): 71.6% Typical in Bath Beach. Best: 78.8%. Worst: 64.4%.
- #14 Spa is ranked #14 for top businesses to open in Bath Beach: 68.5% Typical, 76.7% Best, 60.3% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Laundromat: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Bath Beach 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 Bath Beach 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 business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- 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 Bath Beach?
The top businesses to open next in Bath Beach:
- Convenience Stores: 78.4% Typical, 88.6% Best
- Clothing Stores: 76.0% Typical, 86.3% Best
- Laundromats: 75.4% Typical, 86.0% Best
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. 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 91.9% employment rate in Bath Beach is a key signal of consumer health, and the 7.7% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in Bath Beach today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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- See the New York City Business Survivability Rankings
- See the New York City Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Convenience Store survivability across New York City neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Bath Beach.
What type of business should you rent your Bath Beach storefront to?
If you own commercial space in Bath Beach, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to Convenience Stores, Clothing Stores, and Laundromats as the tenant types with the strongest projected longevity at this location.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. 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 New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Bath Beach storefront to a Convenience Store?
The data shows a Convenience Store in Bath Beach is the safest long-term bet for a storefront there, at 88.6% Best and 72.6% Worst.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Bath Beach?
Don't commit to a storefront in Bath Beach without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.
- The Revenue Capture Score is the most important factor in choosing a location: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
- StreetSpring's forecasting tools are purpose-built for commercial location decisions and are not available through any publicly accessible data source.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data starts with a free 10-minute trial: begin with your top candidate locations in Bath Beach.
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Powered by machine learning models trained on real business outcomes, StreetSpring delivers actionable insights. Aggregated survivability rankings for New York City are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for New York City: /resources/data/new-york-city-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.