Business Survivability in Briarwood, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Briarwood is a Convenience Store with a 77.0% 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 Briarwood (77.0% Typical, 86.9% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #96 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 60.2% 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 Briarwood 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 Briarwood is a Convenience Store with a 77.0% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 86.9% Best; next is a Chiropractor Office with 85.7% Best, followed by a Laundromat with 84.5% Best.
Is Briarwood a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Briarwood #96 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City, with an average Survivability Score of 60.2% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 86.9% Best is 9.9 points above 77.0% Typical in Briarwood.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Briarwood can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- The 4.9% housing vacancy rate in Briarwood comes from the Census American Community Survey and describes homes and apartments, not shops or offices.
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 Briarwood?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in Briarwood produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. Here is the top survivability address for a Convenience Store in Briarwood, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Convenience Store in Briarwood. Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. 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 Briarwood?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 86.9% | 77.0% | 70.6% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 85.7% | 77.8% | 69.9% |
| 3 | Laundromat | 84.5% | 75.1% | 68.5% |
| 4 | Clothing Store | 79.9% | 71.0% | 62.5% |
| 6 | Acupuncture Clinic | 78.2% | 70.9% | 63.7% |
| 7 | Dentist Office | 78.1% | 70.9% | 63.7% |
| 11 | Hair Salon | 77.6% | 69.1% | 60.6% |
| 12 | Cafe | 77.3% | 68.9% | 60.5% |
| 13 | Gym | 76.7% | 66.7% | 56.7% |
| 14 | Beauty Salon | 76.2% | 68.6% | 61.0% |
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 Briarwood
- #1 Convenience Store is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Briarwood: 77.0% Typical, 86.9% Best, 70.6% Worst.
- #2 Chiropractor Office: 77.8% Typical across Briarwood; Best 85.7%, Worst 69.9%.
- #3 Opening a Laundromat in Briarwood shows 75.1% Typical survivability, 84.5% Best and 68.5% Worst.
- #4 Clothing Store (Ranked #4): 71.0% Typical in Briarwood. Best: 79.9%. Worst: 62.5%.
- #6 Acupuncture Clinic is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Briarwood: 70.9% Typical, 78.2% Best, 63.7% Worst.
Strong Performers in Briarwood
- #7 Dentist Office: 70.9% Typical across Briarwood; Best 78.1%, Worst 63.7%.
- #11 Opening a Hair Salon in Briarwood shows 69.1% Typical survivability, 77.6% Best and 60.6% Worst.
- #12 Cafe (Ranked #12): 68.9% Typical in Briarwood. Best: 77.3%. Worst: 60.5%.
- #13 Gym is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Briarwood: 66.7% Typical, 76.7% Best, 56.7% Worst.
- #14 Beauty Salon: 68.6% Typical across Briarwood; Best 76.2%, Worst 61.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Laundromat: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Briarwood 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 Briarwood 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.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- 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 generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What businesses should open next in Briarwood?
The top businesses to open next in Briarwood:
- Convenience Stores: 77.0% Typical, 86.9% Best
- Chiropractor Offices: 77.8% Typical, 85.7% Best
- Laundromats: 75.1% Typical, 84.5% Best
Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. 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. With Briarwood's 89.4% employment rate factored in, the businesses best positioned to succeed here are those that benefit from a well-employed, spending-capable local consumer base. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring regularly recalculates survivability for every location in Briarwood, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data: check current locations now.
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- Explore Convenience Store survivability across New York City neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Briarwood.
What type of business should you rent your Briarwood storefront to?
If you own commercial space in Briarwood, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to Convenience Stores, Chiropractor Offices, 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 generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site. 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 New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Briarwood storefront to a Convenience Store?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Convenience Store ranks as the top tenant type for your Briarwood storefront: 86.9% Best and 70.6% Worst.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What should I consider when opening a business in Briarwood?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Briarwood address is the projected chance a business of your type is still operating two years from now: check it early.
- Revenue Capture Score comes first when comparing locations: it turns local competition and consumer spending into the share of revenue a business can expect to win.
- Every survivability score is produced by StreetSpring's private prediction engine, not available through any other platform.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data starts with a free 10-minute trial: begin with your top candidate locations in Briarwood.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. 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.