Business Survivability in Briarwood, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Briarwood is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~83% 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 Briarwood (~83% average survival rate, ~85% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #83 across all neighborhoods in and around New York City
- 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 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 Veterinary Clinic with a ~83% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~85% chance; next is a Tapas Restaurant with a 79.17% chance, followed by a Pizza Restaurant with a 78.54% chance.
Is Briarwood a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring's analysis places Briarwood at #83 in New York City for new business survival odds, with a neighborhood-wide average of ~78%.
- The survivability gap between the best and average addresses in Briarwood reaches ~7% for the strongest-performing business categories.
- Still, those same business types at weaker addresses in Briarwood can score well below the neighborhood mean. Even the most viable concept here requires the right address to reach its potential.
- With a 89.4% employment rate, Briarwood has the consumer spending foundation that supports a range of brick-and-mortar business types.
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 Briarwood?
Rather than relying on neighborhood averages, StreetSpring's scoring tells you which specific addresses in Briarwood give your concept the best odds of survival. The map below highlights the highest-survivability address for a Veterinary Clinic in Briarwood:
This map shows the optimal location for a Veterinary Clinic in Briarwood based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. 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 Briarwood?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 82.69% |
| 2 | Tapas Restaurant | 79.17% |
| 3 | Pizza Restaurant | 78.54% |
| 4 | Tanning Salon | 78.46% |
| 5 | Chicken Shop | 78.39% |
| 6 | Gym | 77.07% |
| 7 | Nail Salon | 76.81% |
| 8 | Hair Salon | 76.76% |
| 9 | Coffee Shop | 76.61% |
| 10 | Seafood Restaurant | 76.01% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Briarwood
- Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Briarwood shows 82.69% average survivability. Top locations reach ~85%; lower-end sites show ~77%.
- Tapas Restaurant (Ranked #2): 79.17% average in Briarwood. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
- Pizza Restaurant is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Briarwood: 78.54% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~74%.
- Tanning Salon — ~76%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 78.46% across Briarwood.
- Opening a Chicken Shop in Briarwood shows 78.39% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~72%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Briarwood
- Gym (Ranked #6): 77.07% average in Briarwood. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~73%.
- Nail Salon is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Briarwood: 76.81% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~74%.
- Hair Salon — ~73%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 76.76% across Briarwood.
- Opening a Coffee Shop in Briarwood shows 76.61% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~73%.
- Seafood Restaurant (Ranked #10): 76.01% average in Briarwood. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~72%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Tapas Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Pizza Restaurant — 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, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Briarwood could lead to you making ~7% more than if you selected an average location, and ~30% 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.
- Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
- StreetSpring's analysis shows that businesses in top-scoring locations generate meaningfully more revenue and stay open longer than those in average locations.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What businesses should open next in Briarwood?
The top businesses to open next in Briarwood:
- Veterinary Clinics — 82.69% average survival rate, ~85% at the best address
- Tapas Restaurants — 79.17% average survival rate
- Pizza Restaurants — 78.54% average survival rate
However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. 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. The 89.4% employment rate in Briarwood is a key signal of consumer health; when combined with the 4.9% vacancy rate, it produces a competitive landscape that favors the business types ranked above. Survivability scores are live, not static — StreetSpring updates them weekly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Briarwood and how each address is scoring right now.
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- Explore Veterinary Clinic 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?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Veterinary Clinics, Tapas Restaurants, and Pizza Restaurants at the top of the survivability rankings for Briarwood — making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Briarwood storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Briarwood in 2026, a Veterinary Clinic posts the highest survivability ceiling at ~85% and maintains a reasonable floor of ~77% — making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What should I consider when opening a business in Briarwood?
Survivability Score is the North Star metric for any location decision in Briarwood: it aggregates 100+ factors so you don't have to evaluate each one individually.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending — and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- No third-party scoring system produces these results — every prediction is generated by StreetSpring's own analytical models.
- No subscription required: access the current survivability score for any Briarwood address through StreetSpring's free tool.
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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.