Business Survivability in Concourse, New York City

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Concourse is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~85% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average.

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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 Concourse (~85% average survival rate, ~88% at best locations)
  • Neighborhood rank: #95 across all neighborhoods in and around New York City
  • Neighborhood average: ~79% 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

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Summary

StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Concourse is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~85% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~88% chance; next is a Dermatology Clinic with a 85.10% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 82.49% chance.


Is Concourse a good place to start a business?

Out of all neighborhoods analyzed in and around New York City, Concourse ranks #95 for business survivability with a ~79% average Survivability Score.

  • Across Concourse, the best addresses for its highest-ranked business types score ~8% above the neighborhood mean.
  • That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Concourse can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
  • The 88.2% employment rate in Concourse supports consumer spending, while a 2.2% vacancy rate reflects available storefronts, both of which shape the survivability landscape for any new business here.

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 Concourse?

The right address in Concourse can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Veterinary Clinic in Concourse:

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Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic in Concourse. Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform, and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. 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 Concourse?

#Business typeChance of lasting two or more years at a good address
1Veterinary Clinic86.60%
2Dermatology Clinic86.59%
3Dentist Office84.09%
4Chiropractor Office84.08%
5Dance Club81.50%
6Chicken Shop80.90%
7Diner80.81%
8Salad Shop80.50%
9Eye Care Center80.20%
10Seafood Restaurant79.92%

#1-5: Highest Survivability in Concourse

  1. Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Concourse: 85.20% chance on average, best at ~88%, challenging at ~83%.
  2. Dermatology Clinic: ~81% to ~87% survivability range, with an average of 85.10% across Concourse.
  3. Opening a Dentist Office in Concourse shows 82.49% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
  4. Chiropractor Office (Ranked #4): 82.39% average in Concourse. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~79%.
  5. Dance Club is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Concourse: 80.20% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~77%.

#6-10: Strong Performers in Concourse

  1. Chicken Shop: ~77% to ~82% survivability range, with an average of 79.30% across Concourse.
  2. Opening a Diner in Concourse shows 79.11% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
  3. Salad Shop (Ranked #8): 79.30% average in Concourse. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~77%.
  4. Eye Care Center is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Concourse: 78.90% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~76%.
  5. Seafood Restaurant: ~68% to ~82% survivability range, with an average of 77.91% across Concourse.

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How much money could a business in Concourse make?

Best location vs. average location

Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, going with one of the top-scoring locations in the neighborhood rather than an average one in Concourse could lead to you making ~8% more than if you selected an average location, and ~14% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.

How StreetSpring calculates location value

  • No two business types have identical location needs; survivability scores reflect these differences at the address level.
  • Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
  • Businesses in high-scoring locations consistently outperform those in average or low-scoring sites.
  • StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.

What businesses should open next in Concourse?

The top businesses to open next in Concourse:

  • Veterinary Clinics: 85.20% average survival rate, ~88% at the best address
  • Dermatology Clinics: 85.10% average survival rate
  • Dentist Offices: 82.49% average survival rate

Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform, and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. 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. Concourse sits at 88.2% employment and 2.2% commercial vacancy: conditions that set the ceiling and floor for Revenue Capture potential across all business types here. StreetSpring refreshes survivability scores every week to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Concourse are available right now and how they rank.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Concourse.


What type of business should you rent your Concourse storefront to?

If you own commercial space in Concourse, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to Veterinary Clinics, Dermatology Clinics, and Dentist Offices as the tenant types with the strongest projected longevity at this location.

  • Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
  • StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Concourse: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.

Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity


Should you rent your Concourse storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?

According to our 2026 survivability model, a Veterinary Clinic leads all business categories for Concourse landlords: ~88% at the best addresses and ~83% at the most challenging ones in this neighborhood.

  • StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.

What should I consider when opening a business in Concourse?

Survivability Score is the North Star metric for any location decision in Concourse: it aggregates 100+ factors so you don't have to evaluate each one individually.

  • High Revenue Capture Score is the clearest signal that a location can sustain a business over the long term.
  • StreetSpring uses its own proprietary forecasting tools to identify the Revenue Capture Score for each unique business.
  • StreetSpring's live scoring tool starts with a free 10-minute trial: enter any address in Concourse to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.

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Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. 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.