Business Survivability in East Elmhurst, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in East Elmhurst is a Convenience Store with a 83.3% 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 East Elmhurst (83.3% Typical, 89.7% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #36 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 67.4% 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 East Elmhurst 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 East Elmhurst is a Convenience Store with a 83.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 89.7% Best; next is a Clothing Store with 89.5% Best, followed by a Laundromat with 89.0% Best.
Is East Elmhurst a good place to start a business?
Among the 180 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around New York City, East Elmhurst ranks #36 for business survivability, with an average 67.4% chance of lasting two or more years.
- For the top-ranked business type, 89.7% Best is 6.4 points above 83.3% Typical in East Elmhurst.
- But at poorly chosen addresses within East Elmhurst, even the top-ranked business types can fall well below the neighborhood average. Location selection remains critical: a promising concept at the wrong spot still carries significant risk.
- With a 91.5% employment rate, East Elmhurst has the consumer spending foundation that supports a range of brick-and-mortar business types.
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 East Elmhurst?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in East Elmhurst, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. The map below highlights the highest-survivability address for a Convenience Store in East Elmhurst:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Convenience Store in East Elmhurst. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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 East Elmhurst?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 89.7% | 83.3% | 77.9% |
| 2 | Clothing Store | 89.5% | 81.7% | 76.3% |
| 3 | Laundromat | 89.0% | 82.3% | 76.8% |
| 5 | Mexican Restaurant | 86.1% | 77.4% | 72.3% |
| 6 | Cafe | 85.9% | 76.1% | 69.9% |
| 7 | Veterinary Clinic | 85.5% | 79.9% | 74.4% |
| 9 | Chiropractor Office | 83.1% | 77.7% | 72.3% |
| 20 | Deli | 80.9% | 72.9% | 66.2% |
| 21 | Coffee Shop | 79.7% | 71.4% | 63.7% |
| 22 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 78.6% | 72.4% | 66.2% |
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 East Elmhurst
- #1 Convenience Store (Ranked #1): 83.3% Typical in East Elmhurst. Best: 89.7%. Worst: 77.9%.
- #2 Clothing Store is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in East Elmhurst: 81.7% Typical, 89.5% Best, 76.3% Worst.
- #3 Laundromat: 82.3% Typical across East Elmhurst; Best 89.0%, Worst 76.8%.
- #5 Opening a Mexican Restaurant in East Elmhurst shows 77.4% Typical survivability, 86.1% Best and 72.3% Worst.
- #6 Cafe (Ranked #6): 76.1% Typical in East Elmhurst. Best: 85.9%. Worst: 69.9%.
Strong Performers in East Elmhurst
- #7 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in East Elmhurst: 79.9% Typical, 85.5% Best, 74.4% Worst.
- #9 Chiropractor Office: 77.7% Typical across East Elmhurst; Best 83.1%, Worst 72.3%.
- #20 Opening a Deli in East Elmhurst shows 72.9% Typical survivability, 80.9% Best and 66.2% Worst.
- #21 Coffee Shop (Ranked #21): 71.4% Typical in East Elmhurst. Best: 79.7%. Worst: 63.7%.
- #22 Physical Therapy Clinic is ranked #22 for top businesses to open in East Elmhurst: 72.4% Typical, 78.6% Best, 66.2% 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 East Elmhurst make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in East Elmhurst 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.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- 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 provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What businesses should open next in East Elmhurst?
The top businesses to open next in East Elmhurst:
- Convenience Stores: 83.3% Typical, 89.7% Best
- Clothing Stores: 81.7% Typical, 89.5% Best
- Laundromats: 82.3% Typical, 89.0% Best
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. We have been studying the businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans. 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 survivability rankings for East Elmhurst draw on real Census conditions, including 91.5% employment and 17.1% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. StreetSpring regularly refreshes survivability scores to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in East Elmhurst 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 East Elmhurst.
What type of business should you rent your East Elmhurst storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in East Elmhurst, Convenience Stores, Clothing Stores, and Laundromats consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for two or more years.
- 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. With StreetSpring, you can rank every potential tenant type by survivability score at your property address before committing to a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your East Elmhurst storefront to a Convenience Store?
According to our 2026 survivability model, a Convenience Store leads all business categories for East Elmhurst landlords: 89.7% Best and 77.9% Worst.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What should I consider when opening a business in East Elmhurst?
When opening a business in East Elmhurst, compare the Survivability Scores of your shortlisted addresses and favor the highest one your budget allows.
- The single most important number in a location decision is the Revenue Capture Score, StreetSpring's proprietary estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in East Elmhurst, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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Our analysis covers businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 major US metros. 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.