Business Survivability in Flushing, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Flushing is a Convenience Store with a 78.7% 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 Flushing (78.7% Typical, 88.0% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #55 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 64.6% 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 Flushing 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 Flushing is a Convenience Store with a 78.7% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 88.0% Best; next is a Cafe with 86.3% Best, followed by a Laundromat with 86.1% Best.
Is Flushing a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Flushing #55 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City, with an average Survivability Score of 64.6% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 88.0% Best is 9.3 points above 78.7% Typical in Flushing.
- Still, those same business types at weaker addresses in Flushing can score well below the neighborhood mean. Even the most viable concept here requires the right address to reach its potential.
- At 93.0% employed, Flushing's consumer base has the spending capacity that makes the neighborhood viable for a wide range of business types, though location selection within the neighborhood still determines actual survivability.
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 Flushing?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in Flushing produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Convenience Store in Flushing:
The highlighted area represents the address in Flushing that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Convenience Store survivability. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in Flushing?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 88.0% | 78.7% | 73.4% |
| 2 | Cafe | 86.3% | 75.9% | 69.2% |
| 3 | Laundromat | 86.1% | 77.0% | 71.6% |
| 4 | Chiropractor Office | 84.5% | 77.0% | 69.6% |
| 5 | Hair Salon | 81.9% | 72.9% | 65.6% |
| 6 | Beauty Salon | 81.8% | 74.1% | 68.1% |
| 7 | Eye Care Center | 81.1% | 74.0% | 66.9% |
| 9 | Dermatology Clinic | 78.8% | 72.3% | 65.9% |
| 10 | Acupuncture Clinic | 78.7% | 72.3% | 65.9% |
| 14 | Veterinary Clinic | 78.6% | 71.2% | 63.9% |
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 Flushing
- #1 Convenience Store (Ranked #1): 78.7% Typical in Flushing. Best: 88.0%. Worst: 73.4%.
- #2 Cafe is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Flushing: 75.9% Typical, 86.3% Best, 69.2% Worst.
- #3 Laundromat: 77.0% Typical across Flushing; Best 86.1%, Worst 71.6%.
- #4 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Flushing shows 77.0% Typical survivability, 84.5% Best and 69.6% Worst.
- #5 Hair Salon (Ranked #5): 72.9% Typical in Flushing. Best: 81.9%. Worst: 65.6%.
Strong Performers in Flushing
- #6 Beauty Salon is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Flushing: 74.1% Typical, 81.8% Best, 68.1% Worst.
- #7 Eye Care Center: 74.0% Typical across Flushing; Best 81.1%, Worst 66.9%.
- #9 Opening a Dermatology Clinic in Flushing shows 72.3% Typical survivability, 78.8% Best and 65.9% Worst.
- #10 Acupuncture Clinic (Ranked #10): 72.3% Typical in Flushing. Best: 78.7%. Worst: 65.9%.
- #14 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #14 for top businesses to open in Flushing: 71.2% Typical, 78.6% Best, 63.9% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
- Laundromat: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Flushing 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 Flushing 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
- No two business types have identical location needs; survivability scores reflect these differences at the address level.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- 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.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What businesses should open next in Flushing?
The top businesses to open next in Flushing:
- Convenience Stores: 78.7% Typical, 88.0% Best
- Cafes: 75.9% Typical, 86.3% Best
- Laundromats: 77.0% Typical, 86.1% Best
The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. Our training data spans 500+ business types across 24 major metros, giving our models the breadth to predict outcomes across nearly any commercial concept. 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 Flushing draw on real Census conditions, including 93.0% employment and 5.2% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. Survivability scores are live, not static: StreetSpring updates them regularly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Flushing and how each address is scoring right now.
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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 Flushing.
What type of business should you rent your Flushing storefront to?
For landlords in Flushing, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Convenience Stores, Cafes, and Laundromats as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood. Landlords can use StreetSpring to match their exact address to the tenant types most likely to stay open and paying rent for two or more years.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Flushing storefront to a Convenience Store?
The data shows a Convenience Store in Flushing is the safest long-term bet for a storefront there, at 88.0% Best and 73.4% Worst.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What should I consider when opening a business in Flushing?
When opening a business in Flushing, compare the Survivability Scores of your shortlisted addresses and favor the highest one your budget allows.
- 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.
- These insights come from StreetSpring's exclusive, in-house forecasting models.
- Start a free 10-minute trial on StreetSpring to see the current survivability score for any address in Flushing.
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StreetSpring's models are built from millions of real business outcomes, making predictions grounded in what actually happened. 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.