Business Survivability in Gerritsen Beach, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Gerritsen Beach is a Clothing Store with a 76.4% 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 Clothing Store in Gerritsen Beach (76.4% Typical, 87.4% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #156 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 55.6% 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 Gerritsen Beach 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 Gerritsen Beach is a Clothing Store with a 76.4% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 87.4% Best; next is a Convenience Store with 80.2% Best, followed by a Chiropractor Office with 79.9% Best.
Is Gerritsen Beach a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Gerritsen Beach #156 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City, with an average Survivability Score of 55.6% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 87.4% Best is 11.0 points above 76.4% Typical in Gerritsen Beach.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Gerritsen Beach see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- At 95.0% employed, Gerritsen Beach'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 Gerritsen Beach?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Gerritsen Beach, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. Below is the best location for a Clothing Store in Gerritsen Beach:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Clothing Store in Gerritsen Beach. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. 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 Gerritsen Beach?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clothing Store | 87.4% | 76.4% | 69.1% |
| 2 | Convenience Store | 80.2% | 70.8% | 62.0% |
| 3 | Chiropractor Office | 79.9% | 72.8% | 65.7% |
| 4 | Cafe | 77.7% | 69.4% | 61.2% |
| 5 | Laundromat | 77.5% | 69.2% | 61.0% |
| 6 | Bar | 77.1% | 68.2% | 59.2% |
| 7 | Veterinary Clinic | 76.9% | 72.1% | 67.3% |
| 8 | Spa | 69.3% | 63.7% | 58.1% |
| 9 | Coffee Shop | 69.1% | 60.7% | 52.3% |
| 10 | Dentist Office | 67.8% | 62.6% | 57.4% |
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.
Highest Survivability in Gerritsen Beach
- #1 Opening a Clothing Store in Gerritsen Beach shows 76.4% Typical survivability, 87.4% Best and 69.1% Worst.
- #2 Convenience Store (Ranked #2): 70.8% Typical in Gerritsen Beach. Best: 80.2%. Worst: 62.0%.
- #3 Chiropractor Office is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Gerritsen Beach: 72.8% Typical, 79.9% Best, 65.7% Worst.
- #4 Cafe: 69.4% Typical across Gerritsen Beach; Best 77.7%, Worst 61.2%.
- #5 Opening a Laundromat in Gerritsen Beach shows 69.2% Typical survivability, 77.5% Best and 61.0% Worst.
Strong Performers in Gerritsen Beach
- #6 Bar (Ranked #6): 68.2% Typical in Gerritsen Beach. Best: 77.1%. Worst: 59.2%.
- #7 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Gerritsen Beach: 72.1% Typical, 76.9% Best, 67.3% Worst.
- #8 Spa: 63.7% Typical across Gerritsen Beach; Best 69.3%, Worst 58.1%.
- #9 Opening a Coffee Shop in Gerritsen Beach shows 60.7% Typical survivability, 69.1% Best and 52.3% Worst.
- #10 Dentist Office (Ranked #10): 62.6% Typical in Gerritsen Beach. Best: 67.8%. Worst: 57.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Gerritsen Beach make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing an address that maximizes your Revenue Capture Score in Gerritsen Beach 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
- Site-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- 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.
- 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 Gerritsen Beach?
The top businesses to open next in Gerritsen Beach:
- Clothing Stores: 76.4% Typical, 87.4% Best
- Convenience Stores: 70.8% Typical, 80.2% Best
- Chiropractor Offices: 72.8% Typical, 79.9% Best
However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. StreetSpring has analyzed hundreds of thousands of business outcomes across major U.S. metros. 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 4.8% housing vacancy rate in Gerritsen Beach describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. Survivability scores are recalculated regularly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift: visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Gerritsen Beach right now.
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- See the New York City Business Survivability Rankings
- See the New York City Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Clothing Store survivability across New York City neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Gerritsen Beach.
What type of business should you rent your Gerritsen Beach storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Gerritsen Beach shows that Clothing Stores, Convenience Stores, and Chiropractor Offices rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Gerritsen Beach storefront to a Clothing Store?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Clothing Store would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to in Gerritsen Beach, with 87.4% Best and 69.1% Worst for the chance of lasting two or more years.
- 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 Gerritsen Beach?
When opening a business in Gerritsen Beach, compare the Survivability Scores of your shortlisted addresses and favor the highest one your budget allows.
- StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open.
- StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
- You can check the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has studied businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans, giving its predictions a scale of validation unmatched in site-selection tools. 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.