Business Survivability in Jamaica, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Jamaica is a Convenience Store with a 82.3% 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 Jamaica (82.3% Typical, 90.1% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #120 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 58.9% 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 Jamaica 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 Jamaica is a Convenience Store with a 82.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 90.1% Best; next is a Cafe with 86.9% Best, followed by a Clothing Store with 84.4% Best.
Is Jamaica a good place to start a business?
Jamaica holds the #120 position of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City for new business survivability, with an average score of 58.9% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 90.1% Best is 7.8 points above 82.3% Typical in Jamaica.
- Still, those same business types at weaker addresses in Jamaica can score well below the neighborhood mean. Even the most viable concept here requires the right address to reach its potential.
- At 89.0% employed, Jamaica'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 Jamaica?
StreetSpring's Jamaica data goes block by block (not just neighborhood averages) so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Convenience Store in Jamaica:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Convenience Store in Jamaica. 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 Jamaica?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 90.1% | 82.3% | 76.6% |
| 2 | Cafe | 86.9% | 76.1% | 69.2% |
| 3 | Clothing Store | 84.4% | 74.7% | 67.5% |
| 4 | Laundromat | 83.7% | 74.7% | 68.2% |
| 5 | Chiropractor Office | 76.8% | 69.7% | 62.7% |
| 6 | Hair Salon | 76.4% | 67.5% | 58.5% |
| 8 | Bar | 73.4% | 64.2% | 55.1% |
| 9 | Beauty Salon | 72.7% | 65.7% | 58.7% |
| 10 | Indian Restaurant | 72.6% | 65.7% | 58.9% |
| 11 | Coffee Shop | 72.5% | 63.7% | 54.9% |
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 Jamaica
- #1 Convenience Store: 82.3% Typical across Jamaica; Best 90.1%, Worst 76.6%.
- #2 Opening a Cafe in Jamaica shows 76.1% Typical survivability, 86.9% Best and 69.2% Worst.
- #3 Clothing Store (Ranked #3): 74.7% Typical in Jamaica. Best: 84.4%. Worst: 67.5%.
- #4 Laundromat is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Jamaica: 74.7% Typical, 83.7% Best, 68.2% Worst.
- #5 Chiropractor Office: 69.7% Typical across Jamaica; Best 76.8%, Worst 62.7%.
Strong Performers in Jamaica
- #6 Opening a Hair Salon in Jamaica shows 67.5% Typical survivability, 76.4% Best and 58.5% Worst.
- #8 Bar (Ranked #8): 64.2% Typical in Jamaica. Best: 73.4%. Worst: 55.1%.
- #9 Beauty Salon is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Jamaica: 65.7% Typical, 72.7% Best, 58.7% Worst.
- #10 Indian Restaurant: 65.7% Typical across Jamaica; Best 72.6%, Worst 58.9%.
- #11 Opening a Coffee Shop in Jamaica shows 63.7% Typical survivability, 72.5% Best and 54.9% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Jamaica 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 Jamaica 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
- Even within a high-performing neighborhood, the best location varies by business type: StreetSpring scores each combination separately.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What businesses should open next in Jamaica?
The top businesses to open next in Jamaica:
- Convenience Stores: 82.3% Typical, 90.1% Best
- Cafes: 76.1% Typical, 86.9% Best
- Clothing Stores: 74.7% Typical, 84.4% 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 Jamaica draw on real Census conditions, including 89.0% employment and 7.3% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Jamaica are currently available and how they score.
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Related Articles:
- 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 Jamaica.
What type of business should you rent your Jamaica storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Jamaica are Convenience Stores, Cafes, and Clothing Stores.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them. StreetSpring allows property owners to evaluate any address against 500+ business types, so you can prioritize the categories that score highest at your specific location.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Jamaica storefront to a Convenience Store?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Jamaica in 2026, a Convenience Store ranks first, at 90.1% Best and 76.6% Worst, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What should I consider when opening a business in Jamaica?
Location decisions in Jamaica should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores start with a free 10-minute trial: check your specific address now.
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Powered by machine learning models trained on real business outcomes, StreetSpring delivers actionable insights. 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.