Business Survivability in Mott Haven, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Mott Haven is a Convenience Store with a 79.1% 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 Mott Haven (79.1% Typical, 89.2% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #122 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 59.0% 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 Mott Haven 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 Mott Haven is a Convenience Store with a 79.1% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 89.2% Best; next is a Clothing Store with 87.3% Best, followed by a Cafe with 84.1% Best.
Is Mott Haven a good place to start a business?
Mott Haven holds the #122 position of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City for new business survivability, with an average score of 59.0% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 89.2% Best is 10.1 points above 79.1% Typical in Mott Haven.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Mott Haven can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- With a 85.0% employment rate, Mott Haven 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 Mott Haven?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Mott Haven moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. StreetSpring's 2026 model ranks this area #1 in Mott Haven for a Convenience Store:
The highlighted area represents the address in Mott Haven that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Convenience Store survivability. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. 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 Mott Haven?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 89.2% | 79.1% | 73.7% |
| 2 | Clothing Store | 87.3% | 77.1% | 70.7% |
| 3 | Cafe | 84.1% | 73.0% | 64.7% |
| 4 | Bar | 80.1% | 69.8% | 60.5% |
| 5 | Eye Care Center | 78.7% | 72.3% | 66.0% |
| 6 | Coffee Shop | 78.7% | 68.7% | 59.0% |
| 7 | Chiropractor Office | 77.2% | 69.4% | 61.7% |
| 8 | Gym | 74.5% | 65.1% | 55.7% |
| 21 | Dermatology Clinic | 70.6% | 64.5% | 58.4% |
| 22 | Acupuncture Clinic | 70.6% | 64.5% | 58.4% |
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.
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 Mott Haven
- #1 Convenience Store is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Mott Haven: 79.1% Typical, 89.2% Best, 73.7% Worst.
- #2 Clothing Store: 77.1% Typical across Mott Haven; Best 87.3%, Worst 70.7%.
- #3 Opening a Cafe in Mott Haven shows 73.0% Typical survivability, 84.1% Best and 64.7% Worst.
- #4 Bar (Ranked #4): 69.8% Typical in Mott Haven. Best: 80.1%. Worst: 60.5%.
- #5 Eye Care Center is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Mott Haven: 72.3% Typical, 78.7% Best, 66.0% Worst.
Strong Performers in Mott Haven
- #6 Coffee Shop: 68.7% Typical across Mott Haven; Best 78.7%, Worst 59.0%.
- #7 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Mott Haven shows 69.4% Typical survivability, 77.2% Best and 61.7% Worst.
- #8 Gym (Ranked #8): 65.1% Typical in Mott Haven. Best: 74.5%. Worst: 55.7%.
- #21 Dermatology Clinic is ranked #21 for top businesses to open in Mott Haven: 64.5% Typical, 70.6% Best, 58.4% Worst.
- #22 Acupuncture Clinic: 64.5% Typical across Mott Haven; Best 70.6%, Worst 58.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Mott Haven make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Mott Haven 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 selection requires evaluating the specific combination of your business type and the exact address: neighborhood-level data is only the starting point.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What businesses should open next in Mott Haven?
The top businesses to open next in Mott Haven:
- Convenience Stores: 79.1% Typical, 89.2% Best
- Clothing Stores: 77.1% Typical, 87.3% Best
- Cafes: 73.0% Typical, 84.1% Best
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. StreetSpring's training dataset includes millions of transactions and business lifecycle events. 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. With Mott Haven's 85.0% employment rate factored in, the businesses best positioned to succeed here are those that benefit from a well-employed, spending-capable local consumer base. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Mott Haven are currently available and how they score.
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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 Mott Haven.
What type of business should you rent your Mott Haven storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Convenience Stores, Clothing Stores, and Cafes at the top of the survivability rankings for Mott Haven, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in New York City Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Mott Haven storefront to a Convenience Store?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Mott Haven in 2026, a Convenience Store ranks first, at 89.2% Best and 73.7% Worst, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What should I consider when opening a business in Mott Haven?
In Mott Haven, the first step in your site-selection decision is checking the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own: built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool starts with a free 10-minute trial: enter any address in Mott Haven to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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StreetSpring uses AI to project business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods. 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.