Business Survivability in Ozone Park, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Ozone Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~82% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Ozone Park (~82% average survival rate, ~87% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #74 across all neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: ~78% two-year survival across all business types
- 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: September 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Ozone Park 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 Ozone Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~82% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~87% chance; next is a Chicken Shop with a 79.38% chance, followed by a Diner with a 79.08% chance.
Is Ozone Park a good place to start a business?
In New York City's neighborhood survivability rankings, Ozone Park comes in at #74, with an average Survivability Score of ~78% across all business types.
- Best-case locations for the top business types in Ozone Park produce survivability scores ~15% above the neighborhood-wide average.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Ozone Park can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
- At 93.5% employed, Ozone Park'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 vacancy figures sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.
How can you find the best location to open a business in Ozone Park?
Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in Ozone Park that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Veterinary Clinic in Ozone Park:
This map shows the optimal location for a Veterinary Clinic in Ozone Park based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. The prediction model incorporates hundreds of location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.
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What are the best businesses to open in Ozone Park?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 82.14% |
| 2 | Chicken Shop | 79.38% |
| 3 | Diner | 79.08% |
| 4 | Dance Club | 78.85% |
| 5 | Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurant | 78.67% |
| 6 | Grocery Store | 78.40% |
| 7 | Gym | 77.66% |
| 8 | Dessert Shop | 76.76% |
| 9 | Smoke Shop | 75.58% |
| 10 | Pet Store | 74.83% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Ozone Park
- Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Ozone Park: 82.14% chance on average, best at ~87%, challenging at ~77%.
- Chicken Shop — ~75%–~84% survivability range, with an average of 79.38% across Ozone Park.
- Opening a Diner in Ozone Park shows 79.08% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~74%.
- Dance Club (Ranked #4): 78.85% average in Ozone Park. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~72%.
- Vegan / Vegetarian Restaurant is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Ozone Park: 78.67% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~73%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Ozone Park
- Grocery Store — ~73%–~82% survivability range, with an average of 78.40% across Ozone Park.
- Opening a Gym in Ozone Park shows 77.66% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~74%.
- Dessert Shop (Ranked #8): 76.76% average in Ozone Park. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~72%.
- Smoke Shop is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Ozone Park: 75.58% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~70%.
- Pet Store — ~69%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 74.83% across Ozone Park.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Chicken Shop — See how this compares to other cities →
- Diner — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Ozone Park make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Ozone Park could lead to you making ~15% more than if you selected an average location, and ~35% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Location fit is business-type-specific: a spot that's ideal for a coffee shop may underperform for a nail salon at the same address.
- Location shapes survivability more than branding, pricing, or operational quality — the data is unambiguous on this point.
- Our data shows that the single highest-impact decision a business owner makes is the address they choose — and Survivability Score is the best guide to that decision.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What businesses should open next in Ozone Park?
The top businesses to open next in Ozone Park:
- Veterinary Clinics — 82.14% average survival rate, ~87% at the best address
- Chicken Shops — 79.38% average survival rate
- Diners — 79.08% average survival rate
However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. We apply advanced machine learning to one of the largest commercial real estate outcome datasets in the country. 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 Ozone Park are grounded in real economic conditions: 93.5% employment and 5.2% vacancy are among the key inputs that separate high-scoring locations from low-scoring ones here. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring recalculates survivability for every location in Ozone Park weekly, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data — check current locations now.
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- See the New York City Business Survivability Rankings
- See the New York City Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across New York City neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Ozone Park.
What type of business should you rent your Ozone Park storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Veterinary Clinics, Chicken Shops, and Diners at the top of the survivability rankings for Ozone Park — making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- Location shapes survivability more than branding, pricing, or operational quality — the data is unambiguous on this point.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront. 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 Ozone Park storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes — our 2026 model places a Veterinary Clinic at the top of the survivability rankings for Ozone Park storefronts, with a best-case score of ~87% and a floor of ~77% at the most challenging addresses.
- 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 Ozone Park?
In Ozone Park, the single most important factor in your site-selection decision is the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- Revenue Capture Score is what separates locations that look similar on the surface but produce dramatically different business outcomes.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own — built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- You can access the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring for free.
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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.