Business Survivability in Sheepshead Bay, New York City
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Sheepshead Bay is a Convenience Store with a 77.3% 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 Sheepshead Bay (77.3% Typical, 88.3% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #114 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City
- Neighborhood average: 59.6% 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 Sheepshead Bay 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 Sheepshead Bay is a Convenience Store with a 77.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 88.3% Best; next is a Clothing Store with 88.2% Best, followed by a Cafe with 86.3% Best.
Is Sheepshead Bay a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Sheepshead Bay #114 of 180 neighborhoods in and around New York City, with an average Survivability Score of 59.6% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 88.3% Best is 11.0 points above 77.3% Typical in Sheepshead Bay.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Sheepshead Bay often fall well below average. Picking the right block (not just the right neighborhood) is what actually determines survivability.
- A 94.3% employment rate in Sheepshead Bay means a large share of local consumers have steady income: a strong underlying condition for discretionary spending businesses.
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 Sheepshead Bay?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in Sheepshead Bay produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. Here is the top survivability address for a Convenience Store in Sheepshead Bay, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
This map shows the optimal location for a Convenience Store in Sheepshead Bay based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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 Sheepshead Bay?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 88.3% | 77.3% | 70.5% |
| 2 | Clothing Store | 88.2% | 77.2% | 70.3% |
| 3 | Cafe | 86.3% | 74.8% | 67.0% |
| 4 | Chiropractor Office | 85.9% | 77.3% | 68.9% |
| 5 | Laundromat | 84.5% | 73.9% | 66.2% |
| 6 | Hair Salon | 83.0% | 72.1% | 63.5% |
| 7 | Spa | 77.8% | 68.6% | 59.4% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 75.7% | 68.5% | 61.3% |
| 9 | Dentist Office | 75.3% | 68.5% | 61.7% |
| 10 | Bar | 75.3% | 65.5% | 55.7% |
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 Sheepshead Bay
- #1 Convenience Store (Ranked #1): 77.3% Typical in Sheepshead Bay. Best: 88.3%. Worst: 70.5%.
- #2 Clothing Store is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Sheepshead Bay: 77.2% Typical, 88.2% Best, 70.3% Worst.
- #3 Cafe: 74.8% Typical across Sheepshead Bay; Best 86.3%, Worst 67.0%.
- #4 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Sheepshead Bay shows 77.3% Typical survivability, 85.9% Best and 68.9% Worst.
- #5 Laundromat (Ranked #5): 73.9% Typical in Sheepshead Bay. Best: 84.5%. Worst: 66.2%.
Strong Performers in Sheepshead Bay
- #6 Hair Salon is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Sheepshead Bay: 72.1% Typical, 83.0% Best, 63.5% Worst.
- #7 Spa: 68.6% Typical across Sheepshead Bay; Best 77.8%, Worst 59.4%.
- #8 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Sheepshead Bay shows 68.5% Typical survivability, 75.7% Best and 61.3% Worst.
- #9 Dentist Office (Ranked #9): 68.5% Typical in Sheepshead Bay. Best: 75.3%. Worst: 61.7%.
- #10 Bar is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Sheepshead Bay: 65.5% Typical, 75.3% Best, 55.7% Worst.
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 Sheepshead Bay make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Sheepshead Bay 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.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- 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.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What businesses should open next in Sheepshead Bay?
The top businesses to open next in Sheepshead Bay:
- Convenience Stores: 77.3% Typical, 88.3% Best
- Clothing Stores: 77.2% Typical, 88.2% Best
- Cafes: 74.8% Typical, 86.3% Best
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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 survivability rankings for Sheepshead Bay draw on real Census conditions, including 94.3% employment and 7.3% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Sheepshead Bay. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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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 Sheepshead Bay.
What type of business should you rent your Sheepshead Bay storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Sheepshead Bay shows that Convenience Stores, Clothing Stores, and Cafes rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront. 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 Sheepshead Bay storefront to a Convenience Store?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis supports renting to a Convenience Store in Sheepshead Bay: it posts 88.3% Best, and 70.5% Worst.
- 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 Sheepshead Bay?
Start any location decision in Sheepshead Bay with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- 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.
- These predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool starts with a free 10-minute trial: enter any address in Sheepshead Bay to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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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.