Business Survivability in Shumway, Portland
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Shumway is a Pet Boarding Facility with a ~83% 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 Pet Boarding Facility in Shumway (~83% average survival rate, ~85% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #10 across all neighborhoods in and around Portland
- Neighborhood average: ~80% 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 Shumway 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 Shumway is a Pet Boarding Facility with a ~83% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~85% chance; next is an Italian Restaurant with a 82.71% chance, followed by a Singaporean Restaurant with a 82.27% chance.
Is Shumway a good place to start a business?
In Portland's neighborhood survivability rankings, Shumway comes in at #10, with an average Survivability Score of ~80% across all business types.
- At the strongest addresses in Shumway, the most viable business types score ~4% higher than the average survivability rate across all locations.
- Still, those same business types at weaker addresses in Shumway can score well below the neighborhood mean. Even the most viable concept here requires the right address to reach its potential.
- With 92.6% of the local population employed, Shumway presents a stable consumer base — particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
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 Shumway?
StreetSpring can pinpoint which exact blocks in Shumway maximize a business's chances of success. The map below highlights the highest-survivability address for a Pet Boarding Facility in Shumway:
The highlighted area represents the address in Shumway that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Pet Boarding Facility survivability. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. 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 Shumway?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pet Boarding Facility | 83.09% |
| 2 | Italian Restaurant | 82.71% |
| 3 | Singaporean Restaurant | 82.27% |
| 4 | Dance Club | 81.91% |
| 5 | Mexican Restaurant | 81.85% |
| 6 | Pet Store | 81.67% |
| 7 | Pet Grooming Shop | 80.74% |
| 8 | Watch Store or Repair Shop | 80.39% |
| 9 | Music Store | 80.14% |
| 10 | Laundromat | 79.14% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Shumway
- Pet Boarding Facility is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Shumway: 83.09% chance on average, best at ~85%, challenging at ~81%.
- Italian Restaurant — ~80%–~84% survivability range, with an average of 82.71% across Shumway.
- Opening a Singaporean Restaurant in Shumway shows 82.27% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~81%.
- Dance Club (Ranked #4): 81.91% average in Shumway. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~81%.
- Mexican Restaurant is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Shumway: 81.85% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~80%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Shumway
- Pet Store — ~80%–~83% survivability range, with an average of 81.67% across Shumway.
- Opening a Pet Grooming Shop in Shumway shows 80.74% average survivability. Top locations reach ~83%; lower-end sites show ~80%.
- Watch Store or Repair Shop (Ranked #8): 80.39% average in Shumway. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~80%.
- Music Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Shumway: 80.14% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~79%.
- Laundromat — ~78%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 79.14% across Shumway.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Pet Boarding Facility — See how this compares to other cities →
- Italian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Singaporean Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Shumway make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, following the survivability data rather than relying on intuition or foot traffic estimates in Shumway could lead to you making ~4% more than if you selected an average location, and ~8% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- StreetSpring calculates survivability for each business type separately at each address — so the best location for your concept may differ from the neighborhood's overall top-ranked site.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- The businesses that outperform their category averages most consistently are those that scored highest on survivability before opening.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What businesses should open next in Shumway?
The top businesses to open next in Shumway:
- Pet Boarding Facilities — 83.09% average survival rate, ~85% at the best address
- Italian Restaurants — 82.71% average survival rate
- Singaporean Restaurants — 82.27% 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. Shumway's employment rate (92.6%) and vacancy rate (3.6%) together define the economic context that StreetSpring's model uses to score survivability for each business type at each address. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring recalculates survivability for every location in Shumway weekly, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data — check current locations now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Shumway.
What type of business should you rent your Shumway storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Pet Boarding Facilities, Italian Restaurants, and Singaporean Restaurants at the top of the survivability rankings for Shumway — making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate. StreetSpring's free tool lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Shumway — a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Portland Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Shumway storefront to a Pet Boarding Facility?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Pet Boarding Facility ranks as the top tenant type for your Shumway storefront — best-case locations show a ~85% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to ~81%.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate.
What should I consider when opening a business in Shumway?
Survivability Score is the North Star metric for any location decision in Shumway: it aggregates 100+ factors so you don't have to evaluate each one individually.
- A strong Revenue Capture Score reflects the ideal balance of manageable competition and robust consumer spending at that specific address.
- Every survivability score is produced by StreetSpring's private prediction engine — not available through any other platform.
- No subscription required: access the current survivability score for any Shumway address through StreetSpring's free tool.
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Real estate professionals and business owners across 24 major metros use StreetSpring to ground their site-selection decisions in data, not guesswork. Aggregated survivability rankings for Portland are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Portland: /resources/data/portland-survivability-scores-2026.csv — includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.