Business Survivability in Sumner, Portland
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Sumner 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 Sumner (~82% average survival rate, ~85% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #7 across all neighborhoods in and around Portland
- Neighborhood average: ~77% 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 Sumner 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 Sumner 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 ~85% chance; next is a Salad Shop with a 79.14% chance, followed by a Persian Restaurant with a 78.14% chance.
Is Sumner a good place to start a business?
In Portland's neighborhood survivability rankings, Sumner comes in at #7, with an average Survivability Score of ~77% across all business types.
- Top-performing business types at the best addresses in Sumner show a ~7% survival rate advantage over the neighborhood average.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Sumner can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- At 94.6% employed, Sumner'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 Sumner?
StreetSpring can pinpoint which exact blocks in Sumner maximize a business's chances of success. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Veterinary Clinic in Sumner:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Veterinary Clinic in Sumner. These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. 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 Sumner?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 82.27% |
| 2 | Salad Shop | 79.14% |
| 3 | Persian Restaurant | 78.14% |
| 4 | Bangladeshi Restaurant | 77.53% |
| 5 | Dance Club | 77.29% |
| 6 | Liquor Store | 77.06% |
| 7 | Pet Boarding Facility | 76.74% |
| 8 | Coffee Shop | 76.51% |
| 9 | Smoke Shop | 75.61% |
| 10 | Pet Grooming Shop | 75.42% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Sumner
- Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Sumner shows 82.27% average survivability. Top locations reach ~85%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
- Salad Shop (Ranked #2): 79.14% average in Sumner. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~76%.
- Persian Restaurant is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Sumner: 78.14% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~75%.
- Bangladeshi Restaurant — ~74%–~82% survivability range, with an average of 77.53% across Sumner.
- Opening a Dance Club in Sumner shows 77.29% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~75%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Sumner
- Liquor Store (Ranked #6): 77.06% average in Sumner. Best-case storefronts: ~79%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
- Pet Boarding Facility is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Sumner: 76.74% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~74%.
- Coffee Shop — ~74%–~78% survivability range, with an average of 76.51% across Sumner.
- Opening a Smoke Shop in Sumner shows 75.61% average survivability. Top locations reach ~79%; lower-end sites show ~73%.
- Pet Grooming Shop (Ranked #10): 75.42% average in Sumner. Best-case storefronts: ~79%. Challenging locations: ~72%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Salad Shop — See how this compares to other cities →
- Persian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Sumner make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations for your business in Sumner could lead to you making ~7% more than if you selected an average location, and ~18% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
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.
- Survivability data consistently shows location accounts for more variance in business outcomes than any other controllable factor.
- Every percentage point of Survivability Score represents a real difference in expected revenue — choosing the highest-scoring address is the most reliable financial decision you can make at the outset.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What businesses should open next in Sumner?
The top businesses to open next in Sumner:
- Veterinary Clinics — 82.27% average survival rate, ~85% at the best address
- Salad Shops — 79.14% average survival rate
- Persian Restaurants — 78.14% average survival rate
These figures represent averages across a neighborhood; your specific address may score meaningfully higher or lower depending on block-level competitive conditions. StreetSpring measures competition through a 30-factor framework layered on top of proprietary consumer spending forecasts and mobility models. 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. Sumner's employment rate (94.6%) and vacancy rate (5.5%) together define the economic context that StreetSpring's model uses to score survivability for each business type at each address. StreetSpring refreshes survivability scores every week to reflect new competition and updated spending data — see which locations in Sumner are available right now and how they rank.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Sumner.
What type of business should you rent your Sumner storefront to?
For landlords in Sumner, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Veterinary Clinics, Salad Shops, and Persian Restaurants as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- Survivability data consistently shows location accounts for more variance in business outcomes than any other controllable factor.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Portland Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Sumner storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Veterinary Clinic would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to, with a potential ~85% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a ~79% chance.
- 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 Sumner?
Before committing to any location in Sumner, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score — it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.
- The most important driver of a high Survivability Score is the Revenue Capture Score for the business at the location it selects.
- No third-party scoring system produces these results — every prediction is generated by StreetSpring's own analytical models.
- StreetSpring is free to use — see the current survivability score for any address in Sumner right now.
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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 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.