Business Survivability in Lakeshore, San Francisco
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Lakeshore is a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 78.3% 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 Physical Therapy Clinic in Lakeshore (78.3% Typical, 83.4% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #42 of 107 neighborhoods in and around San Francisco
- Neighborhood average: 69.7% 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 Lakeshore 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 Lakeshore is a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 78.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 83.4% Best; next is a Chiropractor Office with 83.1% Best, followed by an Acupuncture Clinic with 82.8% Best.
Is Lakeshore a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Lakeshore #42 of 107 neighborhoods in and around San Francisco, with an average Survivability Score of 69.7% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 83.4% Best is 5.1 points above 78.3% Typical in Lakeshore.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Lakeshore can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
- Lakeshore's employment rate of 96.5% and housing vacancy rate of 5.5% are two of the Census inputs StreetSpring's model reads for this neighborhood.
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 Lakeshore?
The right address in Lakeshore can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Physical Therapy Clinic in Lakeshore:
This map shows the optimal location for a Physical Therapy Clinic in Lakeshore based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. 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 Lakeshore?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 83.4% | 78.3% | 73.3% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 83.1% | 77.7% | 72.2% |
| 3 | Acupuncture Clinic | 82.8% | 77.5% | 72.2% |
| 5 | Veterinary Clinic | 82.6% | 76.4% | 70.1% |
| 7 | Eye Care Center | 81.7% | 75.8% | 70.0% |
| 9 | Cosmetics Shop | 79.5% | 72.9% | 66.5% |
| 10 | Dance Club | 78.8% | 72.5% | 66.2% |
| 11 | International Grocery Store | 78.4% | 72.4% | 66.5% |
| 12 | Tattoo & Piercing Shop | 77.7% | 71.2% | 64.7% |
| 13 | Seafood Restaurant | 77.4% | 71.5% | 65.5% |
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 Lakeshore
- #1 Physical Therapy Clinic (Ranked #1): 78.3% Typical in Lakeshore. Best: 83.4%. Worst: 73.3%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Lakeshore: 77.7% Typical, 83.1% Best, 72.2% Worst.
- #3 Acupuncture Clinic: 77.5% Typical across Lakeshore; Best 82.8%, Worst 72.2%.
- #5 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Lakeshore shows 76.4% Typical survivability, 82.6% Best and 70.1% Worst.
- #7 Eye Care Center (Ranked #7): 75.8% Typical in Lakeshore. Best: 81.7%. Worst: 70.0%.
Strong Performers in Lakeshore
- #9 Cosmetics Shop is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Lakeshore: 72.9% Typical, 79.5% Best, 66.5% Worst.
- #10 Dance Club: 72.5% Typical across Lakeshore; Best 78.8%, Worst 66.2%.
- #11 Opening an International Grocery Store in Lakeshore shows 72.4% Typical survivability, 78.4% Best and 66.5% Worst.
- #12 Tattoo & Piercing Shop (Ranked #12): 71.2% Typical in Lakeshore. Best: 77.7%. Worst: 64.7%.
- #13 Seafood Restaurant is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Lakeshore: 71.5% Typical, 77.4% Best, 65.5% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Lakeshore make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting a storefront that StreetSpring ranks in the top tier for your business type in Lakeshore 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
- 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.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- Compare the Revenue Capture Score of each shortlisted address first: it is the top factor in choosing a location, and it estimates the revenue a business can capture there.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What businesses should open next in Lakeshore?
The top businesses to open next in Lakeshore:
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 78.3% Typical, 83.4% Best
- Chiropractor Offices: 77.7% Typical, 83.1% Best
- Acupuncture Clinics: 77.5% Typical, 82.8% Best
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. 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. The 96.5% employment rate in Lakeshore is a key signal of consumer health, and the 5.5% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. Survivability scores are live, not static: StreetSpring updates them regularly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Lakeshore and how each address is scoring right now.
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- See the San Francisco Business Survivability Rankings
- See the San Francisco Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Physical Therapy Clinic survivability across San Francisco neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Lakeshore.
What type of business should you rent your Lakeshore storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Lakeshore shows that Physical Therapy Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Acupuncture Clinics rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Lakeshore: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in San Francisco Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Lakeshore storefront to a Physical Therapy Clinic?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Physical Therapy Clinic as the highest-ranked tenant type for Lakeshore, at 83.4% Best and 73.3% Worst for the chance of lasting more than 2 years.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What should I consider when opening a business in Lakeshore?
When opening a business in Lakeshore, compare the Survivability Scores of your shortlisted addresses and favor the highest one your budget allows.
- StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open.
- StreetSpring's in-house models are trained on 570,000+ real business outcomes.
- You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in Lakeshore with a free 10-minute trial of StreetSpring's live tool.
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Our analysis covers businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 major US metros. Aggregated survivability rankings for San Francisco are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for San Francisco: /resources/data/san-francisco-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.