Business Survivability in Glencarlyn, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Glencarlyn is a Chiropractor Office with a 80.4% 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 Chiropractor Office in Glencarlyn (80.4% Typical, 84.7% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #107 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: 63.5% 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 Glencarlyn 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 Glencarlyn is a Chiropractor Office with a 80.4% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 84.7% Best; next is a Dermatology Clinic with 82.7% Best, followed by a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice with 82.6% Best.
Is Glencarlyn a good place to start a business?
Glencarlyn is ranked number 107 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC to start a business, with an average 63.5% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 84.7% Best is 4.3 points above 80.4% Typical in Glencarlyn.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Glencarlyn for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- The 93.7% employment rate in Glencarlyn supports consumer spending, while its 1.7% housing vacancy rate measures the share of homes and apartments standing empty: the model reads both as neighborhood characteristics.
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 Glencarlyn?
StreetSpring scores each block in Glencarlyn so you can see which ones give a business the best two-year chance. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Chiropractor Office in Glencarlyn:
The highlighted area represents the address in Glencarlyn that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Chiropractor Office survivability. Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. 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 Glencarlyn?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 84.7% | 80.4% | 76.2% |
| 2 | Dermatology Clinic | 82.7% | 76.6% | 70.6% |
| 3 | Mental Health Clinic | 82.6% | 76.6% | 70.5% |
| 7 | Veterinary Clinic | 81.2% | 76.2% | 71.2% |
| 8 | Coffee Shop | 79.8% | 74.3% | 69.5% |
| 9 | Bar | 76.7% | 71.9% | 67.0% |
| 10 | Hair Salon | 76.7% | 71.0% | 65.3% |
| 11 | Clothing Store | 76.5% | 68.9% | 61.4% |
| 12 | Gym | 76.5% | 71.1% | 65.8% |
| 14 | Smoke Shop | 76.2% | 69.3% | 62.4% |
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 Glencarlyn
- #1 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #1): 80.4% Typical in Glencarlyn. Best: 84.7%. Worst: 76.2%.
- #2 Dermatology Clinic is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Glencarlyn: 76.6% Typical, 82.7% Best, 70.6% Worst.
- #3 Mental Health Clinic: 76.6% Typical across Glencarlyn; Best 82.6%, Worst 70.5%.
- #7 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Glencarlyn shows 76.2% Typical survivability, 81.2% Best and 71.2% Worst.
- #8 Coffee Shop (Ranked #8): 74.3% Typical in Glencarlyn. Best: 79.8%. Worst: 69.5%.
Strong Performers in Glencarlyn
- #9 Bar is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Glencarlyn: 71.9% Typical, 76.7% Best, 67.0% Worst.
- #10 Hair Salon: 71.0% Typical across Glencarlyn; Best 76.7%, Worst 65.3%.
- #11 Opening a Clothing Store in Glencarlyn shows 68.9% Typical survivability, 76.5% Best and 61.4% Worst.
- #12 Gym (Ranked #12): 71.1% Typical in Glencarlyn. Best: 76.5%. Worst: 65.8%.
- #14 Smoke Shop is ranked #14 for top businesses to open in Glencarlyn: 69.3% Typical, 76.2% Best, 62.4% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Mental Health Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Glencarlyn make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Glencarlyn 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.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- 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 Glencarlyn?
The top businesses to open next in Glencarlyn:
- Chiropractor Offices: 80.4% Typical, 84.7% Best
- Dermatology Clinics: 76.6% Typical, 82.7% Best
- Mental Health Clinics: 76.6% Typical, 82.6% Best
Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. 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. Glencarlyn's employment rate (93.7%) and housing vacancy rate (1.7%) are part of the Census context StreetSpring's model reads when it scores each business type at each address. Survivability scores are live, not static: StreetSpring updates them regularly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Glencarlyn and how each address is scoring right now.
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- See the Washington DC Business Survivability Rankings
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- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Washington DC neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Glencarlyn.
What type of business should you rent your Glencarlyn storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Chiropractor Offices, Dermatology Clinics, and Mental Health Clinics at the top of the survivability rankings for Glencarlyn, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them. 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 Washington DC Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Glencarlyn storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Chiropractor Office as the highest-ranked tenant type for Glencarlyn, at 84.7% Best and 76.2% 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 Glencarlyn?
In Glencarlyn, the first step in your site-selection decision is checking the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- 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.
- These forecasts are generated using StreetSpring's unique analytical framework.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores start with a free 10-minute trial: check your specific address now.
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Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. Aggregated survivability rankings for Washington DC are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Washington DC: /resources/data/washington-dc-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.