Business Survivability in Glover Park, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Glover Park is an American Restaurant with a ~79% 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: an American Restaurant in Glover Park (~79% average survival rate, ~81% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #53 across all neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: ~78% 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 Glover Park 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 Glover Park is an American Restaurant with a ~79% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~81% chance; next is a Mexican Restaurant with a 78.42% chance, followed by a Deli with a 78.35% chance.
Is Glover Park a good place to start a business?
Out of all neighborhoods analyzed in and around Washington DC, Glover Park ranks #53 for business survivability with a ~78% average Survivability Score.
- The highest-scoring business types in Glover Park — at their optimal addresses — outperform the neighborhood average by ~6%.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Glover Park can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
- With a 98.7% employment rate, Glover Park has the consumer spending foundation that supports a range of brick-and-mortar business types.
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 Glover Park?
StreetSpring's Glover Park data goes block by block — not just neighborhood averages — so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for an American Restaurant in Glover Park:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for an American Restaurant in Glover Park. Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly — always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. The model evaluates hundreds of factors — from primary and secondary competition to forecasted spend, site accessibility, and local market share potential.
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What are the best businesses to open in Glover Park?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Restaurant | 79.04% |
| 2 | Mexican Restaurant | 78.42% |
| 3 | Deli | 78.35% |
| 4 | Grocery Store | 77.50% |
| 5 | Liquor Store | 77.22% |
| 6 | Coffee Shop | 76.98% |
| 7 | Dessert Shop | 76.93% |
| 8 | Hair Salon | 75.61% |
| 9 | Beauty Salon | 75.39% |
| 10 | Gym | 74.84% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Glover Park
- Opening an American Restaurant in Glover Park shows 79.04% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
- Mexican Restaurant (Ranked #2): 78.42% average in Glover Park. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~76%.
- Deli is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Glover Park: 78.35% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~75%.
- Grocery Store — ~75%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 77.50% across Glover Park.
- Opening a Liquor Store in Glover Park shows 77.22% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~74%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Glover Park
- Coffee Shop (Ranked #6): 76.98% average in Glover Park. Best-case storefronts: ~79%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
- Dessert Shop is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Glover Park: 76.93% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~74%.
- Hair Salon — ~73%–~78% survivability range, with an average of 75.61% across Glover Park.
- Opening a Beauty Salon in Glover Park shows 75.39% average survivability. Top locations reach ~78%; lower-end sites show ~72%.
- Gym (Ranked #10): 74.84% average in Glover Park. Best-case storefronts: ~78%. Challenging locations: ~72%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- American Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Mexican Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Deli — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Glover Park make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, going with one of the top-scoring locations in the neighborhood rather than an average one in Glover Park could lead to you making ~6% more than if you selected an average location, and ~16% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Location fit is business-type-specific: a spot that's ideal for a coffee shop may underperform for a nail salon at the same address.
- Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
- StreetSpring's analysis shows that businesses in top-scoring locations generate meaningfully more revenue and stay open longer than those in average locations.
- 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 Glover Park?
The top businesses to open next in Glover Park:
- American Restaurants — 79.04% average survival rate, ~81% at the best address
- Mexican Restaurants — 78.42% average survival rate
- Delis — 78.35% average survival rate
Market conditions, new competitors, and local spending patterns can change rapidly — always verify with StreetSpring's live tool before signing a lease. Our platform incorporates data from thousands of neighborhoods nationwide. 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. A 12.5% vacancy rate in Glover Park reflects the current commercial environment; StreetSpring weights this directly in every survivability score for addresses in this neighborhood. Survivability scores are recalculated weekly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift — visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Glover Park right now.
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- See the Washington DC Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Washington DC Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore American Restaurant survivability across Washington DC neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Glover Park.
What type of business should you rent your Glover Park storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Glover Park, the top three tenant categories for landlords are American Restaurants, Mexican Restaurants, and Delis.
- Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
- StreetSpring gives you a precise survivability probability for any specific address and business type combination, not a generalized estimate. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Washington DC Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Glover Park storefront to an American Restaurant?
StreetSpring's data confirms an American Restaurant as the highest-survivability tenant type for Glover Park. The best addresses show a ~81% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around ~76%.
- 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 Glover Park?
Before committing to any location in Glover Park, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score — it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.
- Revenue Capture Score is what separates locations that look similar on the surface but produce dramatically different business outcomes.
- Every survivability score is produced by StreetSpring's private prediction engine — not available through any other platform.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores are available for free — check your specific address now.
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StreetSpring's models are built from millions of real business outcomes, making predictions grounded in what actually happened. 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.