Business Survivability in Kingman Park, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Kingman Park is a Veterinary Clinic 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 Veterinary Clinic in Kingman Park (~83% average survival rate, ~86% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #39 across all neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- 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 Kingman 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 Kingman Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~83% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~86% chance; next is a Diner with a 78.65% chance, followed by a Brunch Restaurant with a 78.26% chance.
Is Kingman Park a good place to start a business?
Kingman Park is the #39 most survivable neighborhood for new businesses in and around Washington DC, with an average score of ~77% across all analyzed categories.
- The highest-scoring business types in Kingman Park — at their optimal addresses — outperform the neighborhood average by ~9%.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Kingman Park can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- A 89.7% employment rate in Kingman Park means a large share of local consumers have steady income — a strong underlying condition for discretionary spending businesses.
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 Kingman Park?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Kingman Park — so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Kingman Park, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Veterinary Clinic in 2026:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Veterinary Clinic in Kingman Park. Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform — and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. 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 Kingman Park?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 83.07% |
| 2 | Diner | 78.65% |
| 3 | Brunch Restaurant | 78.26% |
| 4 | Asian Fusion Restaurant | 78.15% |
| 5 | Dance Club | 78.01% |
| 6 | Smoke Shop | 77.83% |
| 7 | Coffee Shop | 77.22% |
| 8 | Grocery Store | 76.54% |
| 9 | Liquor Store | 76.29% |
| 10 | Dessert Shop | 75.61% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Kingman Park
- Veterinary Clinic — ~80%–~86% survivability range, with an average of 83.07% across Kingman Park.
- Opening a Diner in Kingman Park shows 78.65% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~75%.
- Brunch Restaurant (Ranked #3): 78.26% average in Kingman Park. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~74%.
- Asian Fusion Restaurant is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Kingman Park: 78.15% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~72%.
- Dance Club — ~74%–~82% survivability range, with an average of 78.01% across Kingman Park.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Kingman Park
- Opening a Smoke Shop in Kingman Park shows 77.83% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~74%.
- Coffee Shop (Ranked #7): 77.22% average in Kingman Park. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~72%.
- Grocery Store is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Kingman Park: 76.54% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~71%.
- Liquor Store — ~72%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 76.29% across Kingman Park.
- Opening a Dessert Shop in Kingman Park shows 75.61% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~69%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Diner — See how this compares to other cities →
- Brunch Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Kingman Park make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing a high-performing site for your concept in Kingman Park could lead to you making ~9% more than if you selected an average location, and ~19% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Site-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
- Every site-selection decision starts and ends with location — it outweighs concept, brand, and execution combined.
- StreetSpring's analysis shows that businesses in top-scoring locations generate meaningfully more revenue and stay open longer than those in average locations.
- StreetSpring can pinpoint which blocks in each neighborhood or city maximize a business's chances of success.
What businesses should open next in Kingman Park?
The top businesses to open next in Kingman Park:
- Veterinary Clinics — 83.07% average survival rate, ~86% at the best address
- Diners — 78.65% average survival rate
- Brunch Restaurants — 78.26% average survival rate
Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform — and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. Our models are built using machine learning trained on millions of commercial real estate data points. 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. Kingman Park's employment rate (89.7%) and vacancy rate (8.9%) 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 Kingman Park weekly, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data — check current locations now.
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- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Washington DC neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Kingman Park.
What type of business should you rent your Kingman Park storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the highest-survivability tenant types for a storefront in Kingman Park are Veterinary Clinics, Diners, and Brunch Restaurants.
- Every site-selection decision starts and ends with location — it outweighs concept, brand, and execution combined.
- StreetSpring can pinpoint which blocks in each neighborhood or city maximize a business's chances of success. Landlords can use StreetSpring to match their exact address to the tenant types most likely to stay open and paying rent for two or more years.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Washington DC Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Kingman Park storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Veterinary Clinic in Kingman Park: best-in-class addresses achieve ~86% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at ~80% — above average for most business types.
- StreetSpring can pinpoint which blocks in each neighborhood or city maximize a business's chances of success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Kingman Park?
In Kingman Park, the single most important factor in your site-selection decision is the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending — and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
- The most current survivability data for Kingman Park is free to access on StreetSpring — no account required to check your specific address.
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StreetSpring uses AI to predict business survivability across U.S. neighborhoods — trusted by real estate professionals and entrepreneurs nationwide. 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.