Business Survivability in Lyon Park, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Lyon Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a 80.1% 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 Lyon Park (80.1% Typical, 86.4% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #99 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: 63.9% 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 Lyon 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 Lyon Park is a Veterinary Clinic with a 80.1% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 86.4% Best; next is a Chiropractor Office with 85.8% Best, followed by a Cafe with 84.9% Best.
Is Lyon Park a good place to start a business?
Lyon Park is ranked number 99 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC to start a business, with an average 63.9% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 86.4% Best is 6.3 points above 80.1% Typical in Lyon Park.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Lyon 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.
- A 98.0% employment rate in Lyon Park means a large share of local consumers have steady income: a strong underlying condition for discretionary spending businesses.
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 Lyon Park?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Lyon Park for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. Here is the top survivability address for a Veterinary Clinic in Lyon Park, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Veterinary Clinic in Lyon Park. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. 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 Lyon Park?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 86.4% | 80.1% | 73.7% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 85.8% | 78.5% | 71.1% |
| 3 | Cafe | 84.9% | 75.6% | 69.4% |
| 4 | Coffee Shop | 84.6% | 75.7% | 69.7% |
| 5 | Convenience Store | 84.1% | 73.9% | 66.1% |
| 6 | Spa | 83.0% | 73.8% | 66.9% |
| 7 | Hair Salon | 81.4% | 72.6% | 65.4% |
| 8 | Laundromat | 78.3% | 69.3% | 60.3% |
| 9 | Eye Care Center | 78.1% | 71.0% | 63.9% |
| 10 | Bar | 75.4% | 68.3% | 61.1% |
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.
Highest Survivability in Lyon Park
- #1 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Lyon Park shows 80.1% Typical survivability, 86.4% Best and 73.7% Worst.
- #2 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #2): 78.5% Typical in Lyon Park. Best: 85.8%. Worst: 71.1%.
- #3 Cafe is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Lyon Park: 75.6% Typical, 84.9% Best, 69.4% Worst.
- #4 Coffee Shop: 75.7% Typical across Lyon Park; Best 84.6%, Worst 69.7%.
- #5 Opening a Convenience Store in Lyon Park shows 73.9% Typical survivability, 84.1% Best and 66.1% Worst.
Strong Performers in Lyon Park
- #6 Spa (Ranked #6): 73.8% Typical in Lyon Park. Best: 83.0%. Worst: 66.9%.
- #7 Hair Salon is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Lyon Park: 72.6% Typical, 81.4% Best, 65.4% Worst.
- #8 Laundromat: 69.3% Typical across Lyon Park; Best 78.3%, Worst 60.3%.
- #9 Opening an Eye Care Center in Lyon Park shows 71.0% Typical survivability, 78.1% Best and 63.9% Worst.
- #10 Bar (Ranked #10): 68.3% Typical in Lyon Park. Best: 75.4%. Worst: 61.1%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Lyon Park make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Lyon Park 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
- 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.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- 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 Lyon Park?
The top businesses to open next in Lyon Park:
- Veterinary Clinics: 80.1% Typical, 86.4% Best
- Chiropractor Offices: 78.5% Typical, 85.8% Best
- Cafes: 75.6% Typical, 84.9% Best
The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. 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. StreetSpring's model accounts for Lyon Park's 98.0% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring regularly recalculates survivability for every location in Lyon Park, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data: check current locations now.
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- See the Washington DC Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Washington DC Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Washington DC neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Lyon Park.
What type of business should you rent your Lyon Park storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the business types most likely to succeed long-term in Lyon Park are Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Cafes.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them. 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 Lyon Park storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Lyon Park in 2026, a Veterinary Clinic ranks first, at 86.4% Best and 73.7% Worst, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- 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 Lyon Park?
Location decisions in Lyon Park should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- The Revenue Capture Score is the most important factor in choosing a location: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at that address.
- Every survivability score is produced by StreetSpring's private prediction engine, not available through any other platform.
- You can check the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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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.