Business Survivability in Penrose, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Penrose 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 Penrose (~83% average survival rate, ~86% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #10 across all neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: ~79% 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 Penrose 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 Penrose 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 Spanish Restaurant with a 79.89% chance, followed by an Ethiopian Restaurant with a 79.59% chance.
Is Penrose a good place to start a business?
Out of all neighborhoods analyzed in and around Washington DC, Penrose ranks #10 for business survivability with a ~79% average Survivability Score.
- The most promising business types in the best locations score a ~8% higher chance of surviving 2 years than the average.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Penrose can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- A 94.7% employment rate in Penrose 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 Penrose?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Penrose offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. Here is the top survivability address for a Veterinary Clinic in Penrose, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Veterinary Clinic in Penrose. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. 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 Penrose?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 83.63% |
| 2 | Spanish Restaurant | 79.89% |
| 3 | Ethiopian Restaurant | 79.59% |
| 4 | Vietnamese Restaurant | 79.58% |
| 5 | Dance Club | 79.37% |
| 6 | Smoke Shop | 78.52% |
| 7 | Convenience Store | 78.06% |
| 8 | Liquor Store | 77.92% |
| 9 | Dessert Shop | 77.61% |
| 10 | Coffee Shop | 77.31% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Penrose
- Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Penrose shows 83.63% average survivability. Top locations reach ~86%; lower-end sites show ~82%.
- Spanish Restaurant (Ranked #2): 79.89% average in Penrose. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~77%.
- Ethiopian Restaurant is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Penrose: 79.59% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~76%.
- Vietnamese Restaurant — ~76%–~82% survivability range, with an average of 79.58% across Penrose.
- Opening a Dance Club in Penrose shows 79.37% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Penrose
- Smoke Shop (Ranked #6): 78.52% average in Penrose. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
- Convenience Store is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Penrose: 78.06% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~76%.
- Liquor Store — ~76%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 77.92% across Penrose.
- Opening a Dessert Shop in Penrose shows 77.61% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~75%.
- Coffee Shop (Ranked #10): 77.31% average in Penrose. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~73%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Spanish Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Ethiopian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Penrose make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Penrose could lead to you making ~8% more than if you selected an average location, and ~15% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Different business models thrive in different micro-locations.
- Location is the single strongest predictor of whether a business thrives or fails.
- Survivability Score is not just a survival metric — it's a revenue predictor, and the higher the score, the stronger the long-term financial outlook.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What businesses should open next in Penrose?
The top businesses to open next in Penrose:
- Veterinary Clinics — 83.63% average survival rate, ~86% at the best address
- Spanish Restaurants — 79.89% average survival rate
- Ethiopian Restaurants — 79.59% average survival rate
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. 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. StreetSpring's model accounts for Penrose's 94.7% employment rate when projecting survivability — businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. The data behind these rankings is updated weekly, so the best available storefront in Penrose today may score differently than it did last month — check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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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 Penrose.
What type of business should you rent your Penrose storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Veterinary Clinics, Spanish Restaurants, and Ethiopian Restaurants at the top of the survivability rankings for Penrose — making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- Location is the single strongest predictor of whether a business thrives or fails.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does. Rather than guessing which tenant type will last, landlords can verify survivability for each category at their exact address using StreetSpring.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Washington DC Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Penrose storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes — our 2026 model places a Veterinary Clinic at the top of the survivability rankings for Penrose storefronts, with a best-case score of ~86% and a floor of ~82% at the most challenging addresses.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What should I consider when opening a business in Penrose?
When selecting a location in Penrose it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- Revenue Capture Score matters more than any other single metric when predicting business outcomes.
- StreetSpring's forecasting tools are purpose-built for commercial location decisions and are not available through any publicly accessible data source.
- StreetSpring is free to use — see the current survivability score for any address in Penrose right now.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. 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.