Business Survivability in Woodley Park, Washington DC
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Woodley Park is a Cafe with a 82.8% 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 Cafe in Woodley Park (82.8% Typical, 89.2% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #28 of 129 neighborhoods in and around Washington DC
- Neighborhood average: 75.6% 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 Woodley 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 Woodley Park is a Cafe with a 82.8% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 89.2% Best; next is a Chiropractor Office with 88.8% Best, followed by a Convenience Store with 88.4% Best.
Is Woodley Park a good place to start a business?
Among the 129 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Washington DC, Woodley Park ranks #28 for business survivability, with an average 75.6% chance of lasting two or more years.
- For the top-ranked business type, 89.2% Best is 6.4 points above 82.8% Typical in Woodley Park.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in Woodley Park can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- Woodley Park's employment rate of 98.1% and housing vacancy rate of 4.8% are two of the Census inputs StreetSpring's model reads for this neighborhood.
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 Woodley Park?
The right address in Woodley Park can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. StreetSpring's 2026 model ranks this area #1 in Woodley Park for a Cafe:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Cafe in Woodley Park. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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 Woodley Park?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cafe | 89.2% | 82.8% | 77.2% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 88.8% | 85.3% | 81.8% |
| 3 | Convenience Store | 88.4% | 78.9% | 73.6% |
| 4 | Coffee Shop | 87.0% | 78.0% | 73.2% |
| 5 | Eye Care Center | 86.9% | 81.6% | 76.3% |
| 6 | Smoke Shop | 86.5% | 79.5% | 75.6% |
| 7 | Boutique | 86.5% | 78.4% | 73.7% |
| 8 | Dentist Office | 86.5% | 81.7% | 77.0% |
| 9 | International Grocery Store | 85.8% | 78.1% | 73.5% |
| 10 | Bakery | 85.5% | 77.8% | 73.4% |
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.
Highest Survivability in Woodley Park
- #1 Cafe is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Woodley Park: 82.8% Typical, 89.2% Best, 77.2% Worst.
- #2 Chiropractor Office: 85.3% Typical across Woodley Park; Best 88.8%, Worst 81.8%.
- #3 Opening a Convenience Store in Woodley Park shows 78.9% Typical survivability, 88.4% Best and 73.6% Worst.
- #4 Coffee Shop (Ranked #4): 78.0% Typical in Woodley Park. Best: 87.0%. Worst: 73.2%.
- #5 Eye Care Center is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Woodley Park: 81.6% Typical, 86.9% Best, 76.3% Worst.
Strong Performers in Woodley Park
- #6 Smoke Shop: 79.5% Typical across Woodley Park; Best 86.5%, Worst 75.6%.
- #7 Opening a Boutique in Woodley Park shows 78.4% Typical survivability, 86.5% Best and 73.7% Worst.
- #8 Dentist Office (Ranked #8): 81.7% Typical in Woodley Park. Best: 86.5%. Worst: 77.0%.
- #9 International Grocery Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Woodley Park: 78.1% Typical, 85.8% Best, 73.5% Worst.
- #10 Bakery: 77.8% Typical across Woodley Park; Best 85.5%, Worst 73.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Woodley Park make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Woodley 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.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What businesses should open next in Woodley Park?
The top businesses to open next in Woodley Park:
- Cafes: 82.8% Typical, 89.2% Best
- Chiropractor Offices: 85.3% Typical, 88.8% Best
- Convenience Stores: 78.9% Typical, 88.4% Best
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. StreetSpring has analyzed hundreds of thousands of business outcomes across major U.S. metros. 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 Woodley Park's 98.1% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring regularly updates every location's survivability score: you can see current scores for available storefronts in Woodley Park right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Woodley Park.
What type of business should you rent your Woodley Park storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the most promising business categories for your property in Woodley Park are Cafes, Chiropractor Offices, and Convenience Stores.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. With StreetSpring, you can rank every potential tenant type by survivability score at your property address before committing to a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Washington DC Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Woodley Park storefront to a Cafe?
Yes, our 2026 model ranks a Cafe first among business types for Woodley Park storefronts, with 89.2% Best and 77.2% Worst.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What should I consider when opening a business in Woodley Park?
Location decisions in Woodley 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.
- StreetSpring's custom-built forecasting infrastructure powers every survivability score, combining data science with commercial real estate intelligence.
- Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Woodley Park, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. 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.