Business Survivability in Brewerytown, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Brewerytown is a Veterinary Clinic with a 79.8% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Brewerytown (79.8% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #102 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 63.7% 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: October 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Brewerytown 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 Brewerytown is a Veterinary Clinic with a 79.8% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 82.0% chance, followed by an Acupuncture Clinic with a 75.8% chance.
Is Brewerytown a good place to start a business?
Brewerytown is ranked number 102 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia to start a business, with an average 63.7% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Brewerytown score 10.2 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Brewerytown can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
- Housing vacancy in Brewerytown sits at 13.0%, a Census figure that StreetSpring's model reads for every business type it scores here.
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 Brewerytown?
Rather than relying on neighborhood averages, StreetSpring's scoring tells you which specific addresses in Brewerytown give your concept the best odds of survival. StreetSpring's 2026 model ranks this area #1 in Brewerytown for a Veterinary Clinic:
This map shows the optimal location for a Veterinary Clinic in Brewerytown based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. The prediction model incorporates hundreds of location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.
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What are the best businesses to open in Brewerytown?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 88.7% |
| 3 | Acupuncture Clinic | 85.8% |
| 4 | Mental Health Clinic | 85.8% |
| 7 | Clothing Store | 85.0% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 10 | Laundromat | 84.0% |
| 11 | Cafe | 83.9% |
| 13 | Spa | 83.6% |
| 14 | Gym | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Acupuncture Clinic and Mental Health Clinic are tied; Spa and Gym are tied. A tie is a tie: the rank column is the published file's order, which looks at the average and the best address next.
The rank column is the published file's rank within this place; a skipped number is a business type the file ranks here that this list leaves out to keep any one business family from filling it.
Highest Survivability in Brewerytown
- #1 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #1): 79.8% average in Brewerytown. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 64.5%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Brewerytown: 82.0% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 68.8%.
- #3 Acupuncture Clinic: 75.8% on average across Brewerytown; best at 89.6%, challenging at 61.1%.
- #4 Opening a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice in Brewerytown shows 75.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 61.1%.
- #7 Clothing Store (Ranked #7): 80.3% average in Brewerytown. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 58.9%.
Strong Performers in Brewerytown
- #9 Convenience Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Brewerytown: 83.1% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 58.0%.
- #10 Laundromat: 79.6% on average across Brewerytown; best at 84.0%, challenging at 56.6%.
- #11 Opening a Cafe in Brewerytown shows 78.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 53.4%.
- #13 Spa (Ranked #13): 71.6% average in Brewerytown. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 55.2%.
- #14 Gym is ranked #14 for top businesses to open in Brewerytown: 69.3% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 51.2%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Brewerytown make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, following the survivability data rather than relying on intuition or foot traffic estimates in Brewerytown 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
- No two business types have identical location needs; survivability scores reflect these differences at the address level.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- 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 provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What businesses should open next in Brewerytown?
The top businesses to open next in Brewerytown:
- Veterinary Clinics: 79.8% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 82.0% average survival rate
- Acupuncture Clinics: 75.8% average survival rate
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. We have been studying the businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans. 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 Brewerytown's 89.4% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Brewerytown are currently available and how they score.
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- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Philadelphia neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Brewerytown.
What type of business should you rent your Brewerytown storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the business categories with the strongest long-term lease retention in Brewerytown are Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Acupuncture Clinics.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Brewerytown storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Brewerytown in 2026, a Veterinary Clinic posts the highest survivability ceiling at 90.0% and maintains a reasonable floor of 64.5%, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What should I consider when opening a business in Brewerytown?
Start any location decision in Brewerytown with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- Revenue Capture Score comes first when comparing locations: it turns local competition and consumer spending into the share of revenue a business can expect to win.
- These insights come from StreetSpring's exclusive, in-house forecasting models.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data starts with a free 10-minute trial: begin with your top candidate locations in Brewerytown.
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Powered by machine learning models trained on real business outcomes, StreetSpring delivers actionable insights. Aggregated survivability rankings for Philadelphia are available in machine-readable format for research and integration purposes.
Full dataset for Philadelphia: /resources/data/philadelphia-survivability-scores-2026.csv: includes all business subtypes, all neighborhoods, survivability scores, and tier assignments. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.