Business Survivability in Carroll Park, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Carroll Park is a Chiropractor Office 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 Chiropractor Office in Carroll Park (79.8% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #124 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 57.3% 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 Carroll 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 Carroll Park is a Chiropractor Office 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 Convenience Store with a 83.1% chance, followed by a Clothing Store with a 80.2% chance.
Is Carroll Park a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Carroll Park #124 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia, with an average Survivability Score of 57.3% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Carroll Park score 10.2 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Carroll Park can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Carroll Park could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- The 88.1% employment rate in Carroll Park supports consumer spending, while its 11.9% housing vacancy rate measures the share of homes and apartments standing empty: the model reads both as neighborhood characteristics.
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 Carroll Park?
StreetSpring's Carroll Park data goes block by block (not just neighborhood averages) so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Chiropractor Office in Carroll Park:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Chiropractor Office in Carroll Park. Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. 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 Carroll Park?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 2 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 3 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 4 | Cafe | 84.0% |
| 5 | Bar | 84.0% |
| 6 | Dermatology Clinic | 84.0% |
| 7 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 84.0% |
| 10 | Gym | 84.0% |
| 11 | Laundromat | 83.6% |
| 13 | Hair Salon | 83.1% |
Ties at a good address: Convenience Store and Clothing Store are tied; Cafe, Bar, Dermatology Clinic, Physical Therapy Clinic 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 Carroll Park
- #1 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #1): 79.8% average in Carroll Park. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 62.4%.
- #2 Convenience Store is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Carroll Park: 83.1% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 65.2%.
- #3 Clothing Store: 80.2% on average across Carroll Park; best at 85.0%, challenging at 54.0%.
- #4 Opening a Cafe in Carroll Park shows 81.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 52.0%.
- #5 Bar (Ranked #5): 78.4% average in Carroll Park. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 49.4%.
Strong Performers in Carroll Park
- #6 Dermatology Clinic is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Carroll Park: 72.0% chance on average, best at 87.9%, challenging at 58.6%.
- #7 Physical Therapy Clinic: 72.0% on average across Carroll Park; best at 87.9%, challenging at 58.6%.
- #10 Opening a Gym in Carroll Park shows 69.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 50.2%.
- #11 Laundromat (Ranked #11): 73.5% average in Carroll Park. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.9%.
- #13 Hair Salon is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Carroll Park: 61.8% chance on average, best at 83.6%, challenging at 48.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Carroll Park make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing a high-performing site for your concept in Carroll 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.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- 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.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What businesses should open next in Carroll Park?
The top businesses to open next in Carroll Park:
- Chiropractor Offices: 79.8% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Convenience Stores: 83.1% average survival rate
- Clothing Stores: 80.2% average survival rate
Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. StreetSpring's training dataset includes millions of transactions and business lifecycle events. 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 Carroll Park's 88.1% 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 Carroll Park right now.
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- See the Philadelphia Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Philadelphia Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Philadelphia neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Carroll Park.
What type of business should you rent your Carroll Park storefront to?
If you own commercial space in Carroll Park, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to Chiropractor Offices, Convenience Stores, and Clothing Stores as the tenant types with the strongest projected longevity at this location.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood. StreetSpring allows property owners to evaluate any address against 500+ business types, so you can prioritize the categories that score highest at your specific location.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Carroll Park storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Chiropractor Office in Carroll Park: best-in-class addresses achieve 90.0% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at 62.4%.
- Every survivability score StreetSpring produces is specific to the exact address and business type, not averaged across a zip code or neighborhood.
What should I consider when opening a business in Carroll Park?
Start any location decision in Carroll Park with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- StreetSpring uses its own proprietary forecasting tools to identify the Revenue Capture Score for each unique business.
- Start a free 10-minute trial on StreetSpring to see the current survivability score for any address in Carroll Park.
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Real estate professionals and business owners across 24 major metros use StreetSpring to ground their site-selection decisions in data, not guesswork. 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.