Business Survivability in Dickinson Narrows, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Dickinson Narrows is a Veterinary Clinic with a 81.8% 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 Dickinson Narrows (81.8% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #123 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 56.2% 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 Dickinson Narrows 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 Dickinson Narrows is a Veterinary Clinic with a 81.8% 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 79.7% chance, followed by a Cafe with a 83.5% chance.
Is Dickinson Narrows a good place to start a business?
Dickinson Narrows holds the #123 position of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia for new business survivability, with an average score of 56.2% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Dickinson Narrows score 8.2 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Dickinson Narrows often fall well below average. Picking the right block (not just the right neighborhood) is what actually determines survivability.
- With a 96.1% employment rate, Dickinson Narrows has the consumer spending foundation that supports a range of brick-and-mortar business types.
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 Dickinson Narrows?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Dickinson Narrows offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Veterinary Clinic in Dickinson Narrows:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic in Dickinson Narrows. 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. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.
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What are the best businesses to open in Dickinson Narrows?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 90.0% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 3 | Cafe | 84.0% |
| 4 | Laundromat | 84.0% |
| 5 | Coffee Shop | 84.0% |
| 6 | Spa | 83.6% |
| 7 | Gym | 83.6% |
| 8 | Bar | 82.7% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 82.6% |
| 10 | Clothing Store | 81.0% |
Ties at a good address: Cafe, Laundromat and Coffee Shop 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.
Highest Survivability in Dickinson Narrows
- #1 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Dickinson Narrows shows 81.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 64.1%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #2): 79.7% average in Dickinson Narrows. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 61.5%.
- #3 Cafe is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Dickinson Narrows: 83.5% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 82.2%.
- #4 Laundromat: 79.4% on average across Dickinson Narrows; best at 84.0%, challenging at 59.2%.
- #5 Opening a Coffee Shop in Dickinson Narrows shows 76.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 49.8%.
Strong Performers in Dickinson Narrows
- #6 Spa (Ranked #6): 70.8% average in Dickinson Narrows. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.9%.
- #7 Gym is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Dickinson Narrows: 67.1% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.4%.
- #8 Bar: 68.5% on average across Dickinson Narrows; best at 84.0%, challenging at 51.6%.
- #9 Opening a Convenience Store in Dickinson Narrows shows 73.8% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.1%; lower-end sites show 56.2%.
- #10 Clothing Store (Ranked #10): 70.4% average in Dickinson Narrows. Best-case storefronts: 81.8%. Challenging locations: 54.0%.
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 Dickinson Narrows make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Dickinson Narrows 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
- Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- 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 Dickinson Narrows?
The top businesses to open next in Dickinson Narrows:
- Veterinary Clinics: 81.8% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 79.7% average survival rate
- Cafes: 83.5% 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. The model draws from 100+ location-specific factors to generate each survivability score. 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. The 1.5% housing vacancy rate in Dickinson Narrows describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring regularly recalculates survivability for every location in Dickinson Narrows, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data: check current locations now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Dickinson Narrows.
What type of business should you rent your Dickinson Narrows storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Dickinson Narrows shows that Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Cafes rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. Run your specific address through StreetSpring to see which tenant categories give you the best odds of stable, long-term occupancy.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Dickinson Narrows storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Veterinary Clinic would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to, with a potential 90.0% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a 64.1% chance.
- 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 Dickinson Narrows?
When evaluating potential locations in Dickinson Narrows, start with the Survivability Score. It accounts for competition, spending, mobility, and market share in a single figure.
- 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.
- StreetSpring offers a free 10-minute trial of its survivability scores: see how your shortlisted Dickinson Narrows addresses rank right now.
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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.