Business Survivability in East Oak Lane, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in East Oak Lane is a Chiropractor Office with a 81.3% 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 East Oak Lane (81.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #77 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 66.1% 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 East Oak Lane 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 East Oak Lane is a Chiropractor Office with a 81.3% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Veterinary Clinic with a 81.6% chance, followed by a Dermatology Clinic with a 75.0% chance.
Is East Oak Lane a good place to start a business?
Among the 127 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Philadelphia, East Oak Lane ranks #77 for business survivability, with an average 66.1% chance of lasting two or more years.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in East Oak Lane score 8.7 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within East Oak Lane can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- StreetSpring's model reads East Oak Lane's 2.9% housing vacancy rate, a Census measure of vacant homes and apartments, as one input among many.
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 East Oak Lane?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in East Oak Lane produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. Below is the best location for a Chiropractor Office in East Oak Lane:
This map shows the optimal location for a Chiropractor Office in East Oak Lane based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. 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 East Oak Lane?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.2% |
| 2 | Veterinary Clinic | 88.3% |
| 3 | Dermatology Clinic | 84.9% |
| 4 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 5 | Acupuncture Clinic | 84.5% |
| 9 | Laundromat | 83.6% |
| 10 | Eye Care Center | 83.2% |
| 11 | Coffee Shop | 83.1% |
| 12 | Hair Salon | 83.1% |
| 13 | Cafe | 83.0% |
Ties at a good address: Coffee Shop and Hair Salon 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 East Oak Lane
- #1 Chiropractor Office: 81.3% on average across East Oak Lane; best at 90.0%, challenging at 61.5%.
- #2 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in East Oak Lane shows 81.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.2%; lower-end sites show 63.6%.
- #3 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #3): 75.0% average in East Oak Lane. Best-case storefronts: 88.3%. Challenging locations: 59.4%.
- #4 Clothing Store is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in East Oak Lane: 72.7% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.9%.
- #5 Acupuncture Clinic: 75.0% on average across East Oak Lane; best at 87.9%, challenging at 59.0%.
Strong Performers in East Oak Lane
- #9 Opening a Laundromat in East Oak Lane shows 69.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.9%.
- #10 Eye Care Center (Ranked #10): 71.9% average in East Oak Lane. Best-case storefronts: 88.3%. Challenging locations: 56.8%.
- #11 Coffee Shop is ranked #11 for top businesses to open in East Oak Lane: 69.4% chance on average, best at 83.6%, challenging at 48.0%.
- #12 Hair Salon: 68.6% on average across East Oak Lane; best at 83.6%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #13 Opening a Cafe in East Oak Lane shows 71.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 48.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in East Oak Lane 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 East Oak Lane 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.
- 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 scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What businesses should open next in East Oak Lane?
The top businesses to open next in East Oak Lane:
- Chiropractor Offices: 81.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Veterinary Clinics: 81.6% average survival rate
- Dermatology Clinics: 75.0% average survival rate
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. We apply advanced machine learning to one of the largest commercial real estate outcome datasets in the country. 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. With East Oak Lane's 94.3% employment rate factored in, the businesses best positioned to succeed here are those that benefit from a well-employed, spending-capable local consumer base. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring regularly updates every location's survivability score: you can see current scores for available storefronts in East Oak Lane right now.
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- 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 East Oak Lane.
What type of business should you rent your East Oak Lane storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Chiropractor Offices, Veterinary Clinics, and Dermatology Clinics at the top of the survivability rankings for East Oak Lane, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your East Oak Lane storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Chiropractor Office as the highest-survivability tenant type for East Oak Lane. The best addresses show a 90.0% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around 61.5%.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What should I consider when opening a business in East Oak Lane?
In East Oak Lane, the first step in your site-selection decision is checking the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- These predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
- You can check the most up-to-date forecasts with StreetSpring, 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 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.