Business Survivability in Frankford, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Frankford is a Chiropractor Office with a 79.9% 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 Frankford (79.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #94 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 64.4% 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 Frankford 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 Frankford is a Chiropractor Office with a 79.9% 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 78.6% chance, followed by a Dermatology Clinic with a 77.3% chance.
Is Frankford a good place to start a business?
Among the 127 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Philadelphia, Frankford ranks #94 for business survivability, with an average 64.4% chance of lasting two or more years.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Frankford score 10.1 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- However, those high-scoring categories placed at the least-competitive addresses in Frankford often fall well below average. Picking the right block (not just the right neighborhood) is what actually determines survivability.
- Housing vacancy in Frankford sits at 8.0%, 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 Frankford?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in Frankford for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Chiropractor Office in Frankford:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Chiropractor Office in Frankford. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. 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 Frankford?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 2 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.4% |
| 3 | Dermatology Clinic | 87.0% |
| 4 | Mental Health Clinic | 87.0% |
| 8 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 84.4% |
| 10 | Cafe | 83.9% |
| 11 | Bar | 83.8% |
| 12 | Laundromat | 83.6% |
| 15 | Pet Boarding Facility | 79.6% |
Ties at a good address: Dermatology Clinic and Mental Health Clinic 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 Frankford
- #1 Chiropractor Office is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Frankford: 79.9% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 60.7%.
- #2 Veterinary Clinic: 78.6% on average across Frankford; best at 89.2%, challenging at 61.5%.
- #3 Opening a Dermatology Clinic in Frankford shows 77.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 58.6%.
- #4 Mental Health Clinic (Ranked #4): 77.2% average in Frankford. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 58.6%.
- #8 Clothing Store is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Frankford: 80.8% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.9%.
Strong Performers in Frankford
- #9 Convenience Store: 71.7% on average across Frankford; best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.0%.
- #10 Opening a Cafe in Frankford shows 78.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 50.7%.
- #11 Bar (Ranked #11): 74.4% average in Frankford. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 49.4%.
- #12 Laundromat is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in Frankford: 71.8% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 48.4%.
- #15 Pet Boarding Facility: 69.0% on average across Frankford; best at 84.1%, challenging at 51.2%.
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 Frankford make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting one of the best locations for your business in Frankford 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
- However, each business concept should be evaluated for fit within each potential location.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What businesses should open next in Frankford?
The top businesses to open next in Frankford:
- Chiropractor Offices: 79.9% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Veterinary Clinics: 78.6% average survival rate
- Dermatology Clinics: 77.3% average survival rate
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. 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 8.0% housing vacancy rate in Frankford describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Frankford are currently available and how they score.
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- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Philadelphia neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Frankford.
What type of business should you rent your Frankford storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Frankford shows that Chiropractor Offices, Veterinary Clinics, and Dermatology Clinics rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does. 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 Frankford storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Chiropractor Office 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 60.7% chance.
- No other tool calculates survivability at the storefront level across 500+ business types the way StreetSpring does.
What should I consider when opening a business in Frankford?
In Frankford, the first step in your site-selection decision is checking the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- 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.
- StreetSpring's forecasting tools are purpose-built for commercial location decisions and are not available through any publicly accessible data source.
- Start with a free 10-minute trial: check the current survivability score for any Frankford address on StreetSpring.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. 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.