Business Survivability in Grays Ferry, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Grays Ferry is a Veterinary Clinic with a 80.1% 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 Grays Ferry (80.1% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #42 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 68.0% 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 Grays Ferry 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 Grays Ferry is a Veterinary Clinic with a 80.1% 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 80.9% chance, followed by an Eye Care Center with a 76.0% chance.
Is Grays Ferry a good place to start a business?
Grays Ferry holds the #42 position of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia for new business survivability, with an average score of 68.0% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Grays Ferry, the top-ranked business type scores 9.9 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Grays Ferry can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Grays Ferry will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- A 88.5% employment rate in Grays Ferry means a large share of local consumers have steady income: a strong underlying condition for discretionary spending businesses.
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 Grays Ferry?
The right address in Grays Ferry can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. The location below represents the address in Grays Ferry with the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic:
StreetSpring's 2026 model identifies this area as the highest-survivability location for a Veterinary Clinic in Grays Ferry. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. The model evaluates hundreds of factors, from primary and secondary competition to forecasted spend, site accessibility, and local market share potential.
Check if this location is still available →
What are the best businesses to open in Grays Ferry?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 87.4% |
| 3 | Eye Care Center | 87.0% |
| 4 | Dermatology Clinic | 85.3% |
| 5 | Mental Health Clinic | 85.3% |
| 7 | Clothing Store | 85.0% |
| 10 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 12 | Bar | 84.0% |
| 13 | Cafe | 83.9% |
| 14 | Coffee Shop | 83.6% |
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 Grays Ferry
- #1 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Grays Ferry: 80.1% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 58.1%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office: 80.9% on average across Grays Ferry; best at 88.3%, challenging at 60.7%.
- #3 Opening an Eye Care Center in Grays Ferry shows 76.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.2%; lower-end sites show 56.4%.
- #4 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #4): 75.1% average in Grays Ferry. Best-case storefronts: 88.3%. Challenging locations: 57.7%.
- #5 Mental Health Clinic is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Grays Ferry: 75.1% chance on average, best at 88.3%, challenging at 57.7%.
Strong Performers in Grays Ferry
- #7 Clothing Store: 78.4% on average across Grays Ferry; best at 85.0%, challenging at 50.8%.
- #10 Opening a Convenience Store in Grays Ferry shows 77.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 52.6%.
- #12 Bar (Ranked #12): 75.7% average in Grays Ferry. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 50.7%.
- #13 Cafe is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Grays Ferry: 75.8% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 49.8%.
- #14 Coffee Shop: 73.2% on average across Grays Ferry; best at 84.0%, challenging at 51.6%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Grays Ferry make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting a storefront that StreetSpring ranks in the top tier for your business type in Grays Ferry 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.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- 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.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What businesses should open next in Grays Ferry?
The top businesses to open next in Grays Ferry:
- Veterinary Clinics: 80.1% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 80.9% average survival rate
- Eye Care Centers: 76.0% average survival rate
However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. Our models are built using machine learning trained on millions of commercial real estate data points. 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 survivability rankings for Grays Ferry draw on real Census conditions, including 88.5% employment and 17.0% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in Grays Ferry today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
See the Survivability Score for your new business
Related Articles:
- See the Philadelphia Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Philadelphia Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Philadelphia neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Grays Ferry.
What type of business should you rent your Grays Ferry storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Eye Care Centers at the top of the survivability rankings for Grays Ferry, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- Where you open is a decision you can measure before you sign.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront. 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 Grays Ferry storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
The data shows a Veterinary Clinic in Grays Ferry is the safest long-term bet for a storefront there. Top locations reach 90.0% survivability; lower-end sites show 58.1%.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What should I consider when opening a business in Grays Ferry?
When selecting a location in Grays Ferry it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- 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.
- No third-party scoring system produces these results: every prediction is generated by StreetSpring's own analytical models.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool starts with a free 10-minute trial: enter any address in Grays Ferry to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
See the best place for your business at StreetSpring.
StreetSpring analyzes millions of data points with AI to forecast business survivability. 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.