Business Survivability in Northwood, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Northwood is an Eye Care Center with a 77.7% 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: an Eye Care Center in Northwood (77.7% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #39 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 68.8% 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 Northwood 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 Northwood is an Eye Care Center with a 77.7% 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 a Dermatology Clinic with a 78.1% chance.
Is Northwood a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Northwood #39 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia, with an average Survivability Score of 68.8% across the business types ranked there.
- In Northwood, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 12.3 points above that type's average.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Northwood see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- Northwood's employment rate of 82.1% and housing vacancy rate of 6.6% are two of the Census inputs StreetSpring's model reads for this neighborhood.
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 Northwood?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Northwood moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for an Eye Care Center in Northwood:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for an Eye Care Center in Northwood. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific 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 Northwood?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eye Care Center | 89.2% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 86.6% |
| 3 | Dermatology Clinic | 86.6% |
| 4 | Acupuncture Clinic | 86.6% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 86.2% |
| 9 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 10 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 22 | Bar | 83.6% |
| 23 | Cafe | 83.1% |
| 24 | Gym | 83.1% |
Ties at a good address: Chiropractor Office, Dermatology Clinic and Acupuncture Clinic are tied; Clothing Store and Convenience Store are tied; Cafe 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 Northwood
- #1 Opening an Eye Care Center in Northwood shows 77.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 58.6%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #2): 80.9% average in Northwood. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 62.4%.
- #3 Dermatology Clinic is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Northwood: 78.1% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 64.5%.
- #4 Acupuncture Clinic: 78.0% on average across Northwood; best at 90.0%, challenging at 64.5%.
- #8 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Northwood shows 77.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 88.3%; lower-end sites show 63.2%.
Strong Performers in Northwood
- #9 Clothing Store (Ranked #9): 73.5% average in Northwood. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 51.7%.
- #10 Convenience Store is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Northwood: 71.5% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 49.4%.
- #22 Bar: 70.7% on average across Northwood; best at 84.0%, challenging at 53.4%.
- #23 Opening a Cafe in Northwood shows 72.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 55.2%.
- #24 Gym (Ranked #24): 71.5% average in Northwood. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 54.8%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Northwood make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing an address that maximizes your Revenue Capture Score in Northwood 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
- Site-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
- 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.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What businesses should open next in Northwood?
The top businesses to open next in Northwood:
- Eye Care Centers: 77.7% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 80.9% average survival rate
- Dermatology Clinics: 78.1% average survival rate
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. 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 6.6% housing vacancy rate in Northwood describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. Survivability scores are recalculated regularly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift: visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Northwood right now.
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- See the Philadelphia Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Philadelphia Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Eye Care Center survivability across Philadelphia neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Northwood.
What type of business should you rent your Northwood storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Northwood, Eye Care Centers, Chiropractor Offices, and Dermatology Clinics consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for two or more years.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types. Rather than guessing which tenant type will last, landlords can verify survivability for each category at their exact address using StreetSpring.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Northwood storefront to an Eye Care Center?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that an Eye Care Center 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 58.6% chance.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What should I consider when opening a business in Northwood?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Northwood address is the projected chance a business of your type is still operating two years from now: check it early.
- The single most important number in a location decision is the Revenue Capture Score, StreetSpring's proprietary estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- StreetSpring's custom-built forecasting infrastructure powers every survivability score, combining data science with commercial real estate intelligence.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data starts with a free 10-minute trial: begin with your top candidate locations in Northwood.
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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.