Business Survivability in Passyunk Square, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Passyunk Square is a Chiropractor Office with a 87.6% 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 Passyunk Square (87.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #46 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 67.6% 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 Passyunk Square 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 Passyunk Square is a Chiropractor Office with a 87.6% 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 81.8% chance, followed by a Dentist Office with a 80.0% chance. At a good address, Chiropractor Office is tied with Veterinary Clinic; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Passyunk Square a good place to start a business?
Passyunk Square holds the #46 position of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia for new business survivability, with an average score of 67.6% across the business types ranked there.
- At its best addresses in Passyunk Square, the top-ranked business type scores 2.4 points above its own average in the neighborhood.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Passyunk Square can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- Passyunk Square has a housing vacancy rate of 4.7% in Census data: the share of its homes and apartments standing empty, one of the neighborhood characteristics StreetSpring's model reads.
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 Passyunk Square?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Passyunk Square, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Chiropractor Office in Passyunk Square:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Chiropractor Office in Passyunk Square. 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. StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes hundreds of factors across competition, spending on the specific potential business, projected revenue, projected market share, Revenue Capture Score, mobility patterns, and many more.
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What are the best businesses to open in Passyunk Square?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 2 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 3 | Dentist Office | 89.2% |
| 4 | Mental Health Clinic | 88.7% |
| 8 | Eye Care Center | 87.4% |
| 9 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 10 | Cafe | 84.0% |
| 11 | Spa | 84.0% |
| 12 | Coffee Shop | 84.0% |
| 13 | Bar | 84.0% |
Ties at a good address: Chiropractor Office and Veterinary Clinic are tied; Cafe, Spa, Coffee Shop and Bar 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 Passyunk Square
- #1 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Passyunk Square shows 87.6% average survivability. Top locations reach 90.0%; lower-end sites show 71.3%.
- #2 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #2): 81.8% average in Passyunk Square. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 65.4%.
- #3 Dentist Office is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Passyunk Square: 80.0% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 64.9%.
- #4 Mental Health Clinic: 79.4% on average across Passyunk Square; best at 89.2%, challenging at 63.2%.
- #8 Opening an Eye Care Center in Passyunk Square shows 78.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 61.1%.
Strong Performers in Passyunk Square
- #9 Clothing Store (Ranked #9): 81.4% average in Passyunk Square. Best-case storefronts: 84.6%. Challenging locations: 67.4%.
- #10 Cafe is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Passyunk Square: 81.3% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 56.1%.
- #11 Spa: 79.7% on average across Passyunk Square; best at 84.0%, challenging at 56.1%.
- #12 Opening a Coffee Shop in Passyunk Square shows 77.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 53.4%.
- #13 Bar (Ranked #13): 75.2% average in Passyunk Square. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 52.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dentist Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Passyunk Square make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Passyunk Square 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
- Even within a high-performing neighborhood, the best location varies by business type: StreetSpring scores each combination separately.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- When the question is money, the Revenue Capture Score comes first: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What businesses should open next in Passyunk Square?
The top businesses to open next in Passyunk Square:
- Chiropractor Offices: 87.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Veterinary Clinics: 81.8% average survival rate
- Dentist Offices: 80.0% 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. StreetSpring has analyzed hundreds of thousands of business outcomes across major U.S. metros. 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. A housing vacancy rate of 4.7% means the Census estimates that share of Passyunk Square's homes and apartments to be vacant; the model reads it as one input among many. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Passyunk Square. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Passyunk Square.
What type of business should you rent your Passyunk Square storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the tenant types with the best odds of staying open and paying rent for two or more years in Passyunk Square are Chiropractor Offices, Veterinary Clinics, and Dentist Offices.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site. 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 Passyunk Square storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Chiropractor Office as the highest-survivability tenant type for Passyunk Square. The best addresses show a 90.0% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around 71.3%.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What should I consider when opening a business in Passyunk Square?
Don't commit to a storefront in Passyunk Square without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.
- 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.
- Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Passyunk Square, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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Our analysis covers businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 major US metros. 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.