Business Survivability in Roxborough, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Roxborough is a Veterinary Clinic with a 86.6% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Roxborough (86.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #27 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 72.0% 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 Roxborough 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 Roxborough is a Veterinary Clinic with a 86.6% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 90.0% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 81.9% chance, followed by a Physical Therapy Clinic with a 78.2% chance.
Is Roxborough a good place to start a business?
Roxborough is ranked number 27 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia to start a business, with an average 72.0% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- In Roxborough, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 3.4 points above that type's average.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Roxborough can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- StreetSpring's model reads Roxborough's 6.9% 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 Roxborough?
StreetSpring's Roxborough data goes block by block (not just neighborhood averages) so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Veterinary Clinic in Roxborough:
This map shows the optimal location for a Veterinary Clinic in Roxborough based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. 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 Roxborough?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 90.0% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 3 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 88.7% |
| 4 | Dermatology Clinic | 88.7% |
| 8 | Eye Care Center | 87.0% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 85.0% |
| 10 | Clothing Store | 84.6% |
| 12 | Bar | 84.0% |
| 13 | Cafe | 83.6% |
| 14 | Coffee Shop | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Physical Therapy Clinic and Dermatology Clinic are tied; Cafe and Coffee Shop 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 Roxborough
- #1 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Roxborough: 86.6% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 71.3%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office: 81.9% on average across Roxborough; best at 90.0%, challenging at 60.7%.
- #3 Opening a Physical Therapy Clinic in Roxborough shows 78.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 56.8%.
- #4 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #4): 78.1% average in Roxborough. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 56.8%.
- #8 Eye Care Center is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Roxborough: 79.5% chance on average, best at 89.2%, challenging at 59.0%.
Strong Performers in Roxborough
- #9 Convenience Store: 80.7% on average across Roxborough; best at 85.0%, challenging at 55.8%.
- #10 Opening a Clothing Store in Roxborough shows 79.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.0%; lower-end sites show 63.0%.
- #12 Bar (Ranked #12): 79.8% average in Roxborough. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 57.9%.
- #13 Cafe is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Roxborough: 79.8% chance on average, best at 84.0%, challenging at 57.9%.
- #14 Coffee Shop: 78.5% on average across Roxborough; best at 84.0%, challenging at 54.3%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Roxborough make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing an address that maximizes your Revenue Capture Score in Roxborough 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
- Different business models thrive in different micro-locations.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- 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.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What businesses should open next in Roxborough?
The top businesses to open next in Roxborough:
- Veterinary Clinics: 86.6% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 81.9% average survival rate
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 78.2% average survival rate
For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. 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 Roxborough draw on real Census conditions, including 96.1% employment and 6.9% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Roxborough. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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- 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 Roxborough.
What type of business should you rent your Roxborough storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the most promising business categories for your property in Roxborough are Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Physical Therapy Clinics.
- Location is the part of survivability you can measure in advance: the concept, the pricing and the operator are yours to judge.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location. 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 Roxborough storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Veterinary Clinic in Roxborough: best-in-class addresses achieve 90.0% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at 71.3%.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What should I consider when opening a business in Roxborough?
When selecting a location in Roxborough it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own: built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Roxborough, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. 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.