Business Survivability in Spruce Hill, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Spruce Hill is a Chiropractor Office with a 82.3% 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 Spruce Hill (82.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #57 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 70.2% 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 Spruce Hill 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 Spruce Hill is a Chiropractor Office with a 82.3% 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 80.2% chance, followed by an Eye Care Center with a 82.0% chance. At a good address, Chiropractor Office is tied with Veterinary Clinic; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Spruce Hill a good place to start a business?
In Philadelphia's survivability rankings, Spruce Hill comes in at #57 of 127 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 70.2% across the business types ranked there.
- The gap between the best addresses and the average for the top-ranked business type in Spruce Hill is 7.7 points on the two-year chance.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Spruce Hill see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- With a 95.9% employment rate, Spruce Hill has the consumer spending foundation that supports a range of brick-and-mortar business types.
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 Spruce Hill?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in Spruce Hill produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. Below is the best location for a Chiropractor Office in Spruce Hill:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Chiropractor Office in Spruce Hill. 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 Spruce Hill?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.6% |
| 2 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.6% |
| 3 | Eye Care Center | 88.3% |
| 4 | Acupuncture Clinic | 87.9% |
| 5 | Dermatology Clinic | 87.9% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 10 | Cafe | 84.0% |
| 11 | Laundromat | 84.0% |
| 12 | Coffee Shop | 84.0% |
| 13 | Bar | 83.7% |
Ties at a good address: Chiropractor Office and Veterinary Clinic are tied; Acupuncture Clinic and Dermatology Clinic are tied; Cafe, Laundromat 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 Spruce Hill
- #1 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #1): 82.3% average in Spruce Hill. Best-case storefronts: 90.0%. Challenging locations: 62.0%.
- #2 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Spruce Hill: 80.2% chance on average, best at 89.6%, challenging at 60.2%.
- #3 Eye Care Center: 82.0% on average across Spruce Hill; best at 88.7%, challenging at 59.8%.
- #4 Opening an Acupuncture Clinic in Spruce Hill shows 78.0% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.2%; lower-end sites show 56.8%.
- #5 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #5): 78.0% average in Spruce Hill. Best-case storefronts: 89.2%. Challenging locations: 57.3%.
Strong Performers in Spruce Hill
- #9 Convenience Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Spruce Hill: 83.1% chance on average, best at 85.0%, challenging at 58.4%.
- #10 Cafe: 82.6% on average across Spruce Hill; best at 84.0%, challenging at 63.8%.
- #11 Opening a Laundromat in Spruce Hill shows 81.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 60.6%.
- #12 Coffee Shop (Ranked #12): 79.4% average in Spruce Hill. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 48.9%.
- #13 Bar is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Spruce Hill: 73.2% chance on average, best at 84.0%, 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 →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Spruce Hill make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, securing a location with maximum Revenue Capture potential in Spruce Hill 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.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- 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 blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What businesses should open next in Spruce Hill?
The top businesses to open next in Spruce Hill:
- Chiropractor Offices: 82.3% average survival rate, 90.0% at the best address
- Veterinary Clinics: 80.2% average survival rate
- Eye Care Centers: 82.0% 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's training dataset includes millions of transactions and business lifecycle events. 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 Spruce Hill describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Spruce Hill. 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 Chiropractor Office survivability across Philadelphia neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Spruce Hill.
What type of business should you rent your Spruce Hill storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Spruce Hill, Chiropractor Offices, Veterinary Clinics, and Eye Care Centers consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for two or more years.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Spruce Hill storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Yes, our 2026 model places a Chiropractor Office at the top of the survivability rankings for Spruce Hill storefronts, with a best-case score of 90.0% and a floor of 62.0% at the most challenging addresses.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What should I consider when opening a business in Spruce Hill?
When opening a business in Spruce Hill, compare the Survivability Scores of your shortlisted addresses and favor the highest one your budget allows.
- 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.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own: built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in Spruce Hill with a free 10-minute trial of StreetSpring's live tool.
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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.