Business Survivability in Summerdale, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Summerdale is a Veterinary Clinic with a 86.1% 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 Summerdale (86.1% average survival rate, 89.2% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #15 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 76.9% 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 Summerdale 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 Summerdale is a Veterinary Clinic with a 86.1% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.2% chance; next is a Dermatology Clinic with a 83.7% chance, followed by an Acupuncture Clinic with a 83.6% chance. At a good address, Veterinary Clinic is tied with Dermatology Clinic, Acupuncture Clinic and Mental Health Clinic; the published file ranks it first on its average.
Is Summerdale a good place to start a business?
Among the 127 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Philadelphia, Summerdale ranks #15 for business survivability, with an average 76.9% chance of lasting two or more years.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Summerdale score 3.1 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Summerdale can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Summerdale could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- The 5.6% housing vacancy rate in Summerdale comes from the Census American Community Survey and describes homes and apartments, not shops or offices.
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 Summerdale?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Summerdale offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. The map below highlights the highest-survivability address for a Veterinary Clinic in Summerdale:
The highlighted area represents the address in Summerdale that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Veterinary Clinic survivability. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in Summerdale?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 88.7% |
| 2 | Dermatology Clinic | 88.7% |
| 3 | Acupuncture Clinic | 88.7% |
| 4 | Mental Health Clinic | 88.7% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 88.3% |
| 9 | Convenience Store | 85.0% |
| 10 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 11 | Cafe | 84.0% |
| 12 | Dance Club | 83.9% |
| 14 | Bar | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Veterinary Clinic, Dermatology Clinic, Acupuncture 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 Summerdale
- #1 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Summerdale shows 86.1% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.2%; lower-end sites show 79.0%.
- #2 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #2): 83.7% average in Summerdale. Best-case storefronts: 89.2%. Challenging locations: 73.4%.
- #3 Acupuncture Clinic is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Summerdale: 83.6% chance on average, best at 89.2%, challenging at 73.0%.
- #4 Mental Health Clinic: 83.6% on average across Summerdale; best at 89.2%, challenging at 73.4%.
- #6 Opening an Eye Care Center in Summerdale shows 84.5% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.2%; lower-end sites show 63.6%.
Strong Performers in Summerdale
- #9 Convenience Store (Ranked #9): 81.8% average in Summerdale. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 60.7%.
- #10 Clothing Store is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Summerdale: 80.7% chance on average, best at 84.6%, challenging at 60.2%.
- #11 Cafe: 82.2% on average across Summerdale; best at 84.0%, challenging at 65.6%.
- #12 Opening a Dance Club in Summerdale shows 79.4% average survivability. Top locations reach 85.1%; lower-end sites show 59.0%.
- #14 Bar (Ranked #14): 80.4% average in Summerdale. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 65.6%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Summerdale make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Summerdale 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
- No two business types have identical location needs; survivability scores reflect these differences at the address level.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- 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.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront.
What businesses should open next in Summerdale?
The top businesses to open next in Summerdale:
- Veterinary Clinics: 86.1% average survival rate, 89.2% at the best address
- Dermatology Clinics: 83.7% average survival rate
- Acupuncture Clinics: 83.6% average survival rate
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. The model draws from 100+ location-specific factors to generate each survivability score. 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. Summerdale's employment rate (90.2%) and housing vacancy rate (5.6%) are part of the Census context StreetSpring's model reads when it scores each business type at each address. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Summerdale. 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 Summerdale.
What type of business should you rent your Summerdale storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Summerdale shows that Veterinary Clinics, Dermatology Clinics, and Acupuncture Clinics rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- Location is a decision you can check before you open.
- Our address-level scoring shows the exact survivability odds for 500+ business types at any given storefront. 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 Summerdale storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Veterinary Clinic in Summerdale: best-in-class addresses achieve 89.2% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at 79.0%.
- 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 Summerdale?
When selecting a location in Summerdale it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- 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 Summerdale with a free 10-minute trial of StreetSpring's live tool.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has studied businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans, giving its predictions a scale of validation unmatched in site-selection tools. 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.