Business Survivability in West Poplar, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in West Poplar is a Veterinary Clinic with a 83.5% 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 West Poplar (83.5% average survival rate, 88.7% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #82 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 69.7% 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 West Poplar 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 West Poplar is a Veterinary Clinic with a 83.5% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 88.7% chance; next is a Chiropractor Office with a 84.4% chance, followed by an Eye Care Center with a 78.2% chance.
Is West Poplar a good place to start a business?
Among the 127 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Philadelphia, West Poplar ranks #82 for business survivability, with an average 69.7% chance of lasting two or more years.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in West Poplar score 5.2 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- Still, those same business types at weaker addresses in West Poplar can score well below the neighborhood mean. Even the most viable concept here requires the right address to reach its potential.
- West Poplar 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 West Poplar?
StreetSpring's model evaluates every available address in West Poplar for your business type, ranking them by survivability so the best storefront is always identifiable. Here is the top survivability address for a Veterinary Clinic in West Poplar, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
This map shows the optimal location for a Veterinary Clinic in West Poplar based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. 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 West Poplar?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 88.3% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 87.9% |
| 3 | Eye Care Center | 86.6% |
| 4 | Coffee Shop | 84.0% |
| 5 | Gym | 83.6% |
| 6 | Laundromat | 83.6% |
| 7 | Cafe | 83.6% |
| 8 | Bar | 83.5% |
| 9 | Spa | 83.1% |
| 10 | Acupuncture Clinic | 82.4% |
Ties at a good address: Gym, Laundromat and Cafe 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.
Highest Survivability in West Poplar
- #1 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in West Poplar: 83.5% chance on average, best at 88.7%, challenging at 76.0%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office: 84.4% on average across West Poplar; best at 89.6%, challenging at 78.1%.
- #3 Opening an Eye Care Center in West Poplar shows 78.2% average survivability. Top locations reach 88.3%; lower-end sites show 59.8%.
- #4 Coffee Shop (Ranked #4): 75.1% average in West Poplar. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 51.6%.
- #5 Gym is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in West Poplar: 77.9% chance on average, best at 83.6%, challenging at 64.2%.
Strong Performers in West Poplar
- #6 Laundromat: 77.2% on average across West Poplar; best at 83.6%, challenging at 64.6%.
- #7 Opening a Cafe in West Poplar shows 75.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 56.6%.
- #8 Bar (Ranked #8): 74.2% average in West Poplar. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 59.2%.
- #9 Spa is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in West Poplar: 68.0% chance on average, best at 83.6%, challenging at 53.4%.
- #10 Acupuncture Clinic: 76.9% on average across West Poplar; best at 89.2%, challenging at 64.1%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in West Poplar make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing a high-performing site for your concept in West Poplar 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.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- 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 scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What businesses should open next in West Poplar?
The top businesses to open next in West Poplar:
- Veterinary Clinics: 83.5% average survival rate, 88.7% at the best address
- Chiropractor Offices: 84.4% average survival rate
- Eye Care Centers: 78.2% 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. The survivability rankings for West Poplar draw on real Census conditions, including 92.9% employment and 4.7% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. StreetSpring regularly updates survivability scores for available locations: check the live tool now to see which storefronts in West Poplar are currently available and how they score.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in West Poplar.
What type of business should you rent your West Poplar storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in West Poplar, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Veterinary Clinics, Chiropractor Offices, and Eye Care Centers.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- 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 West Poplar storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Veterinary Clinic would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to, with a potential 88.7% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a 76.0% chance.
- StreetSpring scores survivability down to the exact storefront location.
What should I consider when opening a business in West Poplar?
In West Poplar, the first step in your site-selection decision is checking the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- 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.
- Every survivability score is produced by StreetSpring's private prediction engine, not available through any other platform.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores start with a free 10-minute trial: check your specific address now.
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StreetSpring's models are built from millions of real business outcomes, making predictions grounded in what actually happened. 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.