Business Survivability in Wister, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Wister is a Chiropractor Office with a 83.8% 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 Wister (83.8% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #66 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 69.1% 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 Wister 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 Wister is a Chiropractor Office with a 83.8% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.6% chance; next is a Veterinary Clinic with a 82.2% chance, followed by a Dermatology Clinic with a 81.3% chance.
Is Wister a good place to start a business?
In Philadelphia's survivability rankings, Wister comes in at #66 of 127 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 69.1% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, the best addresses in Wister score 5.8 points higher on the two-year chance than its average there.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Wister can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Wister could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- Wister has a housing vacancy rate of 11.0% 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 Wister?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in Wister produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. The map below highlights the highest-survivability address for a Chiropractor Office in Wister:
This map shows the optimal location for a Chiropractor Office in Wister based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. 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 Wister?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.2% |
| 2 | Veterinary Clinic | 88.3% |
| 3 | Dermatology Clinic | 87.4% |
| 4 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 87.4% |
| 8 | Convenience Store | 84.6% |
| 9 | Clothing Store | 84.1% |
| 10 | Cafe | 83.6% |
| 11 | Spa | 83.6% |
| 12 | Coffee Shop | 83.6% |
| 13 | Hair Salon | 83.6% |
Ties at a good address: Dermatology Clinic and Physical Therapy Clinic are tied; Cafe, Spa, Coffee Shop and Hair Salon 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 Wister
- #1 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #1): 83.8% average in Wister. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 70.0%.
- #2 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Wister: 82.2% chance on average, best at 90.0%, challenging at 67.9%.
- #3 Dermatology Clinic: 81.3% on average across Wister; best at 89.6%, challenging at 66.2%.
- #4 Opening a Physical Therapy Clinic in Wister shows 81.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 89.6%; lower-end sites show 66.2%.
- #8 Convenience Store (Ranked #8): 78.7% average in Wister. Best-case storefronts: 85.0%. Challenging locations: 57.6%.
Strong Performers in Wister
- #9 Clothing Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Wister: 74.7% chance on average, best at 84.6%, challenging at 58.0%.
- #10 Cafe: 76.9% on average across Wister; best at 84.0%, challenging at 58.4%.
- #11 Opening a Spa in Wister shows 75.9% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 57.9%.
- #12 Coffee Shop (Ranked #12): 73.9% average in Wister. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 52.0%.
- #13 Hair Salon is ranked #13 for top businesses to open in Wister: 73.7% chance on average, best at 83.6%, challenging at 57.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Wister make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, following the survivability data rather than relying on intuition or foot traffic estimates in Wister 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
- Location fit is business-type-specific: a spot that's ideal for a coffee shop may underperform for a nail salon at the same address.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What businesses should open next in Wister?
The top businesses to open next in Wister:
- Chiropractor Offices: 83.8% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Veterinary Clinics: 82.2% average survival rate
- Dermatology Clinics: 81.3% average survival rate
The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. We have been studying the businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans. 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 11.0% housing vacancy rate in Wister describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. Survivability scores are live, not static: StreetSpring updates them regularly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Wister and how each address is scoring right now.
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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 Wister.
What type of business should you rent your Wister storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Wister, Chiropractor Offices, Veterinary Clinics, and Dermatology Clinics 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 provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types. Landlords can use StreetSpring to match their exact address to the tenant types most likely to stay open and paying rent for two or more years.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Wister storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Wister in 2026, a Chiropractor Office posts the highest survivability ceiling at 89.6% and maintains a reasonable floor of 70.0%, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What should I consider when opening a business in Wister?
When opening a business in Wister, compare the Survivability Scores of your shortlisted addresses and favor the highest one your budget allows.
- 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.
- 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 Wister, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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Real estate professionals and business owners across 24 major metros use StreetSpring to ground their site-selection decisions in data, not guesswork. 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.