Business Survivability in Wynnefield Heights, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Wynnefield Heights is a Chiropractor Office with a 76.1% 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 Chiropractor Office in Wynnefield Heights (76.1% average survival rate, 89.6% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #99 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 62.0% 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 Wynnefield Heights 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 Wynnefield Heights is a Chiropractor Office with a 76.1% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a 89.6% chance; next is an Eye Care Center with a 71.8% chance, followed by a Convenience Store with a 80.2% chance.
Is Wynnefield Heights a good place to start a business?
Wynnefield Heights holds the #99 position of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia for new business survivability, with an average score of 62.0% across the business types ranked there.
- In Wynnefield Heights, the strongest addresses for the top-ranked business type sit 13.5 points above that type's average.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Wynnefield Heights can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- A 93.5% employment rate in Wynnefield Heights means a large share of local consumers have steady income: a strong underlying condition for discretionary spending businesses.
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 Wynnefield Heights?
The right address in Wynnefield Heights can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. Below is the best location for a Chiropractor Office in Wynnefield Heights:
The highlighted area represents the address in Wynnefield Heights that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Chiropractor Office survivability. However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. 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 Wynnefield Heights?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 88.7% |
| 2 | Eye Care Center | 84.9% |
| 3 | Convenience Store | 84.1% |
| 4 | Coffee Shop | 83.6% |
| 5 | Cafe | 83.3% |
| 6 | Hair Salon | 83.1% |
| 7 | Bar | 83.1% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 80.6% |
| 9 | Bike Shop | 79.6% |
| 18 | Spa | 79.0% |
Ties at a good address: Hair Salon and Bar 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 Wynnefield Heights
- #1 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #1): 76.1% average in Wynnefield Heights. Best-case storefronts: 89.6%. Challenging locations: 62.4%.
- #2 Eye Care Center is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Wynnefield Heights: 71.8% chance on average, best at 87.0%, challenging at 56.0%.
- #3 Convenience Store: 80.2% on average across Wynnefield Heights; best at 84.6%, challenging at 54.8%.
- #4 Opening a Coffee Shop in Wynnefield Heights shows 72.3% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 50.7%.
- #5 Cafe (Ranked #5): 75.1% average in Wynnefield Heights. Best-case storefronts: 84.0%. Challenging locations: 51.2%.
Strong Performers in Wynnefield Heights
- #6 Hair Salon is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Wynnefield Heights: 73.2% chance on average, best at 83.6%, challenging at 48.9%.
- #7 Bar: 64.5% on average across Wynnefield Heights; best at 83.6%, challenging at 48.9%.
- #8 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Wynnefield Heights shows 71.7% average survivability. Top locations reach 84.0%; lower-end sites show 57.3%.
- #9 Bike Shop (Ranked #9): 65.7% average in Wynnefield Heights. Best-case storefronts: 81.8%. Challenging locations: 49.0%.
- #18 Spa is ranked #18 for top businesses to open in Wynnefield Heights: 68.6% chance on average, best at 83.6%, challenging at 50.2%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Wynnefield Heights make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Wynnefield Heights 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 great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- 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 analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Wynnefield Heights?
The top businesses to open next in Wynnefield Heights:
- Chiropractor Offices: 76.1% average survival rate, 89.6% at the best address
- Eye Care Centers: 71.8% average survival rate
- Convenience Stores: 80.2% average survival rate
However, individual locations vary widely, and even in lower-scoring neighborhoods there are pockets that perform exceptionally well. We apply advanced machine learning to one of the largest commercial real estate outcome datasets in the country. 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 93.5% employment rate in Wynnefield Heights is a key signal of consumer health, and the 9.0% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring regularly updates every location's survivability score: you can see current scores for available storefronts in Wynnefield Heights 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 Wynnefield Heights.
What type of business should you rent your Wynnefield Heights storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the business categories with the strongest long-term lease retention in Wynnefield Heights are Chiropractor Offices, Eye Care Centers, and Convenience Stores.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. Rather than guessing which tenant type will last, landlords can verify survivability for each category at their exact address using StreetSpring.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Wynnefield Heights storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Chiropractor Office would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to, with a potential 89.6% chance of lasting more than 2 years; however depending on your location, the chances could drop to a 62.4% chance.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Wynnefield Heights?
Start any location decision in Wynnefield Heights with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- 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.
- You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in Wynnefield Heights with a free 10-minute trial of StreetSpring's live tool.
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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.