Business Survivability in Brewerytown, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Brewerytown is a Convenience Store with a 86.4% 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 Convenience Store in Brewerytown (86.4% Typical, 90.2% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #99 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 63.8% 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: November 2026 by Robert Koons, Founder & CEO, StreetSpring
In this article:
- Summary
- Is Brewerytown 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 Brewerytown is a Convenience Store with a 86.4% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 90.2% Best; next is a Clothing Store with 89.5% Best, followed by a Cafe with 88.2% Best.
Is Brewerytown a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Brewerytown #99 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia, with an average Survivability Score of 63.8% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 90.2% Best is 3.8 points above 86.4% Typical in Brewerytown.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Brewerytown can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- Brewerytown has a housing vacancy rate of 13.0% 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 Brewerytown?
Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in Brewerytown that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Convenience Store in Brewerytown:
The highlighted area represents the address in Brewerytown that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Convenience Store survivability. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. 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 Brewerytown?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 90.2% | 86.4% | 82.6% |
| 2 | Clothing Store | 89.5% | 81.2% | 75.8% |
| 3 | Cafe | 88.2% | 79.4% | 74.1% |
| 4 | Laundromat | 87.9% | 80.8% | 75.8% |
| 5 | Chiropractor Office | 85.9% | 82.0% | 78.1% |
| 6 | Veterinary Clinic | 84.6% | 79.8% | 75.1% |
| 7 | Mental Health Clinic | 80.9% | 75.8% | 70.8% |
| 8 | Acupuncture Clinic | 80.8% | 75.8% | 70.8% |
| 13 | Spa | 77.1% | 71.6% | 66.0% |
| 14 | Gym | 75.8% | 69.3% | 62.9% |
Best and Worst are the average results for the better and the worse of two addresses picked at random in the place: a weighted average of every scored location in which the best locations count the most for Best and the weakest count the most for Worst. Typical is the average address. Best is shown for a smaller space (half the standard size) and Worst for a larger one (half again as large), at the metro's median asking rent, using the same rent rule as our tool; Typical is at the market rent.
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 Brewerytown
- #1 Opening a Convenience Store in Brewerytown shows 86.4% Typical survivability, 90.2% Best and 82.6% Worst.
- #2 Clothing Store (Ranked #2): 81.2% Typical in Brewerytown. Best: 89.5%. Worst: 75.8%.
- #3 Cafe is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Brewerytown: 79.4% Typical, 88.2% Best, 74.1% Worst.
- #4 Laundromat: 80.8% Typical across Brewerytown; Best 87.9%, Worst 75.8%.
- #5 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Brewerytown shows 82.0% Typical survivability, 85.9% Best and 78.1% Worst.
Strong Performers in Brewerytown
- #6 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #6): 79.8% Typical in Brewerytown. Best: 84.6%. Worst: 75.1%.
- #7 Mental Health Clinic is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Brewerytown: 75.8% Typical, 80.9% Best, 70.8% Worst.
- #8 Acupuncture Clinic: 75.8% Typical across Brewerytown; Best 80.8%, Worst 70.8%.
- #13 Opening a Spa in Brewerytown shows 71.6% Typical survivability, 77.1% Best and 66.0% Worst.
- #14 Gym (Ranked #14): 69.3% Typical in Brewerytown. Best: 75.8%. Worst: 62.9%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Brewerytown make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing an address that maximizes your Revenue Capture Score in Brewerytown 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
- Different business models thrive in different micro-locations.
- 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's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What businesses should open next in Brewerytown?
The top businesses to open next in Brewerytown:
- Convenience Stores: 86.4% Typical, 90.2% Best
- Clothing Stores: 81.2% Typical, 89.5% Best
- Cafes: 79.4% Typical, 88.2% Best
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. 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 89.4% employment rate in Brewerytown is a key signal of consumer health, and the 13.0% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Brewerytown. 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 Convenience Store survivability across Philadelphia neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Brewerytown.
What type of business should you rent your Brewerytown storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Brewerytown are Convenience Stores, Clothing Stores, and Cafes.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. 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 Brewerytown storefront to a Convenience Store?
Yes, our 2026 model ranks a Convenience Store first among business types for Brewerytown storefronts, with 90.2% Best and 82.6% Worst.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What should I consider when opening a business in Brewerytown?
Start any location decision in Brewerytown with the Survivability Score: it combines 100+ location factors into one projected two-year chance.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- Every survivability score is produced by StreetSpring's private prediction engine, not available through any other platform.
- StreetSpring offers a free 10-minute trial of its survivability scores: see how your shortlisted Brewerytown addresses rank right now.
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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.