Business Survivability in Brewerytown, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Brewerytown is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~85% 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 Brewerytown (~85% average survival rate, ~87% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #57 across all neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: ~78% two-year survival across all business types
- 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: September 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 Veterinary Clinic with a ~85% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~87% chance; next is a Caribbean / Latin Restaurant with a 80.45% chance, followed by a Diner with a 80.16% chance.
Is Brewerytown a good place to start a business?
Brewerytown is ranked number 57 across neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia to start a business, with an average ~78% chance of lasting two or more years.
- The most promising business types in the best locations score a ~7% higher chance of surviving 2 years than the average.
- Yet the same categories that score highest in Brewerytown can underperform significantly at the wrong address. Location precision within the neighborhood matters as much as choosing the neighborhood itself.
- With 89.4% of the local population employed, Brewerytown presents a stable consumer base — particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
Employment and 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. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Veterinary Clinic in Brewerytown:
The highlighted area represents the address in Brewerytown that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Veterinary Clinic survivability. Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform — and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. 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?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 85.02% |
| 2 | Caribbean / Latin Restaurant | 80.45% |
| 3 | Diner | 80.16% |
| 4 | Cafe | 79.63% |
| 5 | Grocery Store | 78.33% |
| 6 | Dance Club | 77.72% |
| 7 | Pet Grooming Shop | 76.76% |
| 8 | Coffee Shop | 76.01% |
| 9 | Liquor Store | 75.88% |
| 10 | Dessert Shop | 75.55% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Brewerytown
- Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Brewerytown: 85.02% chance on average, best at ~87%, challenging at ~82%.
- Caribbean / Latin Restaurant — ~80%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 80.45% across Brewerytown.
- Opening a Diner in Brewerytown shows 80.16% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
- Cafe (Ranked #4): 79.63% average in Brewerytown. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~77%.
- Grocery Store is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Brewerytown: 78.33% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~75%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Brewerytown
- Dance Club — ~76%–~79% survivability range, with an average of 77.72% across Brewerytown.
- Opening a Pet Grooming Shop in Brewerytown shows 76.76% average survivability. Top locations reach ~79%; lower-end sites show ~72%.
- Coffee Shop (Ranked #8): 76.01% average in Brewerytown. Best-case storefronts: ~79%. Challenging locations: ~72%.
- Liquor Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Brewerytown: 75.88% chance on average, best at ~79%, challenging at ~71%.
- Dessert Shop — ~72%–~79% survivability range, with an average of 75.55% across Brewerytown.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Caribbean / Latin Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Diner — 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, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Brewerytown could lead to you making ~7% more than if you selected an average location, and ~19% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
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.
- Every site-selection decision starts and ends with location — it outweighs concept, brand, and execution combined.
- Businesses in high-scoring locations consistently outperform those in average or low-scoring sites.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Brewerytown?
The top businesses to open next in Brewerytown:
- Veterinary Clinics — 85.02% average survival rate, ~87% at the best address
- Caribbean / Latin Restaurants — 80.45% average survival rate
- Diners — 80.16% average survival rate
Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform — and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. Every prediction draws on a dataset of millions of business openings, closures, and lifecycle events across the U.S. 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. Brewerytown's combination of 89.4% employment and 13.0% vacancy creates the conditions that define which business types thrive here and which struggle. StreetSpring updates survivability scores for available locations weekly — check the live tool now to see which storefronts in Brewerytown are currently available and how they score.
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- See the Philadelphia Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Philadelphia Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic 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?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the top tenant types for maximizing occupancy in Brewerytown are Veterinary Clinics, Caribbean / Latin Restaurants, and Diners.
- Every site-selection decision starts and ends with location — it outweighs concept, brand, and execution combined.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. Run your specific address through StreetSpring to see which tenant categories give you the best odds of stable, long-term occupancy.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Brewerytown storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Veterinary Clinic in Brewerytown: best-in-class addresses achieve ~87% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at ~82% — above average for most business types.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Brewerytown?
Don't commit to a storefront in Brewerytown without first checking its Survivability Score — the difference between a 70% and a 90% score at two addresses on the same block can determine your long-term outcome.
- Revenue Capture Score is what separates locations that look similar on the surface but produce dramatically different business outcomes.
- These forecasts are generated using StreetSpring's unique analytical framework.
- StreetSpring's live scoring tool is free: enter any address in Brewerytown to see its current Survivability Score for your business type.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. 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.