Business Survivability in Dickinson Narrows, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Dickinson Narrows is a Cafe with a 88.1% 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 Cafe in Dickinson Narrows (88.1% Typical, 89.8% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #124 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 56.3% 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 Dickinson Narrows 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 Dickinson Narrows is a Cafe with a 88.1% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 89.8% Best; next is a Laundromat with 88.9% Best, followed by a Veterinary Clinic with 87.8% Best.
Is Dickinson Narrows a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Dickinson Narrows #124 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia, with an average Survivability Score of 56.3% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 89.8% Best is 1.7 points above 88.1% Typical in Dickinson Narrows.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Dickinson Narrows can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Dickinson Narrows could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- Dickinson Narrows's employment rate of 96.1% and housing vacancy rate of 1.5% are two of the Census inputs StreetSpring's model reads for this neighborhood.
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 Dickinson Narrows?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Dickinson Narrows moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. The map below highlights the highest-survivability address for a Cafe in Dickinson Narrows:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Cafe in Dickinson Narrows. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. StreetSpring's prediction model analyzes hundreds of factors across competition, spending on the specific potential business, projected revenue, projected market share, Revenue Capture Score, mobility patterns, and many more.
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What are the best businesses to open in Dickinson Narrows?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cafe | 89.8% | 88.1% | 85.7% |
| 2 | Laundromat | 88.9% | 80.5% | 74.9% |
| 3 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.8% | 81.8% | 75.9% |
| 4 | Coffee Shop | 87.0% | 76.9% | 70.9% |
| 5 | Chiropractor Office | 86.0% | 79.7% | 73.4% |
| 6 | Spa | 79.9% | 70.8% | 62.6% |
| 7 | Convenience Store | 79.6% | 73.8% | 68.2% |
| 8 | Bar | 76.4% | 68.5% | 60.7% |
| 9 | Clothing Store | 76.4% | 70.4% | 64.5% |
| 10 | Gym | 75.6% | 67.1% | 58.6% |
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.
Highest Survivability in Dickinson Narrows
- #1 Cafe is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Dickinson Narrows: 88.1% Typical, 89.8% Best, 85.7% Worst.
- #2 Laundromat: 80.5% Typical across Dickinson Narrows; Best 88.9%, Worst 74.9%.
- #3 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Dickinson Narrows shows 81.8% Typical survivability, 87.8% Best and 75.9% Worst.
- #4 Coffee Shop (Ranked #4): 76.9% Typical in Dickinson Narrows. Best: 87.0%. Worst: 70.9%.
- #5 Chiropractor Office is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Dickinson Narrows: 79.7% Typical, 86.0% Best, 73.4% Worst.
Strong Performers in Dickinson Narrows
- #6 Spa: 70.8% Typical across Dickinson Narrows; Best 79.9%, Worst 62.6%.
- #7 Opening a Convenience Store in Dickinson Narrows shows 73.8% Typical survivability, 79.6% Best and 68.2% Worst.
- #8 Bar (Ranked #8): 68.5% Typical in Dickinson Narrows. Best: 76.4%. Worst: 60.7%.
- #9 Clothing Store is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Dickinson Narrows: 70.4% Typical, 76.4% Best, 64.5% Worst.
- #10 Gym: 67.1% Typical across Dickinson Narrows; Best 75.6%, Worst 58.6%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
- Laundromat: See how this compares to other cities →
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Dickinson Narrows make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Dickinson Narrows 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
- Even within a high-performing neighborhood, the best location varies by business type: StreetSpring scores each combination separately.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- 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's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What businesses should open next in Dickinson Narrows?
The top businesses to open next in Dickinson Narrows:
- Cafes: 88.1% Typical, 89.8% Best
- Laundromats: 80.5% Typical, 88.9% Best
- Veterinary Clinics: 81.8% Typical, 87.8% Best
The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. Our models are built using machine learning trained on millions of commercial real estate data points. 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. Dickinson Narrows's employment rate (96.1%) and housing vacancy rate (1.5%) are part of the Census context StreetSpring's model reads when it scores each business type at each address. StreetSpring regularly refreshes survivability scores to reflect new competition and updated spending data: see which locations in Dickinson Narrows are available right now and how they rank.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Dickinson Narrows.
What type of business should you rent your Dickinson Narrows storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the business types most likely to succeed long-term in Dickinson Narrows are Cafes, Laundromats, and Veterinary Clinics.
- Site selection is the highest-leverage decision most entrepreneurs make: it sets every other variable in motion.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. With StreetSpring, you can rank every potential tenant type by survivability score at your property address before committing to a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Dickinson Narrows storefront to a Cafe?
Yes, StreetSpring's analysis finds that a Cafe would be the best type of business to rent your storefront to in Dickinson Narrows, with 89.8% Best and 85.7% Worst for the chance of lasting two or more years.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What should I consider when opening a business in Dickinson Narrows?
Before committing to any location in Dickinson Narrows, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score: it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.
- 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.
- StreetSpring's forecasting tools are purpose-built for commercial location decisions and are not available through any publicly accessible data source.
- The most current survivability data for Dickinson Narrows is on StreetSpring, and a free 10-minute trial is enough to check your specific address.
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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.