Business Survivability in East Passyunk, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in East Passyunk is an American Restaurant with a ~80% 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: an American Restaurant in East Passyunk (~80% average survival rate, ~83% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #74 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 East Passyunk 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 East Passyunk is an American Restaurant with a ~80% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~83% chance; next is a Steakhouse with a 79.60% chance, followed by a Pet Grooming Shop with a 79.49% chance.
Is East Passyunk a good place to start a business?
Among all neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia, East Passyunk ranks #74 for business survivability, with an average ~78% chance of lasting two or more years.
- Best-case locations for the top business types in East Passyunk produce survivability scores ~6% above the neighborhood-wide average.
- Still, those same business types at weaker addresses in East Passyunk can score well below the neighborhood mean. Even the most viable concept here requires the right address to reach its potential.
- With 96.4% of the local population employed, East Passyunk 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 East Passyunk?
Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in East Passyunk that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. Below is the best location for an American Restaurant in East Passyunk:
The highlighted area represents the address in East Passyunk that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for an American Restaurant survivability. Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. 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 East Passyunk?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Restaurant | 80.37% |
| 2 | Steakhouse | 79.60% |
| 3 | Pet Grooming Shop | 79.49% |
| 4 | Day Care Center | 79.24% |
| 5 | Deli | 79.13% |
| 6 | Smoke Shop | 78.95% |
| 7 | Convenience Store | 77.90% |
| 8 | Coffee Shop | 77.83% |
| 9 | Laundromat | 77.69% |
| 10 | Gym | 76.66% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in East Passyunk
- American Restaurant — ~77%–~83% survivability range, with an average of 80.37% across East Passyunk.
- Opening a Steakhouse in East Passyunk shows 79.60% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
- Pet Grooming Shop (Ranked #3): 79.49% average in East Passyunk. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~77%.
- Day Care Center is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in East Passyunk: 79.24% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~76%.
- Deli — ~76%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 79.13% across East Passyunk.
#6-10: Strong Performers in East Passyunk
- Opening a Smoke Shop in East Passyunk shows 78.95% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~77%.
- Convenience Store (Ranked #7): 77.90% average in East Passyunk. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
- Coffee Shop is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in East Passyunk: 77.83% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~74%.
- Laundromat — ~75%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 77.69% across East Passyunk.
- Opening a Gym in East Passyunk shows 76.66% average survivability. Top locations reach ~79%; lower-end sites show ~74%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- American Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Steakhouse — See how this compares to other cities →
- Pet Grooming Shop — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in East Passyunk make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, choosing an address that maximizes your Revenue Capture Score in East Passyunk could lead to you making ~6% more than if you selected an average location, and ~17% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- StreetSpring calculates survivability for each business type separately at each address — so the best location for your concept may differ from the neighborhood's overall top-ranked site.
- Where you open matters more than anything else.
- StreetSpring has found that selecting the location with the highest survivability score for a business is the best way to maximize the amount of money you will make.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What businesses should open next in East Passyunk?
The top businesses to open next in East Passyunk:
- American Restaurants — 80.37% average survival rate, ~83% at the best address
- Steakhouses — 79.60% average survival rate
- Pet Grooming Shops — 79.49% average survival rate
Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. 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. East Passyunk's combination of 96.4% employment and 6.2% vacancy creates the conditions that define which business types thrive here and which struggle. StreetSpring refreshes survivability scores every week to reflect new competition and updated spending data — see which locations in East Passyunk 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 East Passyunk.
What type of business should you rent your East Passyunk storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the most promising business categories for your property in East Passyunk are American Restaurants, Steakhouses, and Pet Grooming Shops.
- Where you open matters more than anything else.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site. StreetSpring's free tool lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in East Passyunk — a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your East Passyunk storefront to an American Restaurant?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, an American Restaurant ranks as the top tenant type for your East Passyunk storefront — best-case locations show a ~83% survival rate, while the most challenging addresses drop to ~77%.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What should I consider when opening a business in East Passyunk?
Location decisions in East Passyunk should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- Where survivability is highest, Revenue Capture Score is invariably strong — the two are tightly correlated across every business type we've analyzed.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own — built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- The most current survivability data for East Passyunk is free to access on StreetSpring — no account required to check your specific address.
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Using predictive analytics, StreetSpring helps entrepreneurs and landlords make smarter location decisions. 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.