Business Survivability in Francisville, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Francisville is a Convenience Store with a 83.9% 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 Francisville (83.9% Typical, 89.8% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #57 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 68.8% 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 Francisville 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 Francisville is a Convenience Store with a 83.9% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 89.8% Best; next is a Chiropractor Office with 89.7% Best, followed by a Clothing Store with 89.6% Best.
Is Francisville a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Francisville #57 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia, with an average Survivability Score of 68.8% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 89.8% Best is 5.9 points above 83.9% Typical in Francisville.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Francisville can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Francisville could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- With 95.6% of the local population employed, Francisville presents a stable consumer base: particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
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 Francisville?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Francisville offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Convenience Store in Francisville:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Convenience Store in Francisville. StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. 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 Francisville?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 89.8% | 83.9% | 78.5% |
| 2 | Chiropractor Office | 89.7% | 87.2% | 84.6% |
| 3 | Clothing Store | 89.6% | 83.9% | 78.7% |
| 4 | Laundromat | 89.5% | 85.8% | 81.8% |
| 5 | Coffee Shop | 88.8% | 80.0% | 74.5% |
| 6 | Cafe | 88.5% | 79.4% | 74.0% |
| 7 | Bar | 88.2% | 80.9% | 75.7% |
| 8 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.9% | 84.0% | 80.0% |
| 9 | Gym | 86.5% | 79.5% | 75.1% |
| 10 | Dentist Office | 84.7% | 79.9% | 75.2% |
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 Francisville
- #1 Convenience Store (Ranked #1): 83.9% Typical in Francisville. Best: 89.8%. Worst: 78.5%.
- #2 Chiropractor Office is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Francisville: 87.2% Typical, 89.7% Best, 84.6% Worst.
- #3 Clothing Store: 83.9% Typical across Francisville; Best 89.6%, Worst 78.7%.
- #4 Opening a Laundromat in Francisville shows 85.8% Typical survivability, 89.5% Best and 81.8% Worst.
- #5 Coffee Shop (Ranked #5): 80.0% Typical in Francisville. Best: 88.8%. Worst: 74.5%.
Strong Performers in Francisville
- #6 Cafe is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Francisville: 79.4% Typical, 88.5% Best, 74.0% Worst.
- #7 Bar: 80.9% Typical across Francisville; Best 88.2%, Worst 75.7%.
- #8 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Francisville shows 84.0% Typical survivability, 87.9% Best and 80.0% Worst.
- #9 Gym (Ranked #9): 79.5% Typical in Francisville. Best: 86.5%. Worst: 75.1%.
- #10 Dentist Office is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Francisville: 79.9% Typical, 84.7% Best, 75.2% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Francisville make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Francisville 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
- However, each business concept should be evaluated for fit within each potential location.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- 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 scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What businesses should open next in Francisville?
The top businesses to open next in Francisville:
- Convenience Stores: 83.9% Typical, 89.8% Best
- Chiropractor Offices: 87.2% Typical, 89.7% Best
- Clothing Stores: 83.9% Typical, 89.6% Best
StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. 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. StreetSpring's model accounts for Francisville's 95.6% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring regularly recalculates survivability for every location in Francisville, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data: check current locations now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Francisville.
What type of business should you rent your Francisville storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Francisville shows that Convenience Stores, Chiropractor Offices, and Clothing Stores rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them. Use StreetSpring to see the survivability score for any business type at your exact storefront address before you sign a lease.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Francisville storefront to a Convenience Store?
Yes, our 2026 model ranks a Convenience Store first among business types for Francisville storefronts, with 89.8% Best and 78.5% Worst.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What should I consider when opening a business in Francisville?
When selecting a location in Francisville it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- StreetSpring uses its own proprietary forecasting tools to identify the Revenue Capture Score for each unique business.
- Start a free 10-minute trial on StreetSpring to see the current survivability score for any address in Francisville.
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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.