Business Survivability in Frankford, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Frankford is a Clothing Store with a 82.2% 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 Clothing Store in Frankford (82.2% Typical, 89.5% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #93 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 64.4% 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 Frankford 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 Frankford is a Clothing Store with a 82.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 89.5% Best; next is a Cafe with 87.9% Best, followed by a Chiropractor Office with 84.8% Best.
Is Frankford a good place to start a business?
Frankford is ranked number 93 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia to start a business, with an average 64.4% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 89.5% Best is 7.3 points above 82.2% Typical in Frankford.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Frankford can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- Housing vacancy in Frankford sits at 8.0%, a Census figure that StreetSpring's model reads for every business type it scores here.
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 Frankford?
The right address in Frankford can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for a Clothing Store in Frankford per 2026 data:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Clothing Store in Frankford. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.
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What are the best businesses to open in Frankford?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clothing Store | 89.5% | 82.2% | 76.9% |
| 2 | Cafe | 87.9% | 78.4% | 73.2% |
| 3 | Chiropractor Office | 84.8% | 79.9% | 75.0% |
| 4 | Bar | 83.9% | 74.4% | 67.5% |
| 5 | Veterinary Clinic | 83.8% | 78.6% | 73.4% |
| 6 | Dermatology Clinic | 82.2% | 77.3% | 72.3% |
| 7 | Mental Health Clinic | 82.1% | 77.2% | 72.2% |
| 11 | Convenience Store | 80.0% | 71.7% | 63.8% |
| 12 | Laundromat | 79.8% | 71.8% | 64.6% |
| 14 | Coffee Shop | 75.5% | 70.7% | 65.9% |
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 Frankford
- #1 Clothing Store (Ranked #1): 82.2% Typical in Frankford. Best: 89.5%. Worst: 76.9%.
- #2 Cafe is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Frankford: 78.4% Typical, 87.9% Best, 73.2% Worst.
- #3 Chiropractor Office: 79.9% Typical across Frankford; Best 84.8%, Worst 75.0%.
- #4 Opening a Bar in Frankford shows 74.4% Typical survivability, 83.9% Best and 67.5% Worst.
- #5 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #5): 78.6% Typical in Frankford. Best: 83.8%. Worst: 73.4%.
Strong Performers in Frankford
- #6 Dermatology Clinic is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Frankford: 77.3% Typical, 82.2% Best, 72.3% Worst.
- #7 Mental Health Clinic: 77.2% Typical across Frankford; Best 82.1%, Worst 72.2%.
- #11 Opening a Convenience Store in Frankford shows 71.7% Typical survivability, 80.0% Best and 63.8% Worst.
- #12 Laundromat (Ranked #12): 71.8% Typical in Frankford. Best: 79.8%. Worst: 64.6%.
- #14 Coffee Shop is ranked #14 for top businesses to open in Frankford: 70.7% Typical, 75.5% Best, 65.9% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Frankford make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, selecting a storefront that StreetSpring ranks in the top tier for your business type in Frankford 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
- Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- Compare the Revenue Capture Score of each shortlisted address first: it is the top factor in choosing a location, and it estimates the revenue a business can capture there.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Frankford?
The top businesses to open next in Frankford:
- Clothing Stores: 82.2% Typical, 89.5% Best
- Cafes: 78.4% Typical, 87.9% Best
- Chiropractor Offices: 79.9% Typical, 84.8% Best
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. 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 87.2% employment rate in Frankford is a key signal of consumer health, and the 8.0% housing vacancy rate is another Census characteristic the model reads for the rankings above. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in Frankford today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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- See the Philadelphia Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Philadelphia Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Frankford.
What type of business should you rent your Frankford storefront to?
If you own commercial space in Frankford, StreetSpring's 2026 data points to Clothing Stores, Cafes, and Chiropractor Offices as the tenant types with the strongest projected longevity at this location.
- A business's location is one of the few things about its future you can check in advance.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. 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 Frankford storefront to a Clothing Store?
The data shows a Clothing Store in Frankford is the safest long-term bet for a storefront there, at 89.5% Best and 76.9% Worst.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Frankford?
Don't commit to a storefront in Frankford without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.
- 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 forecasting tools are purpose-built for commercial location decisions and are not available through any publicly accessible data source.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data starts with a free 10-minute trial: begin with your top candidate locations in Frankford.
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Powered by machine learning models trained on real business outcomes, StreetSpring delivers actionable insights. 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.