Business Survivability in Franklinville, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Franklinville is a Convenience Store with a 82.7% 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 Franklinville (82.7% Typical, 88.4% Best)
- Town rank: #2 of 11 towns around Philadelphia
- Town average: an average Survivability Score of 76.4% 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 Franklinville 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 Franklinville is a Convenience Store with a 82.7% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 88.4% Best; next is a Physical Therapy Clinic with 87.8% Best, followed by a Dermatology Clinic with 87.6% Best.
Is Franklinville a good place to start a business?
Among the 11 towns StreetSpring ranks around Philadelphia, Franklinville ranks #2 for business survivability, with an average 76.4% chance of lasting two or more years.
- For the top-ranked business type, 88.4% Best is 5.7 points above 82.7% Typical in Franklinville.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Franklinville for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- A 87.6% employment rate in Franklinville means a large share of local consumers have steady income: a strong underlying condition for discretionary spending businesses.
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 Franklinville?
StreetSpring's Franklinville data goes block by block (not just neighborhood averages) so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Convenience Store in Franklinville:
The highlighted area represents the address in Franklinville that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Convenience Store survivability. For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. 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 Franklinville?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 88.4% | 82.7% | 78.0% |
| 2 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 87.8% | 83.5% | 79.3% |
| 3 | Dermatology Clinic | 87.6% | 83.3% | 78.9% |
| 4 | Mental Health Clinic | 87.6% | 83.2% | 78.9% |
| 7 | Clothing Store | 87.5% | 80.6% | 76.3% |
| 9 | Veterinary Clinic | 86.9% | 81.3% | 75.8% |
| 10 | Eye Care Center | 86.6% | 82.1% | 77.6% |
| 11 | Cafe | 85.9% | 78.6% | 74.4% |
| 12 | Bar | 85.5% | 78.0% | 73.8% |
| 13 | Dance Club | 84.9% | 78.4% | 73.7% |
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 Franklinville
- #1 Convenience Store is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Franklinville: 82.7% Typical, 88.4% Best, 78.0% Worst.
- #2 Physical Therapy Clinic: 83.5% Typical across Franklinville; Best 87.8%, Worst 79.3%.
- #3 Opening a Dermatology Clinic in Franklinville shows 83.3% Typical survivability, 87.6% Best and 78.9% Worst.
- #4 Mental Health Clinic (Ranked #4): 83.2% Typical in Franklinville. Best: 87.6%. Worst: 78.9%.
- #7 Clothing Store is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Franklinville: 80.6% Typical, 87.5% Best, 76.3% Worst.
Strong Performers in Franklinville
- #9 Veterinary Clinic: 81.3% Typical across Franklinville; Best 86.9%, Worst 75.8%.
- #10 Opening an Eye Care Center in Franklinville shows 82.1% Typical survivability, 86.6% Best and 77.6% Worst.
- #11 Cafe (Ranked #11): 78.6% Typical in Franklinville. Best: 85.9%. Worst: 74.4%.
- #12 Bar is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in Franklinville: 78.0% Typical, 85.5% Best, 73.8% Worst.
- #13 Dance Club: 78.4% Typical across Franklinville; Best 84.9%, Worst 73.7%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Dermatology Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Franklinville make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Franklinville 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.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- 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.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What businesses should open next in Franklinville?
The top businesses to open next in Franklinville:
- Convenience Stores: 82.7% Typical, 88.4% Best
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 83.5% Typical, 87.8% Best
- Dermatology Clinics: 83.3% Typical, 87.6% Best
For the most current predictions, visit StreetSpring to analyze your specific location in real-time. StreetSpring's training dataset includes millions of transactions and business lifecycle events. 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. Franklinville's 87.6% employment rate and 15.5% housing vacancy rate are two of the Census characteristics the model reads when it ranks business types here. The data behind these rankings is updated regularly, so the best available storefront in Franklinville today may score differently than it did last month: check StreetSpring's live tool for the current picture.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Franklinville.
What type of business should you rent your Franklinville storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Convenience Stores, Physical Therapy Clinics, and Dermatology Clinics at the top of the survivability rankings for Franklinville, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- The address you choose determines your competitive exposure, customer flow, and spending potential simultaneously.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually. StreetSpring allows property owners to evaluate any address against 500+ business types, so you can prioritize the categories that score highest at your specific location.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Franklinville storefront to a Convenience Store?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Convenience Store as the highest-ranked tenant type for Franklinville, at 88.4% Best and 78.0% Worst for the chance of lasting more than 2 years.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What should I consider when opening a business in Franklinville?
When opening a business in Franklinville, compare the Survivability Scores of your shortlisted addresses and favor the highest one your budget allows.
- StreetSpring's proprietary Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when choosing where to open.
- StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
- StreetSpring offers a free 10-minute trial of its survivability scores: see how your shortlisted Franklinville addresses rank right now.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has studied businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans, giving its predictions a scale of validation unmatched in site-selection tools. 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.