Business Survivability in Franklinville, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Franklinville is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~85% 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 Veterinary Clinic in Franklinville (~85% average survival rate, ~89% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #1 across all neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: ~81% 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 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 Veterinary Clinic with a ~85% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~89% chance; next is a Persian Restaurant with a 82.69% chance, followed by a Bangladeshi Restaurant with a 82.43% chance.
Is Franklinville a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Franklinville #1 among all analyzed neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia, with a neighborhood-wide average survivability of ~81%.
- The highest-scoring business types in Franklinville — at their optimal addresses — outperform the neighborhood average by ~9%.
- But at poorly chosen addresses within Franklinville, even the top-ranked business types can fall well below the neighborhood average. Location selection remains critical — a promising concept at the wrong spot still carries significant risk.
- At 87.6% employed, Franklinville's consumer base has the spending capacity that makes the neighborhood viable for a wide range of business types — though location selection within the neighborhood still determines actual survivability.
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 Franklinville?
Rather than relying on neighborhood averages, StreetSpring's scoring tells you which specific addresses in Franklinville give your concept the best odds of survival. Here is the top survivability address for a Veterinary Clinic in Franklinville, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
The highlighted area represents the address in Franklinville that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Veterinary Clinic 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 Franklinville?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 85.45% |
| 2 | Persian Restaurant | 82.69% |
| 3 | Bangladeshi Restaurant | 82.43% |
| 4 | Diner | 82.26% |
| 5 | Smoke Shop | 80.15% |
| 6 | Dance Club | 80.04% |
| 7 | Pet Boarding Facility | 78.85% |
| 8 | Pet Grooming Shop | 78.32% |
| 9 | Laundromat | 75.45% |
| 10 | Seafood Restaurant | 74.87% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Franklinville
- Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #1): 85.45% average in Franklinville. Best-case storefronts: ~89%. Challenging locations: ~80%.
- Persian Restaurant is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Franklinville: 82.69% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~79%.
- Bangladeshi Restaurant — ~79%–~84% survivability range, with an average of 82.43% across Franklinville.
- Opening a Diner in Franklinville shows 82.26% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
- Smoke Shop (Ranked #5): 80.15% average in Franklinville. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~75%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Franklinville
- Dance Club is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Franklinville: 80.04% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~76%.
- Pet Boarding Facility — ~74%–~83% survivability range, with an average of 78.85% across Franklinville.
- Opening a Pet Grooming Shop in Franklinville shows 78.32% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~74%.
- Laundromat (Ranked #9): 75.45% average in Franklinville. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~63%.
- Seafood Restaurant is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Franklinville: 74.87% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~69%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Persian Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
- Bangladeshi Restaurant — 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 could lead to you making ~9% more than if you selected an average location, and ~29% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Site-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
- Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
- Our data shows that the single highest-impact decision a business owner makes is the address they choose — and Survivability Score is the best guide to that decision.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Franklinville?
The top businesses to open next in Franklinville:
- Veterinary Clinics — 85.45% average survival rate, ~89% at the best address
- Persian Restaurants — 82.69% average survival rate
- Bangladeshi Restaurants — 82.43% average survival rate
Market conditions are changing daily, and it is best to use StreetSpring's most up-to-date data. Our training data spans 500+ business types across 24 major metros, giving our models the breadth to predict outcomes across nearly any commercial concept. 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 survivability rankings for Franklinville are grounded in real economic conditions: 87.6% employment and 15.5% vacancy are among the key inputs that separate high-scoring locations from low-scoring ones here. Survivability scores are recalculated weekly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift — visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Franklinville right now.
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- See the Philadelphia Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Philadelphia Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Veterinary Clinic survivability across Philadelphia neighborhoods
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?
Our 2026 survivability data for Franklinville shows that Veterinary Clinics, Persian Restaurants, and Bangladeshi Restaurants rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. Landlords can use StreetSpring to match their exact address to the tenant types most likely to stay open and paying rent for two or more years.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Franklinville storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes — our 2026 model places a Veterinary Clinic at the top of the survivability rankings for Franklinville storefronts, with a best-case score of ~89% and a floor of ~80% at the most challenging addresses.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Franklinville?
Location decisions in Franklinville should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- Revenue Capture Score is the single best indicator of whether a business will thrive at a location.
- These insights come from StreetSpring's exclusive, in-house forecasting models.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores are available for free — check your specific address now.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. 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.