Business Survivability in Girard Estates, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Girard Estates is a Convenience Store with a 87.2% 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 Convenience Store in Girard Estates (87.2% Typical, 90.6% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #66 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 66.7% 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 Girard Estates 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 Girard Estates is a Convenience Store with a 87.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 90.6% Best; next is a Clothing Store with 90.4% Best, followed by a Cafe with 89.8% Best.
Is Girard Estates a good place to start a business?
Girard Estates is ranked number 66 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia to start a business, with an average 66.7% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 90.6% Best is 3.4 points above 87.2% Typical in Girard Estates.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Girard Estates can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- A 96.3% employment rate in Girard Estates 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 Girard Estates?
StreetSpring scores survivability at the exact address level in Girard Estates, so you can compare two storefronts on the same block before committing to a lease. StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies this area as the top location for a Convenience Store in Girard Estates:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Convenience Store in Girard Estates. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. 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 Girard Estates?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 90.6% | 87.2% | 83.4% |
| 2 | Clothing Store | 90.4% | 85.8% | 80.9% |
| 3 | Cafe | 89.8% | 87.2% | 83.8% |
| 4 | Chiropractor Office | 87.3% | 80.6% | 73.8% |
| 5 | Bar | 85.4% | 76.2% | 70.4% |
| 6 | Hair Salon | 85.2% | 75.6% | 69.3% |
| 7 | Spa | 84.8% | 75.7% | 69.6% |
| 8 | Laundromat | 84.2% | 76.8% | 72.2% |
| 9 | Gym | 84.1% | 73.3% | 65.1% |
| 10 | Veterinary Clinic | 83.5% | 76.5% | 69.6% |
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 Girard Estates
- #1 Convenience Store (Ranked #1): 87.2% Typical in Girard Estates. Best: 90.6%. Worst: 83.4%.
- #2 Clothing Store is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Girard Estates: 85.8% Typical, 90.4% Best, 80.9% Worst.
- #3 Cafe: 87.2% Typical across Girard Estates; Best 89.8%, Worst 83.8%.
- #4 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Girard Estates shows 80.6% Typical survivability, 87.3% Best and 73.8% Worst.
- #5 Bar (Ranked #5): 76.2% Typical in Girard Estates. Best: 85.4%. Worst: 70.4%.
Strong Performers in Girard Estates
- #6 Hair Salon is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Girard Estates: 75.6% Typical, 85.2% Best, 69.3% Worst.
- #7 Spa: 75.7% Typical across Girard Estates; Best 84.8%, Worst 69.6%.
- #8 Opening a Laundromat in Girard Estates shows 76.8% Typical survivability, 84.2% Best and 72.2% Worst.
- #9 Gym (Ranked #9): 73.3% Typical in Girard Estates. Best: 84.1%. Worst: 65.1%.
- #10 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Girard Estates: 76.5% Typical, 83.5% Best, 69.6% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Girard Estates make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, prioritizing survivability score in your site-selection process in Girard Estates 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
- Location fit is business-type-specific: a spot that's ideal for a coffee shop may underperform for a nail salon at the same address.
- Location is the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- 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 provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What businesses should open next in Girard Estates?
The top businesses to open next in Girard Estates:
- Convenience Stores: 87.2% Typical, 90.6% Best
- Clothing Stores: 85.8% Typical, 90.4% Best
- Cafes: 87.2% Typical, 89.8% Best
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. The model draws from 100+ location-specific factors to generate each survivability score. 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. Girard Estates's employment rate (96.3%) and housing vacancy rate (11.7%) are part of the Census context StreetSpring's model reads when it scores each business type at each address. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring regularly recalculates survivability for every location in Girard Estates, 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 Girard Estates.
What type of business should you rent your Girard Estates storefront to?
StreetSpring's analysis shows that the most promising business categories for your property in Girard Estates are Convenience Stores, Clothing Stores, and Cafes.
- Location is the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types. 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 Girard Estates storefront to a Convenience Store?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Convenience Store as the highest-ranked tenant type for Girard Estates, at 90.6% Best and 83.4% Worst for the chance of lasting more than 2 years.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What should I consider when opening a business in Girard Estates?
When selecting a location in Girard Estates it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- These insights come from StreetSpring's exclusive, in-house forecasting models.
- Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Girard Estates, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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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.