Business Survivability in Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Graduate Hospital is a Cafe with a 83.6% 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 Cafe in Graduate Hospital (83.6% Typical, 89.4% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #106 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 61.5% 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 Graduate Hospital 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 Graduate Hospital is a Cafe with a 83.6% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 89.4% Best; next is a Clothing Store with 87.3% Best, followed by a Chiropractor Office with 87.3% Best.
Is Graduate Hospital a good place to start a business?
Among the 127 neighborhoods StreetSpring ranks in and around Philadelphia, Graduate Hospital ranks #106 for business survivability, with an average 61.5% chance of lasting two or more years.
- For the top-ranked business type, 89.4% Best is 5.8 points above 83.6% Typical in Graduate Hospital.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Graduate Hospital can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- With a 94.4% employment rate, Graduate Hospital has the consumer spending foundation that supports a range of brick-and-mortar business types.
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 Graduate Hospital?
The right address in Graduate Hospital can mean a 20-point survivability difference from an average one: StreetSpring identifies exactly which addresses are worth pursuing. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Cafe in Graduate Hospital:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Cafe in Graduate Hospital. 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 Graduate Hospital?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cafe | 89.4% | 83.6% | 77.8% |
| 2 | Clothing Store | 87.3% | 78.5% | 73.4% |
| 3 | Chiropractor Office | 87.3% | 81.8% | 76.3% |
| 4 | Bar | 86.3% | 76.7% | 70.9% |
| 5 | Veterinary Clinic | 85.9% | 79.7% | 73.5% |
| 6 | Laundromat | 83.8% | 76.4% | 71.6% |
| 7 | Convenience Store | 80.4% | 73.4% | 66.9% |
| 8 | Gym | 78.8% | 70.6% | 62.8% |
| 9 | Dentist Office | 76.1% | 70.7% | 65.3% |
| 10 | Mental Health Clinic | 75.5% | 70.1% | 64.7% |
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.
Highest Survivability in Graduate Hospital
- #1 Cafe (Ranked #1): 83.6% Typical in Graduate Hospital. Best: 89.4%. Worst: 77.8%.
- #2 Clothing Store is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Graduate Hospital: 78.5% Typical, 87.3% Best, 73.4% Worst.
- #3 Chiropractor Office: 81.8% Typical across Graduate Hospital; Best 87.3%, Worst 76.3%.
- #4 Opening a Bar in Graduate Hospital shows 76.7% Typical survivability, 86.3% Best and 70.9% Worst.
- #5 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #5): 79.7% Typical in Graduate Hospital. Best: 85.9%. Worst: 73.5%.
Strong Performers in Graduate Hospital
- #6 Laundromat is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Graduate Hospital: 76.4% Typical, 83.8% Best, 71.6% Worst.
- #7 Convenience Store: 73.4% Typical across Graduate Hospital; Best 80.4%, Worst 66.9%.
- #8 Opening a Gym in Graduate Hospital shows 70.6% Typical survivability, 78.8% Best and 62.8% Worst.
- #9 Dentist Office (Ranked #9): 70.7% Typical in Graduate Hospital. Best: 76.1%. Worst: 65.3%.
- #10 Mental Health Clinic is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Graduate Hospital: 70.1% Typical, 75.5% Best, 64.7% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Graduate Hospital 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 Graduate Hospital 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
- StreetSpring calculates survivability for each business type separately at each address, so the best location for your concept may differ from the neighborhood's overall top-ranked site.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- 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 Graduate Hospital?
The top businesses to open next in Graduate Hospital:
- Cafes: 83.6% Typical, 89.4% Best
- Clothing Stores: 78.5% Typical, 87.3% Best
- Chiropractor Offices: 81.8% Typical, 87.3% Best
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 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. Graduate Hospital's employment rate (94.4%) and housing vacancy rate (9.7%) are part of the Census context StreetSpring's model reads when it scores each business type at each address. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring regularly updates every location's survivability score: you can see current scores for available storefronts in Graduate Hospital right now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Graduate Hospital.
What type of business should you rent your Graduate Hospital storefront to?
The analysis is clear: in Graduate Hospital, Cafes, Clothing Stores, and Chiropractor Offices consistently score highest on survivability, giving landlords the best chance of retaining tenants for two or more years.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Graduate Hospital: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Graduate Hospital storefront to a Cafe?
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, a Cafe ranks as the top tenant type for your Graduate Hospital storefront: 89.4% Best and 77.8% Worst.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What should I consider when opening a business in Graduate Hospital?
Location decisions in Graduate Hospital should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- The single most important number in a location decision is the Revenue Capture Score, StreetSpring's proprietary estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- These forecasts are generated using StreetSpring's unique analytical framework.
- Start a free 10-minute trial on StreetSpring to see the current survivability score for any address in Graduate Hospital.
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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.