Business Survivability in Northwood, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Northwood is a Chiropractor Office with a 80.9% 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 Chiropractor Office in Northwood (80.9% Typical, 85.0% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #45 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 68.8% 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 Northwood 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 Northwood is a Chiropractor Office with a 80.9% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 85.0% Best; next is an Eye Care Center with 83.5% Best, followed by a Laundromat with 83.0% Best.
Is Northwood a good place to start a business?
In Philadelphia's survivability rankings, Northwood comes in at #45 of 127 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 68.8% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 85.0% Best is 4.1 points above 80.9% Typical in Northwood.
- However, those same business types at the weakest addresses in Northwood can score considerably below average. Even the most in-demand concept in Northwood will struggle if it opens at the wrong address.
- At 82.1% employed, Northwood'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 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 Northwood?
StreetSpring narrows the decision down to the exact address, showing which blocks in Northwood produce the highest survivability scores for your concept. Here is the top survivability address for a Chiropractor Office in Northwood, per StreetSpring's 2026 model:
This map shows the optimal location for a Chiropractor Office in Northwood based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. The prediction model incorporates hundreds of location-specific factors, including competitive density, forecasted consumer spending, mobility patterns, and Revenue Capture Score.
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What are the best businesses to open in Northwood?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 85.0% | 80.9% | 76.9% |
| 2 | Eye Care Center | 83.5% | 77.7% | 72.0% |
| 3 | Laundromat | 83.0% | 75.6% | 70.4% |
| 4 | Dermatology Clinic | 82.8% | 78.1% | 73.3% |
| 5 | Mental Health Clinic | 82.8% | 78.0% | 73.3% |
| 9 | Veterinary Clinic | 82.3% | 77.5% | 72.8% |
| 10 | Clothing Store | 79.8% | 73.5% | 67.5% |
| 12 | Cafe | 78.2% | 72.3% | 66.3% |
| 24 | Gym | 77.0% | 71.5% | 65.9% |
| 25 | Bar | 76.9% | 70.7% | 64.5% |
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 Northwood
- #1 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Northwood shows 80.9% Typical survivability, 85.0% Best and 76.9% Worst.
- #2 Eye Care Center (Ranked #2): 77.7% Typical in Northwood. Best: 83.5%. Worst: 72.0%.
- #3 Laundromat is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Northwood: 75.6% Typical, 83.0% Best, 70.4% Worst.
- #4 Dermatology Clinic: 78.1% Typical across Northwood; Best 82.8%, Worst 73.3%.
- #5 Opening a Psychiatry or Psychology Practice in Northwood shows 78.0% Typical survivability, 82.8% Best and 73.3% Worst.
Strong Performers in Northwood
- #9 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #9): 77.5% Typical in Northwood. Best: 82.3%. Worst: 72.8%.
- #10 Clothing Store is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Northwood: 73.5% Typical, 79.8% Best, 67.5% Worst.
- #12 Cafe: 72.3% Typical across Northwood; Best 78.2%, Worst 66.3%.
- #24 Opening a Gym in Northwood shows 71.5% Typical survivability, 77.0% Best and 65.9% Worst.
- #25 Bar (Ranked #25): 70.7% Typical in Northwood. Best: 76.9%. Worst: 64.5%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Eye Care Center: See how this compares to other cities →
- Laundromat: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Northwood 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 Northwood 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
- Site-specific factors can dramatically alter outcomes even within the same neighborhood.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- When the question is money, the Revenue Capture Score comes first: it is StreetSpring's estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- StreetSpring provides address-specific survivability predictions for 500+ business types.
What businesses should open next in Northwood?
The top businesses to open next in Northwood:
- Chiropractor Offices: 80.9% Typical, 85.0% Best
- Eye Care Centers: 77.7% Typical, 83.5% Best
- Laundromats: 75.6% Typical, 83.0% Best
Neighborhood-level averages are a starting point: the exact address will determine your actual survivability score. StreetSpring has analyzed hundreds of thousands of business outcomes across major U.S. metros. 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 Northwood draw on real Census conditions, including 82.1% employment and 6.6% housing vacancy, alongside competition and consumer spending. Survivability scores are recalculated regularly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift: visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Northwood right now.
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- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Philadelphia neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Northwood.
What type of business should you rent your Northwood storefront to?
Our 2026 survivability data for Northwood shows that Chiropractor Offices, Eye Care Centers, and Laundromats rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- 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. 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 Northwood storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Chiropractor Office as the highest-ranked tenant type for Northwood, at 85.0% Best and 76.9% 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 Northwood?
In Northwood, the first step in your site-selection decision is checking the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- Revenue Capture Score comes first when comparing locations: it turns local competition and consumer spending into the share of revenue a business can expect to win.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- StreetSpring offers a free 10-minute trial of its survivability scores: see how your shortlisted Northwood 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.