Business Survivability in Point Breeze, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Point Breeze is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~84% 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 Point Breeze (~84% average survival rate, ~86% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #44 across all neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: ~78% 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 Point Breeze 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 Point Breeze is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~84% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~86% chance; next is a Salad Shop with a 79.41% chance, followed by an American Restaurant with a 78.72% chance.
Is Point Breeze a good place to start a business?
Point Breeze is ranked number 44 across neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia to start a business, with an average ~78% chance of lasting two or more years.
- The highest-scoring business types in Point Breeze — at their optimal addresses — outperform the neighborhood average by ~4%.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Point Breeze can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- A 95.3% employment rate in Point Breeze means a large share of local consumers have steady income — a strong underlying condition for discretionary spending businesses.
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 Point Breeze?
StreetSpring's Point Breeze data goes block by block — not just neighborhood averages — so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Veterinary Clinic in Point Breeze:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Veterinary Clinic in Point Breeze. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. 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 Point Breeze?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 84.33% |
| 2 | Salad Shop | 79.41% |
| 3 | American Restaurant | 78.72% |
| 4 | Steakhouse | 77.67% |
| 5 | Grocery Store | 77.18% |
| 6 | Coffee Shop | 76.99% |
| 7 | Laundromat | 76.72% |
| 8 | Pet Grooming Shop | 76.54% |
| 9 | Tanning Salon | 75.95% |
| 10 | Gym | 74.86% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Point Breeze
- Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Point Breeze: 84.33% chance on average, best at ~86%, challenging at ~82%.
- Salad Shop — ~76%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 79.41% across Point Breeze.
- Opening an American Restaurant in Point Breeze shows 78.72% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
- Steakhouse (Ranked #4): 77.67% average in Point Breeze. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~74%.
- Grocery Store is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Point Breeze: 77.18% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~74%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Point Breeze
- Coffee Shop — ~73%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 76.99% across Point Breeze.
- Opening a Laundromat in Point Breeze shows 76.72% average survivability. Top locations reach ~80%; lower-end sites show ~73%.
- Pet Grooming Shop (Ranked #8): 76.54% average in Point Breeze. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~72%.
- Tanning Salon is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Point Breeze: 75.95% chance on average, best at ~78%, challenging at ~72%.
- Gym — ~69%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 74.86% across Point Breeze.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Salad Shop — See how this compares to other cities →
- American Restaurant — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Point Breeze 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 Point Breeze could lead to you making ~4% more than if you selected an average location, and ~11% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- Site selection requires evaluating the specific combination of your business type and the exact address — neighborhood-level data is only the starting point.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- Across every business type we've analyzed, location quality as measured by Survivability Score is the strongest predictor of financial performance.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What businesses should open next in Point Breeze?
The top businesses to open next in Point Breeze:
- Veterinary Clinics — 84.33% average survival rate, ~86% at the best address
- Salad Shops — 79.41% average survival rate
- American Restaurants — 78.72% average survival rate
The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. Our models are built using machine learning trained on millions of commercial real estate data points. 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. Point Breeze sits at 95.3% employment and 10.0% commercial vacancy — conditions that set the ceiling and floor for Revenue Capture potential across all business types here. The data behind these rankings is updated weekly, so the best available storefront in Point Breeze 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 Point Breeze.
What type of business should you rent your Point Breeze storefront to?
For landlords in Point Breeze, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Veterinary Clinics, Salad Shops, and American Restaurants as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- The right location can make a business; the wrong one can break it.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. StreetSpring can show you which specific address in your portfolio scores highest for each tenant type.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Point Breeze storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes — our 2026 model places a Veterinary Clinic at the top of the survivability rankings for Point Breeze storefronts, with a best-case score of ~86% and a floor of ~82% at the most challenging addresses.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years.
What should I consider when opening a business in Point Breeze?
When selecting a location in Point Breeze it is crucial to select a location with a very high Survivability Score.
- The most important driver of a high Survivability Score is the Revenue Capture Score for the business at the location it selects.
- StreetSpring's proprietary algorithms power these predictions.
- StreetSpring is free to use — see the current survivability score for any address in Point Breeze right now.
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Our analysis covers businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 major US metros. 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.