Business Survivability in Queen Village, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Queen Village is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~86% 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 Queen Village (~86% average survival rate, ~87% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #25 across all neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: ~79% 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 Queen Village 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 Queen Village is a Veterinary Clinic with a ~86% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~87% chance; next is a Smoke Shop with a 80.56% chance, followed by a Steakhouse with a 80.41% chance.
Is Queen Village a good place to start a business?
Out of all neighborhoods analyzed in and around Philadelphia, Queen Village ranks #25 for business survivability with a ~79% average Survivability Score.
- The top business types in Queen Village, when placed at their ideal addresses, achieve survivability rates ~5% above the neighborhood-wide average.
- Even so, the weakest addresses in Queen Village for those same business types can underperform considerably. StreetSpring's address-level scoring exists precisely to identify which specific storefronts make the difference.
- With 95.6% of the local population employed, Queen Village presents a stable consumer base — particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
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 Queen Village?
StreetSpring can pinpoint which exact blocks in Queen Village maximize a business's chances of success. Of all available storefronts analyzed in Queen Village, StreetSpring ranks this area highest for a Veterinary Clinic in 2026:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Veterinary Clinic in Queen Village. Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform — and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. 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 Queen Village?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 85.80% |
| 2 | Smoke Shop | 80.56% |
| 3 | Steakhouse | 80.41% |
| 4 | Liquor Store | 79.92% |
| 5 | Pizza Restaurant | 79.11% |
| 6 | Pet Grooming Shop | 78.94% |
| 7 | Coffee Shop | 77.94% |
| 8 | Brunch Restaurant | 77.69% |
| 9 | Grocery Store | 77.64% |
| 10 | Seafood Restaurant | 76.50% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Queen Village
- Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Queen Village shows 85.80% average survivability. Top locations reach ~87%; lower-end sites show ~84%.
- Smoke Shop (Ranked #2): 80.56% average in Queen Village. Best-case storefronts: ~83%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
- Steakhouse is ranked #3 for top businesses to open in Queen Village: 80.41% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~78%.
- Liquor Store — ~76%–~82% survivability range, with an average of 79.92% across Queen Village.
- Opening a Pizza Restaurant in Queen Village shows 79.11% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Queen Village
- Pet Grooming Shop (Ranked #6): 78.94% average in Queen Village. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~78%.
- Coffee Shop is ranked #7 for top businesses to open in Queen Village: 77.94% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~75%.
- Brunch Restaurant — ~75%–~80% survivability range, with an average of 77.69% across Queen Village.
- Opening a Grocery Store in Queen Village shows 77.64% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~74%.
- Seafood Restaurant (Ranked #10): 76.50% average in Queen Village. Best-case storefronts: ~80%. Challenging locations: ~74%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Smoke Shop — See how this compares to other cities →
- Steakhouse — See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Queen Village make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, identifying the optimal address for your business type in Queen Village could lead to you making ~5% more than if you selected an average location, and ~10% 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.
- Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
- Across every business type we've analyzed, location quality as measured by Survivability Score is the strongest predictor of financial performance.
- StreetSpring delivers pinpoint accuracy down to the exact storefront location.
What businesses should open next in Queen Village?
The top businesses to open next in Queen Village:
- Veterinary Clinics — 85.80% average survival rate, ~87% at the best address
- Smoke Shops — 80.56% average survival rate
- Steakhouses — 80.41% average survival rate
Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform — and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. 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. A 9.4% vacancy rate in Queen Village reflects the current commercial environment; StreetSpring weights this directly in every survivability score for addresses in this neighborhood. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring updates every location's survivability score weekly — you can see current scores for available storefronts in Queen Village 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 Queen Village.
What type of business should you rent your Queen Village storefront to?
For landlords in Queen Village, StreetSpring's 2026 analysis identifies Veterinary Clinics, Smoke Shops, and Steakhouses as the business types most likely to produce stable, long-term tenancy.
- Nothing influences a business's future more than its location.
- StreetSpring delivers pinpoint accuracy down to the exact storefront location. 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 Queen Village storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis strongly supports renting to a Veterinary Clinic in Queen Village: best-in-class addresses achieve ~87% survivability, and even the lower-end sites come in at ~84% — above average for most business types.
- StreetSpring delivers pinpoint accuracy down to the exact storefront location.
What should I consider when opening a business in Queen Village?
Among all the criteria to weigh when opening a business in Queen Village, Survivability Score carries the most predictive weight — choose the address with the highest score your budget allows.
- StreetSpring's analysis consistently shows Revenue Capture Score predicts survival odds more accurately than demographic data or foot traffic estimates alone.
- StreetSpring's in-house models are continuously updated with new business outcome data to keep predictions accurate.
- You can check the Survivability Score for any storefront in Queen Village at no cost using StreetSpring's live tool.
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Powered by machine learning models trained on real business outcomes, StreetSpring delivers actionable insights. 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.