Business Survivability in Roxborough, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Roxborough 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 Roxborough (~86% average survival rate, ~88% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #16 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 Roxborough 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 Roxborough 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 ~88% chance; next is a Smoke Shop with a 82.00% chance, followed by a Salad Shop with a 81.71% chance.
Is Roxborough a good place to start a business?
Roxborough is the #16 most survivable neighborhood for new businesses in and around Philadelphia, with an average score of ~79% across all analyzed categories.
- Top-performing business types at the best addresses in Roxborough show a ~7% survival rate advantage over the neighborhood average.
- That said, the same business types at the worst-fit addresses in Roxborough can drop substantially below average. The survivability gap between the best and worst addresses in a single neighborhood can be 20 points or more.
- Commercial vacancy in Roxborough sits at 6.9%, a figure that factors into survivability scores for every business type in this neighborhood.
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 Roxborough?
Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in Roxborough that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. This is the address StreetSpring's 2026 analysis recommends most strongly for a Veterinary Clinic in Roxborough:
The highlighted area represents the address in Roxborough that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Veterinary Clinic survivability. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. StreetSpring's scoring incorporates hundreds of inputs, including competitive quality and density, projected consumer spending, Revenue Capture Score, and local demand patterns.
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What are the best businesses to open in Roxborough?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years at a good address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 87.00% |
| 2 | Smoke Shop | 83.20% |
| 3 | Salad Shop | 83.19% |
| 4 | Dermatology Clinic | 82.80% |
| 5 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 82.79% |
| 6 | Vietnamese Restaurant | 82.69% |
| 7 | Diner | 82.61% |
| 8 | Chiropractor Office | 82.39% |
| 9 | Day Care Center | 81.00% |
| 10 | Dance Club | 80.99% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Roxborough
- Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #1): 85.70% average in Roxborough. Best-case storefronts: ~88%. Challenging locations: ~81%.
- Smoke Shop is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Roxborough: 82.00% chance on average, best at ~84%, challenging at ~77%.
- Salad Shop: ~79% to ~84% survivability range, with an average of 81.71% across Roxborough.
- Opening a Dermatology Clinic in Roxborough shows 81.70% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~79%.
- Physical Therapy Clinic (Ranked #5): 81.70% average in Roxborough. Best-case storefronts: ~84%. Challenging locations: ~76%.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Roxborough
- Vietnamese Restaurant is ranked #6 for top businesses to open in Roxborough: 81.09% chance on average, best at ~83%, challenging at ~75%.
- Diner: ~77% to ~84% survivability range, with an average of 81.51% across Roxborough.
- Opening a Chiropractor Office in Roxborough shows 81.19% average survivability. Top locations reach ~84%; lower-end sites show ~77%.
- Day Care Center (Ranked #9): 80.00% average in Roxborough. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~77%.
- Dance Club is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Roxborough: 79.80% chance on average, best at ~82%, challenging at ~77%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Smoke Shop: See how this compares to other cities →
- Salad Shop: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Roxborough make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Roxborough could lead to you making ~7% more than if you selected an average location, and ~23% 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.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- The businesses that outperform their category averages most consistently are those that scored highest on survivability before opening.
- StreetSpring delivers pinpoint accuracy down to the exact storefront location.
What businesses should open next in Roxborough?
The top businesses to open next in Roxborough:
- Veterinary Clinics: 85.70% average survival rate, ~88% at the best address
- Smoke Shops: 82.00% average survival rate
- Salad Shops: 81.71% average survival rate
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. 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 96.1% employment rate in Roxborough is a key signal of consumer health; when combined with the 6.9% vacancy rate, it produces a competitive landscape that favors the business types ranked above. Survivability scores are recalculated weekly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift: visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Roxborough 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 Roxborough.
What type of business should you rent your Roxborough storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Veterinary Clinics, Smoke Shops, and Salad Shops at the top of the survivability rankings for Roxborough, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- StreetSpring delivers pinpoint accuracy down to the exact storefront location. StreetSpring allows property owners to evaluate any address against 500+ business types, so you can prioritize the categories that score highest at your specific location.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Roxborough storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes, our 2026 model places a Veterinary Clinic at the top of the survivability rankings for Roxborough storefronts, with a best-case score of ~88% and a floor of ~81% at the most challenging addresses.
- StreetSpring delivers pinpoint accuracy down to the exact storefront location.
What should I consider when opening a business in Roxborough?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Roxborough address is the clearest forward-looking indicator of whether your business will be operating two years from now: make it the first number you check.
- Revenue Capture Score is the single best indicator of whether a business will thrive at a location.
- No third-party scoring system produces these results: every prediction is generated by StreetSpring's own analytical models.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data is available free of charge: start with your top candidate locations in Roxborough.
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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.