Business Survivability in Spring Garden, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Spring Garden is a Veterinary Clinic with a 86.7% 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 Spring Garden (86.7% Typical, 89.9% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #72 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 67.4% 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 Spring Garden 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 Spring Garden is a Veterinary Clinic with a 86.7% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 89.9% Best; next is a Bar with 89.7% Best, followed by a Gym with 89.2% Best.
Is Spring Garden a good place to start a business?
Spring Garden holds the #72 position of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia for new business survivability, with an average score of 67.4% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 89.9% Best is 3.2 points above 86.7% Typical in Spring Garden.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Spring Garden can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- Spring Garden's employment rate of 95.7% and housing vacancy rate of 15.3% are two of the Census inputs StreetSpring's model reads for this neighborhood.
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 Spring Garden?
StreetSpring's Spring Garden data goes block by block (not just neighborhood averages) so you know which specific storefront gives your concept the strongest foundation. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for a Veterinary Clinic in Spring Garden per 2026 data:
This map shows the optimal location for a Veterinary Clinic in Spring Garden based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. 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 Spring Garden?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 89.9% | 86.7% | 83.5% |
| 2 | Bar | 89.7% | 88.2% | 86.1% |
| 3 | Gym | 89.2% | 83.1% | 77.4% |
| 4 | Chiropractor Office | 88.4% | 84.4% | 80.3% |
| 5 | Clothing Store | 86.7% | 77.3% | 71.3% |
| 6 | Laundromat | 84.6% | 77.5% | 73.4% |
| 7 | Dentist Office | 84.4% | 79.3% | 74.2% |
| 8 | Dermatology Clinic | 84.2% | 79.1% | 74.0% |
| 12 | Eye Care Center | 80.7% | 74.9% | 69.1% |
| 15 | Cafe | 78.0% | 71.7% | 65.4% |
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 Spring Garden
- #1 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Spring Garden: 86.7% Typical, 89.9% Best, 83.5% Worst.
- #2 Bar: 88.2% Typical across Spring Garden; Best 89.7%, Worst 86.1%.
- #3 Opening a Gym in Spring Garden shows 83.1% Typical survivability, 89.2% Best and 77.4% Worst.
- #4 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #4): 84.4% Typical in Spring Garden. Best: 88.4%. Worst: 80.3%.
- #5 Clothing Store is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Spring Garden: 77.3% Typical, 86.7% Best, 71.3% Worst.
Strong Performers in Spring Garden
- #6 Laundromat: 77.5% Typical across Spring Garden; Best 84.6%, Worst 73.4%.
- #7 Opening a Dentist Office in Spring Garden shows 79.3% Typical survivability, 84.4% Best and 74.2% Worst.
- #8 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #8): 79.1% Typical in Spring Garden. Best: 84.2%. Worst: 74.0%.
- #12 Eye Care Center is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in Spring Garden: 74.9% Typical, 80.7% Best, 69.1% Worst.
- #15 Cafe: 71.7% Typical across Spring Garden; Best 78.0%, Worst 65.4%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Bar: See how this compares to other cities →
- Gym: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Spring Garden make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, following the survivability data rather than relying on intuition or foot traffic estimates in Spring Garden 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
- Even within a high-performing neighborhood, the best location varies by business type: StreetSpring scores each combination separately.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- 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 analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Spring Garden?
The top businesses to open next in Spring Garden:
- Veterinary Clinics: 86.7% Typical, 89.9% Best
- Bars: 88.2% Typical, 89.7% Best
- Gyms: 83.1% Typical, 89.2% Best
Competition and spending patterns shift constantly; StreetSpring's live tool reflects the most current conditions for any specific address. We have been studying the businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans. 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. Spring Garden's employment rate (95.7%) and housing vacancy rate (15.3%) are part of the Census context StreetSpring's model reads when it scores each business type at each address. These rankings are a snapshot; StreetSpring regularly recalculates survivability for every location in Spring Garden, incorporating the latest competitive openings, closures, and spending data: check current locations 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 Spring Garden.
What type of business should you rent your Spring Garden storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Spring Garden, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Veterinary Clinics, Bars, and Gyms.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. Landlords can use StreetSpring to match their exact address to the tenant types most likely to stay open and paying rent for two or more years.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Spring Garden storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
Yes. Among all business types analyzed for Spring Garden in 2026, a Veterinary Clinic ranks first, at 89.9% Best and 83.5% Worst, making it the most reliable tenant choice here.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Spring Garden?
Location decisions in Spring Garden should be grounded in Survivability Score data, not intuition. The score directly measures the competitive and spending conditions at your exact address.
- 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.
- No third-party scoring system produces these results: every prediction is generated by StreetSpring's own analytical models.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores start with a free 10-minute trial: check your specific address 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.