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% 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% average survival rate, ~87% at best locations)
- Neighborhood rank: #30 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 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% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, with the best locations offering a ~87% chance; next is a Pet Grooming Shop with a 80.30% chance, followed by an Italian Restaurant with a 79.54% chance.
Is Spring Garden a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Spring Garden #30 among all analyzed neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia, with a neighborhood-wide average survivability of ~79%.
- Strong business types at their best-match addresses in Spring Garden consistently score ~3% higher than the overall neighborhood survivability average.
- However, these same business types at the worst locations in Spring Garden can sometimes provide a projected Survivability Score considerably below the average. Thus, even the businesses that are most in need in Spring Garden could have trouble succeeding if the best location is not selected.
- The 15.3% commercial vacancy rate in Spring Garden is a leading indicator of the neighborhood's business health; StreetSpring factors this directly into each business type's survivability score.
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 Spring Garden?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Spring Garden offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, this is the optimal address for a Veterinary Clinic in Spring Garden:
The highlighted area represents the address in Spring Garden that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Veterinary Clinic survivability. StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. 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 Spring Garden?
| # | Business type | Chance of lasting two or more years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterinary Clinic | 85.89% |
| 2 | Pet Grooming Shop | 80.30% |
| 3 | Italian Restaurant | 79.54% |
| 4 | Ethiopian Restaurant | 79.31% |
| 5 | Caribbean / Latin Restaurant | 79.20% |
| 6 | Liquor Store | 78.37% |
| 7 | Pet Store | 77.98% |
| 8 | Gym | 77.41% |
| 9 | Beauty Salon | 77.16% |
| 10 | Seafood Restaurant | 76.15% |
#1-5: Highest Survivability in Spring Garden
- Veterinary Clinic — ~85%–~87% survivability range, with an average of 85.89% across Spring Garden.
- Opening a Pet Grooming Shop in Spring Garden shows 80.30% average survivability. Top locations reach ~82%; lower-end sites show ~78%.
- Italian Restaurant (Ranked #3): 79.54% average in Spring Garden. Best-case storefronts: ~82%. Challenging locations: ~77%.
- Ethiopian Restaurant is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Spring Garden: 79.31% chance on average, best at ~81%, challenging at ~75%.
- Caribbean / Latin Restaurant — ~77%–~81% survivability range, with an average of 79.20% across Spring Garden.
#6-10: Strong Performers in Spring Garden
- Opening a Liquor Store in Spring Garden shows 78.37% average survivability. Top locations reach ~81%; lower-end sites show ~76%.
- Pet Store (Ranked #7): 77.98% average in Spring Garden. Best-case storefronts: ~81%. Challenging locations: ~73%.
- Gym is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Spring Garden: 77.41% chance on average, best at ~80%, challenging at ~75%.
- Beauty Salon — ~75%–~79% survivability range, with an average of 77.16% across Spring Garden.
- Opening a Seafood Restaurant in Spring Garden shows 76.15% average survivability. Top locations reach ~79%; lower-end sites show ~71%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Veterinary Clinic — See how this compares to other cities →
- Pet Grooming Shop — See how this compares to other cities →
- Italian Restaurant — 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, selecting a storefront that StreetSpring ranks in the top tier for your business type in Spring Garden could lead to you making ~3% more than if you selected an average location, and ~6% more than if you selected one of the worst locations.
How StreetSpring calculates location value
- However, each business concept should be evaluated for fit within each potential location.
- Location shapes survivability more than branding, pricing, or operational quality — the data is unambiguous on this point.
- Choosing locations with superior Survivability Scores directly correlates with higher revenue potential.
- 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 Spring Garden?
The top businesses to open next in Spring Garden:
- Veterinary Clinics — 85.89% average survival rate, ~87% at the best address
- Pet Grooming Shops — 80.30% average survival rate
- Italian Restaurants — 79.54% average survival rate
StreetSpring's survivability scores are updated regularly, so the most accurate prediction for your exact storefront is always available in the live tool. Every prediction draws on a dataset of millions of business openings, closures, and lifecycle events across the U.S. 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 15.3% commercial vacancy rate in Spring Garden means there is available space for new entrants — but it also signals that survivability depends heavily on choosing the right address within the neighborhood, not just the neighborhood itself. StreetSpring refreshes survivability scores every week to reflect new competition and updated spending data — see which locations in Spring Garden are available right now and how they rank.
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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?
Our 2026 survivability data for Spring Garden shows that Veterinary Clinics, Pet Grooming Shops, and Italian Restaurants rank as the top tenant categories for minimizing vacancy risk.
- Location shapes survivability more than branding, pricing, or operational quality — the data is unambiguous on this point.
- StreetSpring's address-level precision means two storefronts on the same block can carry materially different odds of lasting two years. StreetSpring's free tool lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Spring Garden — a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Spring Garden storefront to a Veterinary Clinic?
StreetSpring's data confirms a Veterinary Clinic as the highest-survivability tenant type for Spring Garden. The best addresses show a ~87% chance of lasting more than 2 years; less optimal addresses score around ~85%.
- 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 Spring Garden?
Before committing to any location in Spring Garden, the highest-priority metric to check is the Survivability Score — it encodes every relevant location factor into a single, actionable number.
- Where survivability is highest, Revenue Capture Score is invariably strong — the two are tightly correlated across every business type we've analyzed.
- These predictions are generated by StreetSpring's proprietary machine learning system, validated against hundreds of thousands of real business outcomes.
- Access StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Spring Garden for free at any time.
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Real estate professionals and business owners across 24 major metros use StreetSpring to ground their site-selection decisions in data, not guesswork. 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.