Business Survivability in Tioga, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Tioga is a Cafe with a 77.7% 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 Cafe in Tioga (77.7% Typical, 86.9% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #36 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 69.4% 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 Tioga 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 Tioga is a Cafe with a 77.7% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 86.9% Best; next is a Physical Therapy Clinic with 84.7% Best, followed by a Chiropractor Office with 84.7% Best.
Is Tioga a good place to start a business?
In Philadelphia's survivability rankings, Tioga comes in at #36 of 127 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 69.4% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 86.9% Best is 9.2 points above 77.7% Typical in Tioga.
- But these same concepts at less optimal addresses within Tioga can score meaningfully below average. Survivability data shows that even the highest-demand business types fail at the wrong location.
- StreetSpring's model reads Tioga's 13.4% housing vacancy rate, a Census measure of vacant homes and apartments, as one input among many.
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 Tioga?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Tioga moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. The location below represents the address in Tioga with the highest projected survivability for a Cafe:
The highlighted area represents the address in Tioga that StreetSpring's 2026 analysis ranks highest for a Cafe survivability. Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact 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 Tioga?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cafe | 86.9% | 77.7% | 72.6% |
| 2 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 84.7% | 80.0% | 75.4% |
| 3 | Chiropractor Office | 84.7% | 80.8% | 76.9% |
| 4 | Dermatology Clinic | 84.6% | 80.0% | 75.4% |
| 8 | Coffee Shop | 81.0% | 73.0% | 66.4% |
| 9 | Eye Care Center | 80.6% | 74.2% | 67.8% |
| 10 | Bar | 80.5% | 72.8% | 66.3% |
| 11 | Convenience Store | 80.1% | 73.2% | 66.8% |
| 12 | Veterinary Clinic | 79.0% | 73.1% | 67.2% |
| 13 | Dance Club | 78.1% | 72.1% | 66.1% |
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 Tioga
- #1 Cafe is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Tioga: 77.7% Typical, 86.9% Best, 72.6% Worst.
- #2 Physical Therapy Clinic: 80.0% Typical across Tioga; Best 84.7%, Worst 75.4%.
- #3 Opening a Chiropractor Office in Tioga shows 80.8% Typical survivability, 84.7% Best and 76.9% Worst.
- #4 Dermatology Clinic (Ranked #4): 80.0% Typical in Tioga. Best: 84.6%. Worst: 75.4%.
- #8 Coffee Shop is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Tioga: 73.0% Typical, 81.0% Best, 66.4% Worst.
Strong Performers in Tioga
- #9 Eye Care Center: 74.2% Typical across Tioga; Best 80.6%, Worst 67.8%.
- #10 Opening a Bar in Tioga shows 72.8% Typical survivability, 80.5% Best and 66.3% Worst.
- #11 Convenience Store (Ranked #11): 73.2% Typical in Tioga. Best: 80.1%. Worst: 66.8%.
- #12 Veterinary Clinic is ranked #12 for top businesses to open in Tioga: 73.1% Typical, 79.0% Best, 67.2% Worst.
- #13 Dance Club: 72.1% Typical across Tioga; Best 78.1%, Worst 66.1%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
- Physical Therapy Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Tioga 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 Tioga 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
- Every business type has unique location requirements that must be considered.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- Compare the Revenue Capture Score of each shortlisted address first: it is the top factor in choosing a location, and it estimates the revenue a business can capture there.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What businesses should open next in Tioga?
The top businesses to open next in Tioga:
- Cafes: 77.7% Typical, 86.9% Best
- Physical Therapy Clinics: 80.0% Typical, 84.7% Best
- Chiropractor Offices: 80.8% Typical, 84.7% Best
Static rankings can't capture every recent change in competition or consumer spending; StreetSpring's live platform provides the current score for your exact address. Our analysis covers every major metro in the country: 24 cities and 180 million++ consumers. 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. Tioga sits at 82.4% employment and 13.4% housing vacancy in Census data, context the model reads alongside competition and consumer spending. New competitors open and close every week, changing the survivability landscape for every address in Tioga. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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Related Articles:
- See the Philadelphia Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Philadelphia Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Cafe survivability across Philadelphia neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Tioga.
What type of business should you rent your Tioga storefront to?
Based on 2026 survivability scores across all business types in Tioga, the top three tenant categories for landlords are Cafes, Physical Therapy Clinics, and Chiropractor Offices.
- A great product in the wrong location will underperform; an average product in the right location can thrive.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success. StreetSpring's tool, free for a 10-minute trial, lets you check the survivability score for any business type at any address in Tioga: a powerful filter when evaluating prospective tenants.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Tioga storefront to a Cafe?
Yes, our 2026 model ranks a Cafe first among business types for Tioga storefronts, with 86.9% Best and 72.6% Worst.
- StreetSpring analyzes your specific address against comparable businesses to forecast success.
What should I consider when opening a business in Tioga?
Don't commit to a storefront in Tioga without first checking its Survivability Score: two addresses on the same block can carry different projected chances.
- Revenue Capture Score is the top factor to weigh before signing a lease, because it measures how much of the local customer spending a business at that address can win.
- Each forecast is specific to the exact address and business type, generated by StreetSpring's internally developed prediction engine.
- StreetSpring's live survivability scores start with a free 10-minute trial: check your specific address now.
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StreetSpring combines proprietary data with advanced analytics to predict which businesses will succeed. 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.