Business Survivability in Whitman, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Whitman is a Convenience Store with a 84.9% 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 Convenience Store in Whitman (84.9% Typical, 90.1% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #109 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 61.2% 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 Whitman 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 Whitman is a Convenience Store with a 84.9% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 90.1% Best; next is a Cafe with 89.9% Best, followed by a Clothing Store with 89.7% Best.
Is Whitman a good place to start a business?
Whitman holds the #109 position of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia for new business survivability, with an average score of 61.2% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 90.1% Best is 5.2 points above 84.9% Typical in Whitman.
- But at poorly chosen addresses within Whitman, even the top-ranked business types can fall well below the neighborhood average. Location selection remains critical: a promising concept at the wrong spot still carries significant risk.
- Whitman's employment rate of 91.4% and housing vacancy rate of 5.1% 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 Whitman?
Rather than relying on neighborhood averages, StreetSpring's scoring tells you which specific addresses in Whitman give your concept the best odds of survival. The location below represents the address in Whitman with the highest projected survivability for a Convenience Store:
According to StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, this circle outlines the best area for a Convenience Store in Whitman. These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. 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 Whitman?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 90.1% | 84.9% | 79.7% |
| 2 | Cafe | 89.9% | 88.4% | 86.1% |
| 3 | Clothing Store | 89.7% | 84.6% | 79.6% |
| 4 | Hair Salon | 88.8% | 80.5% | 75.0% |
| 5 | Laundromat | 88.4% | 83.3% | 78.3% |
| 6 | Bar | 84.1% | 74.5% | 67.7% |
| 7 | Veterinary Clinic | 82.7% | 78.2% | 73.8% |
| 8 | Spa | 80.0% | 74.3% | 69.4% |
| 9 | Chiropractor Office | 77.2% | 73.2% | 69.2% |
| 10 | Coffee Shop | 76.3% | 70.7% | 65.1% |
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.
Highest Survivability in Whitman
- #1 Convenience Store: 84.9% Typical across Whitman; Best 90.1%, Worst 79.7%.
- #2 Opening a Cafe in Whitman shows 88.4% Typical survivability, 89.9% Best and 86.1% Worst.
- #3 Clothing Store (Ranked #3): 84.6% Typical in Whitman. Best: 89.7%. Worst: 79.6%.
- #4 Hair Salon is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Whitman: 80.5% Typical, 88.8% Best, 75.0% Worst.
- #5 Laundromat: 83.3% Typical across Whitman; Best 88.4%, Worst 78.3%.
Strong Performers in Whitman
- #6 Opening a Bar in Whitman shows 74.5% Typical survivability, 84.1% Best and 67.7% Worst.
- #7 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #7): 78.2% Typical in Whitman. Best: 82.7%. Worst: 73.8%.
- #8 Spa is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Whitman: 74.3% Typical, 80.0% Best, 69.4% Worst.
- #9 Chiropractor Office: 73.2% Typical across Whitman; Best 77.2%, Worst 69.2%.
- #10 Opening a Coffee Shop in Whitman shows 70.7% Typical survivability, 76.3% Best and 65.1% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Whitman make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, going with one of the top-scoring locations in the neighborhood rather than an average one in Whitman 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 the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- StreetSpring's Revenue Capture Score, the revenue a business can capture at a specific address, is the factor that matters most when comparing locations.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What businesses should open next in Whitman?
The top businesses to open next in Whitman:
- Convenience Stores: 84.9% Typical, 90.1% Best
- Cafes: 88.4% Typical, 89.9% Best
- Clothing Stores: 84.6% Typical, 89.7% Best
These rankings are based on the latest available data; check StreetSpring for real-time updates. Our models are built using machine learning trained on millions of commercial real estate data points. 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. Whitman sits at 91.4% employment and 5.1% 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 Whitman. StreetSpring's regular updates mean you can always see the current score for any available storefront.
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- See the Philadelphia Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Philadelphia Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Convenience Store survivability across Philadelphia neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Whitman.
What type of business should you rent your Whitman storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Whitman are Convenience Stores, Cafes, and Clothing Stores.
- Location is the part of a new business you can compare address by address before committing.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site. 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 Whitman storefront to a Convenience Store?
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis supports renting to a Convenience Store in Whitman: it posts 90.1% Best, and 79.7% Worst.
- StreetSpring generates location-specific predictions tailored to your exact site.
What should I consider when opening a business in Whitman?
StreetSpring's Survivability Score for your Whitman address is the projected chance a business of your type is still operating two years from now: check it early.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- StreetSpring's forecasting tools are purpose-built for commercial location decisions and are not available through any publicly accessible data source.
- Start a free 10-minute trial on StreetSpring to see the current survivability score for any address in Whitman.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has analyzed thousands of business openings to identify success patterns. 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.