Business Survivability in Wissahickon, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Wissahickon is a Convenience Store with a 80.4% 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 Wissahickon (80.4% Typical, 89.5% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #26 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 70.4% 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 Wissahickon 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 Wissahickon is a Convenience Store with a 80.4% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 89.5% Best; next is a Clothing Store with 88.1% Best, followed by a Coffee Shop with 88.0% Best.
Is Wissahickon a good place to start a business?
Wissahickon is ranked number 26 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia to start a business, with an average 70.4% chance of lasting two or more years across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 89.5% Best is 9.1 points above 80.4% Typical in Wissahickon.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Wissahickon see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- StreetSpring's model reads Wissahickon's 10.5% 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 Wissahickon?
StreetSpring's address-level analysis reveals which specific storefronts in Wissahickon offer the strongest survivability odds for your business type. The location below represents the address in Wissahickon 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 Wissahickon. The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. 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 Wissahickon?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 89.5% | 80.4% | 74.9% |
| 2 | Clothing Store | 88.1% | 78.2% | 72.5% |
| 3 | Coffee Shop | 88.0% | 78.2% | 73.0% |
| 4 | Bar | 86.7% | 77.3% | 71.8% |
| 5 | Chiropractor Office | 86.3% | 81.3% | 76.2% |
| 6 | Cafe | 86.2% | 77.1% | 71.8% |
| 7 | Veterinary Clinic | 85.4% | 80.4% | 75.4% |
| 8 | Laundromat | 85.4% | 77.7% | 73.3% |
| 10 | Dermatology Clinic | 82.0% | 76.0% | 70.1% |
| 11 | Mental Health Clinic | 81.9% | 76.0% | 70.0% |
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 Wissahickon
- #1 Convenience Store is ranked #1 for top businesses to open in Wissahickon: 80.4% Typical, 89.5% Best, 74.9% Worst.
- #2 Clothing Store: 78.2% Typical across Wissahickon; Best 88.1%, Worst 72.5%.
- #3 Opening a Coffee Shop in Wissahickon shows 78.2% Typical survivability, 88.0% Best and 73.0% Worst.
- #4 Bar (Ranked #4): 77.3% Typical in Wissahickon. Best: 86.7%. Worst: 71.8%.
- #5 Chiropractor Office is ranked #5 for top businesses to open in Wissahickon: 81.3% Typical, 86.3% Best, 76.2% Worst.
Strong Performers in Wissahickon
- #6 Cafe: 77.1% Typical across Wissahickon; Best 86.2%, Worst 71.8%.
- #7 Opening a Veterinary Clinic in Wissahickon shows 80.4% Typical survivability, 85.4% Best and 75.4% Worst.
- #8 Laundromat (Ranked #8): 77.7% Typical in Wissahickon. Best: 85.4%. Worst: 73.3%.
- #10 Dermatology Clinic is ranked #10 for top businesses to open in Wissahickon: 76.0% Typical, 82.0% Best, 70.1% Worst.
- #11 Mental Health Clinic: 76.0% Typical across Wissahickon; Best 81.9%, Worst 70.0%.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Clothing Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Coffee Shop: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Wissahickon make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Wissahickon 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
- StreetSpring calculates survivability for each business type separately at each address, so the best location for your concept may differ from the neighborhood's overall top-ranked site.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- 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.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What businesses should open next in Wissahickon?
The top businesses to open next in Wissahickon:
- Convenience Stores: 80.4% Typical, 89.5% Best
- Clothing Stores: 78.2% Typical, 88.1% Best
- Coffee Shops: 78.2% Typical, 88.0% Best
The most reliable survivability data for any specific location is always StreetSpring's most recent live analysis, not aggregate neighborhood rankings. 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. StreetSpring's model accounts for Wissahickon's 93.9% employment rate when projecting survivability: businesses reliant on discretionary spend benefit disproportionately in well-employed neighborhoods. Because market conditions shift constantly, StreetSpring regularly updates every location's survivability score: you can see current scores for available storefronts in Wissahickon right now.
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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 Wissahickon.
What type of business should you rent your Wissahickon storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Wissahickon are Convenience Stores, Clothing Stores, and Coffee Shops.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually. 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 Wissahickon storefront to a Convenience Store?
According to our 2026 survivability model, a Convenience Store leads all business categories for Wissahickon landlords: 89.5% Best and 74.9% Worst.
- Two storefronts on the same street can have different survivability scores: StreetSpring calculates each one individually.
What should I consider when opening a business in Wissahickon?
Check the Survivability Score for your specific address in Wissahickon before signing a lease, alongside your own read of foot traffic and the local customer base.
- 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'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 Wissahickon.
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StreetSpring's AI platform has studied businesses serving more than 180 million+ Americans, giving its predictions a scale of validation unmatched in site-selection tools. 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.