Business Survivability in Wynnefield Heights, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Wynnefield Heights is a Convenience Store with a 81.2% 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 Wynnefield Heights (81.2% Typical, 88.2% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #102 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 62.0% 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 Wynnefield Heights 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 Wynnefield Heights is a Convenience Store with a 81.2% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 88.2% Best; next is a Cafe with 84.1% Best, followed by a Hair Salon with 82.2% Best.
Is Wynnefield Heights a good place to start a business?
StreetSpring ranks Wynnefield Heights #102 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia, with an average Survivability Score of 62.0% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 88.2% Best is 7.0 points above 81.2% Typical in Wynnefield Heights.
- Still, those same business types at weaker addresses in Wynnefield Heights can score well below the neighborhood mean. Even the most viable concept here requires the right address to reach its potential.
- With 93.5% of the local population employed, Wynnefield Heights presents a stable consumer base: particularly for food, beverage, and service businesses that depend on repeat discretionary spending.
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 Wynnefield Heights?
With StreetSpring, location selection in Wynnefield Heights moves from guesswork to a precise, address-level survivability score for any business type you're considering. The map below shows the highest-scoring storefront area for a Convenience Store in Wynnefield Heights per 2026 data:
This map shows the optimal location for a Convenience Store in Wynnefield Heights based on StreetSpring's 2026 survivability analysis. 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. 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 Wynnefield Heights?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convenience Store | 88.2% | 81.2% | 76.5% |
| 2 | Cafe | 84.1% | 75.1% | 68.8% |
| 3 | Hair Salon | 82.2% | 73.2% | 66.1% |
| 4 | Chiropractor Office | 81.7% | 76.1% | 70.6% |
| 5 | Coffee Shop | 80.6% | 72.3% | 65.1% |
| 6 | Eye Care Center | 78.0% | 71.8% | 65.7% |
| 7 | Veterinary Clinic | 76.3% | 71.7% | 67.1% |
| 8 | Spa | 74.6% | 68.6% | 62.7% |
| 9 | Physical Therapy Clinic | 74.3% | 69.1% | 64.0% |
| 10 | Dermatology Clinic | 73.8% | 68.7% | 63.6% |
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 Wynnefield Heights
- #1 Convenience Store: 81.2% Typical across Wynnefield Heights; Best 88.2%, Worst 76.5%.
- #2 Opening a Cafe in Wynnefield Heights shows 75.1% Typical survivability, 84.1% Best and 68.8% Worst.
- #3 Hair Salon (Ranked #3): 73.2% Typical in Wynnefield Heights. Best: 82.2%. Worst: 66.1%.
- #4 Chiropractor Office is ranked #4 for top businesses to open in Wynnefield Heights: 76.1% Typical, 81.7% Best, 70.6% Worst.
- #5 Coffee Shop: 72.3% Typical across Wynnefield Heights; Best 80.6%, Worst 65.1%.
Strong Performers in Wynnefield Heights
- #6 Opening an Eye Care Center in Wynnefield Heights shows 71.8% Typical survivability, 78.0% Best and 65.7% Worst.
- #7 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #7): 71.7% Typical in Wynnefield Heights. Best: 76.3%. Worst: 67.1%.
- #8 Spa is ranked #8 for top businesses to open in Wynnefield Heights: 68.6% Typical, 74.6% Best, 62.7% Worst.
- #9 Physical Therapy Clinic: 69.1% Typical across Wynnefield Heights; Best 74.3%, Worst 64.0%.
- #10 Opening a Dermatology Clinic in Wynnefield Heights shows 68.7% Typical survivability, 73.8% Best and 63.6% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Convenience Store: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
- Hair Salon: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Wynnefield Heights 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 Wynnefield Heights 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
- However, each business concept should be evaluated for fit within each potential location.
- 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's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What businesses should open next in Wynnefield Heights?
The top businesses to open next in Wynnefield Heights:
- Convenience Stores: 81.2% Typical, 88.2% Best
- Cafes: 75.1% Typical, 84.1% Best
- Hair Salons: 73.2% Typical, 82.2% 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. We apply advanced machine learning to one of the largest commercial real estate outcome datasets in the country. 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 9.0% housing vacancy rate in Wynnefield Heights describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. Survivability scores are recalculated regularly as new competitors open and spending patterns shift: visit StreetSpring to see the current score for any open location in Wynnefield Heights right now.
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- 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 Wynnefield Heights.
What type of business should you rent your Wynnefield Heights storefront to?
StreetSpring's 2026 model places Convenience Stores, Cafes, and Hair Salons at the top of the survivability rankings for Wynnefield Heights, making them the safest long-term tenant bets for landlords here.
- Location is one of the few things about a new business you can measure before it opens.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category. StreetSpring allows property owners to evaluate any address against 500+ business types, so you can prioritize the categories that score highest at your specific location.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Wynnefield Heights storefront to a Convenience Store?
The data shows a Convenience Store in Wynnefield Heights is the safest long-term bet for a storefront there, at 88.2% Best and 76.5% Worst.
- StreetSpring's precision goes beyond the neighborhood: it scores survivability at the exact address for every major brick-and-mortar business category.
What should I consider when opening a business in Wynnefield Heights?
When evaluating potential locations in Wynnefield Heights, start with the Survivability Score. It accounts for competition, spending, mobility, and market share in a single figure.
- The single most important number in a location decision is the Revenue Capture Score, StreetSpring's proprietary estimate of the revenue a business can capture at a specific address.
- The underlying models are StreetSpring's own: built, trained, and maintained using data external platforms cannot access.
- StreetSpring's address-level survivability data starts with a free 10-minute trial: begin with your top candidate locations in Wynnefield Heights.
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StreetSpring's models are built from millions of real business outcomes, making predictions grounded in what actually happened. 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.