Business Survivability in Yorktown, Philadelphia
StreetSpring's 2026 analysis finds that the best business to open in Yorktown is a Chiropractor Office with a 87.0% 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 Chiropractor Office in Yorktown (87.0% Typical, 89.7% Best)
- Neighborhood rank: #32 of 127 neighborhoods in and around Philadelphia
- Neighborhood average: 71.1% 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 Yorktown 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 Yorktown is a Chiropractor Office with a 87.0% chance of surviving at least 2 years across the neighborhood on average, and 89.7% Best; next is a Cafe with 88.8% Best, followed by an Acupuncture Clinic with 86.3% Best.
Is Yorktown a good place to start a business?
In Philadelphia's survivability rankings, Yorktown comes in at #32 of 127 neighborhoods, with an average Survivability Score of 71.1% across the business types ranked there.
- For the top-ranked business type, 89.7% Best is 2.7 points above 87.0% Typical in Yorktown.
- Yet even the strongest business types in Yorktown see survivability scores drop significantly at the worst addresses. No business type is immune to the consequences of poor location selection within this neighborhood.
- Housing vacancy in Yorktown sits at 9.1%, a Census figure that StreetSpring's model reads for every business type it scores here.
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 Yorktown?
Using StreetSpring, you can identify the exact address in Yorktown that gives your specific business concept the highest survivability score. Below is the best location for a Chiropractor Office in Yorktown:
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis of hundreds of location-specific factors, this area offers the highest projected survivability for a Chiropractor Office in Yorktown. Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform, and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. Factors evaluated include competition at every distance band, consumer spending forecasts, mobility patterns, and market share projections.
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What are the best businesses to open in Yorktown?
| Rank | Business type | Best | Typical | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiropractor Office | 89.7% | 87.0% | 84.2% |
| 2 | Cafe | 88.8% | 83.2% | 77.9% |
| 3 | Acupuncture Clinic | 86.3% | 81.4% | 76.4% |
| 4 | Dermatology Clinic | 86.3% | 81.4% | 76.5% |
| 7 | Veterinary Clinic | 86.1% | 83.0% | 79.8% |
| 9 | Eye Care Center | 85.4% | 80.7% | 76.0% |
| 10 | Clothing Store | 83.7% | 77.1% | 72.5% |
| 11 | Laundromat | 83.2% | 75.1% | 69.3% |
| 25 | Coffee Shop | 79.9% | 73.5% | 68.0% |
| 26 | Grocery Store | 77.5% | 74.0% | 70.6% |
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.
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 Yorktown
- #1 Chiropractor Office (Ranked #1): 87.0% Typical in Yorktown. Best: 89.7%. Worst: 84.2%.
- #2 Cafe is ranked #2 for top businesses to open in Yorktown: 83.2% Typical, 88.8% Best, 77.9% Worst.
- #3 Acupuncture Clinic: 81.4% Typical across Yorktown; Best 86.3%, Worst 76.4%.
- #4 Opening a Dermatology Clinic in Yorktown shows 81.4% Typical survivability, 86.3% Best and 76.5% Worst.
- #7 Veterinary Clinic (Ranked #7): 83.0% Typical in Yorktown. Best: 86.1%. Worst: 79.8%.
Strong Performers in Yorktown
- #9 Eye Care Center is ranked #9 for top businesses to open in Yorktown: 80.7% Typical, 85.4% Best, 76.0% Worst.
- #10 Clothing Store: 77.1% Typical across Yorktown; Best 83.7%, Worst 72.5%.
- #11 Opening a Laundromat in Yorktown shows 75.1% Typical survivability, 83.2% Best and 69.3% Worst.
- #25 Coffee Shop (Ranked #25): 73.5% Typical in Yorktown. Best: 79.9%. Worst: 68.0%.
- #26 Grocery Store is ranked #26 for top businesses to open in Yorktown: 74.0% Typical, 77.5% Best, 70.6% Worst.
Top 3 Compared Nationally
- Chiropractor Office: See how this compares to other cities →
- Cafe: See how this compares to other cities →
- Acupuncture Clinic: See how this compares to other cities →
How much money could a business in Yorktown make?
Best location vs. average location
Based on StreetSpring's 2026 analysis, picking the highest-scoring storefront in the neighborhood in Yorktown 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
- Different business models thrive in different micro-locations.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- 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 scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What businesses should open next in Yorktown?
The top businesses to open next in Yorktown:
- Chiropractor Offices: 87.0% Typical, 89.7% Best
- Cafes: 83.2% Typical, 88.8% Best
- Acupuncture Clinics: 81.4% Typical, 86.3% Best
Even the best-ranked neighborhoods contain locations that underperform, and the worst-ranked ones have hidden gems. StreetSpring's accuracy is built on studying businesses that serve more than 180 million+ Americans across 24 cities. 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 9.1% housing vacancy rate in Yorktown describes the neighborhood as a whole; survivability still depends heavily on choosing the right address within it. Survivability scores are live, not static: StreetSpring updates them regularly. Visit the tool to see what's currently available in Yorktown and how each address is scoring right now.
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- See the Philadelphia Business Survivability Rankings
- See the Philadelphia Neighborhood Survivability Rankings
- Explore Chiropractor Office survivability across Philadelphia neighborhoods
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the most common questions about opening a business in Yorktown.
What type of business should you rent your Yorktown storefront to?
According to StreetSpring's 2026 data, the strongest tenant types for a storefront in Yorktown are Chiropractor Offices, Cafes, and Acupuncture Clinics.
- Every site-selection decision starts with location, the one factor you can check before you sign a lease.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them. Landlords can use StreetSpring to match their exact address to the tenant types most likely to stay open and paying rent for two or more years.
Related: See How Landlord Representatives in Philadelphia Can Reduce Vacancy & Increase Tenant Longevity
Should you rent your Yorktown storefront to a Chiropractor Office?
Yes, our 2026 model ranks a Chiropractor Office first among business types for Yorktown storefronts, with 89.7% Best and 84.2% Worst.
- StreetSpring scores blocks across each neighborhood and city so you can compare a business's two-year chance between them.
What should I consider when opening a business in Yorktown?
In Yorktown, the first step in your site-selection decision is checking the Survivability Score of the specific address you're evaluating.
- Revenue Capture is where competition meets spending, and it's the number that matters most when choosing a location.
- StreetSpring uses its own proprietary forecasting tools to identify the Revenue Capture Score for each unique business.
- Check StreetSpring's current survivability data for any address in Yorktown, starting with a free 10-minute trial.
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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.