Pew Dashboard Tracks Philadelphia's Economic Recovery and Growth in the Age of COVID

9 interactive charts measure the health of the city’s businesses and jobs, from pandemic shutdowns to the present

Data Visualization Updated:   August 4, 2023 Read time:
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Pew Dashboard Tracks Philadelphia's Economic Recovery and Growth in the Age of COVID

Editor’s note: The final update to this dashboard was Aug. 4, 2023. This is no longer being updated. On Nov. 7, 2022, the Business Sales by Sector chart was added and the Small Business Sales Revenue chart was removed, because data for the latter is no longer available. On Oct. 5, 2022, the Wages by Sector chart was changed to show the average hourly wage instead of total wages, and the Consumer Spending at Small Businesses chart was removed because its data is no longer available. In January 2022, the Wages by Sector chart was corrected to display each quarter’s value compared with the corresponding quarter of 2019. And in December 2021, the Delinquency on Bills chart’s filter function was repaired.

Philadelphia’s recovery from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic is a complicated and high-stakes journey for its residents, workers, employers, and policymakers. The city’s progress, including any growth, can be tracked by the ever-changing health of its businesses, the jobs they offer, the wages they pay, and what their customers spend. This dashboard provides nine charts on local businesses and jobs at each quarter or month, starting before the pandemic-driven shutdowns in March 2020 and continuing to the present. They are assembled from various data sources and will be updated quarterly. The dashboard also includes two other charts for reference: profiles of the businesses and populations in each ZIP code area before the pandemic.

Using the dashboard

Use one or more of the four filters below to select businesses for viewing. Some filter combinations lack enough data to be displayed.

Please pay close attention to the data time frames, which vary from chart to chart and may not be comparable.

Maps can be enlarged by clicking the + symbol.

Additional details on how to use the filters and interpret the charts, including a glossary of terms, are available below the interactive. The full methodology (PDF) is available as a separate document.

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Filters

Business indicators

Delinquency on Bills

Filterable by: Industry, Location, Business Size, Gender

The share of business establishments paying their bills 31 or more days late, on average. Delinquent bills may include commercial mortgages, loans, credit cards, and suppliers; rent is excluded. Map displays the delinquent share by ZIP code in the latest data period available.

Percent change since initial period
+5.5%
Share 31 or more days late
n=44,296
All businesses
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 3.5% 4.0% 4.5% 5.0% 5.5% 6.0% 6.5% 7.0% 2020 2021 2022

Notes: Data represents establishments with trackable financial data. Delinquent days are calculated on all credit accounts, regardless of account age or whether payment was being sought. N is the number of businesses resulting from the selected filters.

Source: Experian Days Beyond Terms (DBT)

Financial Stability

Filterable by: Industry, Location, Business Size, Gender

This score represents Experian’s prediction that an establishment will fail within 12 months, based on past delinquencies, legal judgments, bankruptcy filings, collection actions, and industry-specific conditions. This chart shows the average score for the types of businesses selected. The score is a percentile between zero and 100, with zero representing the highest risk and 100 the lowest. The map displays the average scores by ZIP code in the latest data period available.

Percent change since initial period
+7.5%
Average stability score
n=44,296
All businesses
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 21.5 22.0 22.5 23.0 23.5 24.0 24.5 25.0 25.5 2020 2021 2022

Notes: Data represents all establishments with trackable financial data. This indicator captures a firm’s financial record from up to six years prior. N is the number of businesses resulting from the selected filters.

Source: Experian Financial Stability Risk (FSR) score

Balance on Credit Accounts

Filterable by: Industry, Location, Business Size, Gender

This is the median balance across all credit accounts on which the balance is greater than $0. An increase can indicate that a business is growing, taking on greater risk, or both. The data excludes balances of parent corporations or multisite chains. The map shows the median balance by ZIP code in the latest period available.

Percent change since initial period
+53.8%