Detailed-industry lab

Industry comparison studio

Compare official Census industry measures and matched 2017-2022 observations. Industry categories, broad sectors, and curated antitrust markets remain distinct.

Universe899Detailed rows

Measures6Fixed benchmarks

Coverage2017–23Three Census layers

Comparable here

National six-digit rows sharing the employer-firm universe and revenue-based concentration basis; signed changes require an identical code, level, sector, and label in both Census tables.

Still requires judgment

A relative rank is a screening signal. Product and geographic market definition, competitive effects, entry, and legal conclusions require separate evidence.

Selection console

Choose two to four detailed industries

Every rank and percentile uses the same 899 six-digit NAICS rows, so hierarchy level stays fixed across the comparison.

4 / 4

01 / 221210

Natural gas distribution

Utilities

HHI386.5Revenue$182.7B

Evidence profile

02 / 522180

Savings institutions and other depository credit intermediation

Finance and insurance

HHI384.1Revenue$36.7B

Evidence profile

03 / 333415

Air-conditioning and warm air heating equipment and commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI348.4Revenue$40.2B

Evidence profile

04 / 311513

Cheese manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI364.1Revenue$66.3B

Evidence profile

Research workflow

Carry the selected industries into analysis and publication4 canonical industry profiles / 0 of 6 currently saved

Atlas workspace Draft brief

Relative percentile matrix

Compare position before comparing raw scale

Every measure uses a fixed 0-100 percentile benchmark. Exact raw values, national ranks, and disclosure gaps remain visible beside the shared 50th-percentile marker.

Benchmark universe / 899 industries

Focal industryNatural gas distributionNAICS 221210 / Utilities

01 / percentile profile

HHI

Revenue-based HHI

Detailed median284

02 / percentile profile

CR4

Largest four firms

Detailed median30.6%

03 / percentile profile

CR8

Largest eight firms

Detailed median42.8%

04 / percentile profile

Revenue

Detailed median$14.5B

05 / percentile profile

Employment

Detailed median40.1K

06 / percentile profile

Firms

Employer firms

Detailed median1.2K

Highest selected HHI386.5Natural gas distribution

Largest selected revenue$182.7BNatural gas distribution

Sector scope3Cross-sector screen

HHI disclosure gaps04 published in selection

Reusable selection

Combined JSON4 exact Census rows Combined CSVNotebook-ready download

Census structure neighborhood

Discover comparable industry fingerprints

Find six-digit industries with the smallest mean gap across national percentile positions, using only dimensions published for the reference row.

Reference industry

Measurement lens

Candidate scope

Reference: NAICS 221210; Natural gas distribution
Fixed benchmark: 899; National six-digit rows
Matched dimensions: 6 / 6; HHI, CR4, CR8, Revenue, Jobs, Firms
Eligible candidates: 678; 898 rows in selected scope

Nearest published fingerprints

Lower gaps mean closer national percentile positions across the matched dimensions.

10 nearest shown

Neighbor 01 / NAICS 522180

Savings institutions and other depository credit intermediation

Finance and insurance

Mean gap4.8 pts

Concentration0.6 pts

Scale8.9 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI0.4 gap386.5384.1

CR40.7 gap29.5%29.9%

CR80.7 gap42.3%41.8%

Revenue19.9 gap$182.7B$36.7B

Jobs2.0 gap106.6K96K

Firms4.8 gap432556

Closest dimension: HHI (0.4 pts). Widest: Revenue (19.9 pts).

Profile Pair JSON Nearest CSV

Two-vintage comparison

Compare how the selected rows moved, not only where they landed

The same six Census measures, strict matching rule, and national detailed-industry benchmark now travel with the selection.

2017 / 20223 strict / 4 selected

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index / HHI points

Shared signed-change scale across this selection

National median +3.6 pts

Lower changeZeroHigher change

221210Strict match

Natural gas distribution

Utilities

2017293.22022386.5Change+93.3 pts+31.8%

National rank #99 of 54381.9th percentile

522180New in 2022

Savings institutions and other depository credit intermediation

Finance and insurance

2017Not published2022384.1ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

333415Strict match

Air-conditioning and warm air heating equipment and commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017414.12022348.4Change-65.7 pts-15.9%

National rank #461 of 54315.1th percentile

311513Strict match

Cheese manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017374.32022364.1Change-10.2 pts-2.7%

National rank #362 of 54333.4th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 3 / 4
Largest selected move: +93.3 pts

Natural gas distribution has the largest absolute published move in this selection.

Open national change plane Selection history JSON Selection history CSV

2017 source 2022 source

Six-measure change ledger

Change in six Census measures for the selected industries
National median	221210	522180	333415	311513
+3.6 pts	+93.3 pts#99 of 543	Not comparedNew in 2022	-65.7 pts#461 of 543	-10.2 pts#362 of 543
+0.2 pts	+5.3 pts#130 of 781	Not comparedNew in 2022	-4.8 pts#666 of 781	-1 pts#498 of 781
+0.5 pts	+3.6 pts#186 of 783	Not comparedNew in 2022	-3.6 pts#632 of 783	-0.6 pts#473 of 783
+$3B	+$82.1B#29 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	+$7.3B#229 of 789	+$18.4B#120 of 789
+1,474	+14,886#137 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	+11,856#157 of 789	+8,128#208 of 789
0	+11#341 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	-21#492 of 789	-13#453 of 789

Cross-grain research context

Move between industry, sector, and market evidence without mixing them

Keep the selected six-digit cohort fixed while inspecting broad-sector flows or exact curated market bridges. Every layer retains its own universe, vintage, and permitted use.

Cohort: 4; six-digit rows
Sectors: 3; parent contexts
Bridged: 0/4; 0 markets
Evidence: 0; records + reports

2017 / Industry baselineStrict same-code and same-label Census rows

2022 / Current structureIndustry values and parent-sector distributions

2023 / Broad-sector flowsBDS establishment and job-flow rates

Parent sector / NAICS 22

Utilities

221210

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 615.9; 14 detailed rows
Median CR4: 41.6%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: -23.9; HHI points
Higher HHI: 14.3%; of published pairs
Coverage: 50.0%; 7 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 5.266%; establishments
Exit: 5.691%; establishments
Net jobs: 2.391%; net rate
Reallocation: 13.414%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 52

Finance and insurance

522180

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 405.8; 29 detailed rows
Median CR4: 31.0%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: -4.1; HHI points
Higher HHI: 47.6%; of published pairs
Coverage: 91.3%; 21 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 8.115%; establishments
Exit: 9.608%; establishments
Net jobs: 1.847%; net rate
Reallocation: 28.689%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 31-33

Manufacturing

333415 311513

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 439.3; 346 detailed rows
Median CR4: 38.5%; Published values
Selected here: 2; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +12.4; HHI points
Higher HHI: 59.2%; of published pairs
Coverage: 72.8%; 238 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 6.87%; establishments
Exit: 6.997%; establishments
Net jobs: 1.265%; net rate
Reallocation: 16.565%; excess rate

Compare parent sectorsSeparate structure and flow plane Joined sector JSON3 exact rows Full BDS historiesSelected sectors plus national series Joined sector CSVNotebook-ready context rows BDS history CSV1978-2023 selected-sector series

Raw values and benchmark positions

Inspect the exact benchmark ledger

Ranks run from highest to lowest. Percentiles show the share of published detailed-industry values at or below each row.

Raw Census values and detailed-industry benchmark positions for selected industries
Measure	Detailed median	Natural gas distribution221210	Savings institutions and other depository credit intermediation522180	Air-conditioning and warm air heating equipment and commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturing333415	Cheese manufacturing311513
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	386.560th percentile / rank #274 of 679	384.159th percentile / rank #277 of 679	348.456th percentile / rank #297 of 679	364.158th percentile / rank #289 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	29.5%48th percentile / rank #466 of 897	29.9%49th percentile / rank #459 of 897	30.2%50th percentile / rank #452 of 897	28.5%46th percentile / rank #485 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	42.3%49th percentile / rank #455 of 899	41.8%49th percentile / rank #461 of 899	45.1%53rd percentile / rank #421 of 899	47.1%57th percentile / rank #392 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$182.7B93rd percentile / rank #64 of 899	$36.7B73rd percentile / rank #243 of 899	$40.2B75th percentile / rank #225 of 899	$66.3B84th percentile / rank #149 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	106.6K75th percentile / rank #230 of 899	96K73rd percentile / rank #248 of 899	104K74th percentile / rank #232 of 899	58.7K60th percentile / rank #363 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	43234th percentile / rank #598 of 899	55638th percentile / rank #555 of 899	68842nd percentile / rank #525 of 899	39731st percentile / rank #617 of 899

NAICS industries are national statistical screening categories, not legally defined antitrust markets. Cross-sector comparisons describe relative Census position; they do not establish product substitutability, geographic scope, market power, or liability.