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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.

01 / 311513

Cheese manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI364.1Revenue$66.3B
Evidence profile
02 / 325414

Biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI404.8Revenue$47.3B
Evidence profile
03 / 336320

Motor vehicle electrical and electronic equipment manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI387.4Revenue$28B
Evidence profile
04 / 221210

Natural gas distribution

Utilities

HHI386.5Revenue$182.7B
Evidence profile

Research workflow

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

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 industryCheese manufacturingNAICS 311513 / Manufacturing
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

Revenue

Detailed median$14.5B
05 / percentile profile

Employment

Employment

Detailed median40.1K
06 / percentile profile

Firms

Employer firms

Detailed median1.2K

Arrow keys move across industries and measures. Home and End move to the first and last selected industry within a measure.

Highest selected HHI404.8Biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing
Largest selected revenue$182.7BNatural gas distribution
Sector scope2Cross-sector screen
HHI disclosure gaps04 published in selection

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.

Measurement lens
Candidate scope
Reference
NAICS 311513
Cheese manufacturing
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 325414

Biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing

Manufacturing

Mean gap4.2 pts
Concentration3.4 pts
Scale5.0 pts
National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor
HHI4.0 gap364.1404.8
CR44.4 gap28.5%30.7%
CR81.7 gap47.1%48.6%
Revenue4.6 gap$66.3B$47.3B
Jobs5.1 gap58.7K70.5K
Firms5.2 gap397304

Closest dimension: CR8 (1.7 pts). Widest: Firms (5.2 pts).

A nearby Census fingerprint means the rows occupy similar national percentile positions on the selected published measures. It does not imply product substitutability, a competitive relationship, common ownership, or a legally defined antitrust market.

Exact rows

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 / 20224 strict / 4 selected

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index / HHI points

Shared signed-change scale across this selection

National median +3.6 pts
Lower changeZeroHigher change
311513Strict match

Cheese manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017374.32022364.1Change-10.2 pts-2.7%
National rank #362 of 54333.4th percentile
325414Strict match

Biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing

Manufacturing

20175522022404.8Change-147.2 pts-26.7%
National rank #511 of 5435.9th percentile
336320Strict match

Motor vehicle electrical and electronic equipment manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017372.22022387.4Change+15.2 pts+4.1%
National rank #210 of 54361.4th percentile
221210Strict match

Natural gas distribution

Utilities

2017293.22022386.5Change+93.3 pts+31.8%
National rank #99 of 54381.9th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage
543 / 789
National median
+3.6 pts
Selected pairs
4 / 4
Largest selected move
-147.2 pts

Biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing has the largest absolute published move in this selection.

Six-measure change ledger

Change in six Census measures for the selected industries
MeasureNational median311513325414336320221210
+3.6 pts-10.2 pts#362 of 543-147.2 pts#511 of 543+15.2 pts#210 of 543+93.3 pts#99 of 543
+0.2 pts-1 pts#498 of 781-8.8 pts#743 of 7810 pts#411 of 781+5.3 pts#130 of 781
+0.5 pts-0.6 pts#473 of 783-7.8 pts#741 of 783-0.5 pts#467 of 783+3.6 pts#186 of 783
+$3B+$18.4B#120 of 789+$15.6B#134 of 789+$4.7B#316 of 789+$82.1B#29 of 789
+1,474+8,128#208 of 789+22,554#99 of 789+1,080#418 of 789+14,886#137 of 789
0-13#453 of 789+27#295 of 789-45#568 of 789+11#341 of 789
Five-year deltas are published only for rows whose NAICS code and industry label are identical in the 2017 and 2022 Census tables. This strict match is a conservative screening rule, not an official NAICS concordance or evidence of causation. Revenue changes are nominal and are not adjusted for inflation.

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
2
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 31-33

Manufacturing

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI
439.3
346 detailed rows
Median CR4
38.5%
Published values
Selected here
3
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

Parent sector / NAICS 22

Utilities

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

The context matrix keeps three different evidence grains separate: six-digit Economic Census industry screens, broad-sector Business Dynamics Statistics, and curated product-and-geography market profiles. Sector rates are contextual, market links require an exact declared NAICS crosswalk, and no value is averaged into a score or treated as causal, legally equivalent, or directly comparable across layers.

Evidence rules

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
MeasureDetailed medianCheese manufacturing311513Biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing325414Motor vehicle electrical and electronic equipment manufacturing336320Natural gas distribution221210
HHIRevenue-based HHI28450th percentile364.158th percentile / rank #289 of 679404.862nd percentile / rank #262 of 679387.460th percentile / rank #272 of 679386.560th percentile / rank #274 of 679
CR4Largest four firms30.6%50th percentile28.5%46th percentile / rank #485 of 89730.7%50th percentile / rank #446 of 89729.4%48th percentile / rank #469 of 89729.5%48th percentile / rank #466 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms42.8%50th percentile47.1%57th percentile / rank #392 of 89948.6%58th percentile / rank #377 of 89943.7%52nd percentile / rank #436 of 89942.3%49th percentile / rank #455 of 899
RevenueRevenue$14.5B50th percentile$66.3B84th percentile / rank #149 of 899$47.3B79th percentile / rank #191 of 899$28B68th percentile / rank #291 of 899$182.7B93rd percentile / rank #64 of 899
EmploymentEmployment40.1K50th percentile58.7K60th percentile / rank #363 of 89970.5K65th percentile / rank #317 of 89959.9K61st percentile / rank #356 of 899106.6K75th percentile / rank #230 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms1.2K50th percentile39731st percentile / rank #617 of 89930426th percentile / rank #664 of 89951937th percentile / rank #566 of 89943234th percentile / rank #598 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.

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