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 / 311811

Retail bakeries

Manufacturing

HHI5.3Revenue$6.1B

Evidence profile

02 / 812320

Drycleaning and laundry services (except coin-operated)

Other services (except public administration)

HHI4.4Revenue$7.1B

Evidence profile

03 / 611610

Fine arts schools

Educational services

HHI2.2Revenue$6.9B

Evidence profile

04 / 488410

Motor vehicle towing

Transportation and warehousing

HHI7.1Revenue$12B

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 industryRetail bakeriesNAICS 311811 / 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

Detailed median$14.5B

05 / percentile profile

Employment

Detailed median40.1K

06 / percentile profile

Firms

Employer firms

Detailed median1.2K

Highest selected HHI7.1Motor vehicle towing

Largest selected revenue$12BMotor vehicle towing

Sector scope4Cross-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 311811; Retail bakeries
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 812320

Drycleaning and laundry services (except coin-operated)

Other services (except public administration)

Mean gap2.9 pts

Concentration0.2 pts

Scale5.5 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI0.5 gap5.34.4

CR40.0 gap2.6%2.6%

CR80.2 gap4.4%4.2%

Revenue4.2 gap$6.1B$7.1B

Jobs4.3 gap77.2K93.5K

Firms8.1 gap7.2K14.2K

Closest dimension: CR4 (0.0 pts). Widest: Firms (8.1 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 / 20224 strict / 4 selected

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index / HHI points

Shared signed-change scale across this selection

National median +3.6 pts

Lower changeZeroHigher change

311811Strict match

Retail bakeries

Manufacturing

2017720225.3Change-1.7 pts-24.3%

National rank #321 of 54341th percentile

812320Strict match

Drycleaning and laundry services (except coin-operated)

Other services (except public administration)

20172.820224.4Change+1.6 pts+57.1%

National rank #292 of 54346.3th percentile

611610Strict match

Fine arts schools

Educational services

20173.120222.2Change-0.9 pts-29%

National rank #315 of 54342.1th percentile

488410Strict match

Motor vehicle towing

Transportation and warehousing

20172.520227.1Change+4.6 pts+184%

National rank #263 of 54351.7th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 4 / 4
Largest selected move: +4.6 pts

Motor vehicle towing 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	311811	812320	611610	488410
+3.6 pts	-1.7 pts#321 of 543	+1.6 pts#292 of 543	-0.9 pts#315 of 543	+4.6 pts#263 of 543
+0.2 pts	-0.6 pts#474 of 781	+0.4 pts#377 of 781	-0.5 pts#469 of 781	+1.9 pts#277 of 781
+0.5 pts	-1 pts#505 of 783	+0.7 pts#373 of 783	-0.6 pts#481 of 783	+2.4 pts#249 of 783
+$3B	+$1.8B#474 of 789	-$859.3M#760 of 789	+$1.5B#496 of 789	+$4.7B#314 of 789
+1,474	+13,797#140 of 789	-38,572#773 of 789	+15,502#130 of 789	+10,823#162 of 789
0	+510#135 of 789	-3,888#785 of 789	+1,446#79 of 789	+1,158#88 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: 4; 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

311811

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 439.3; 346 detailed rows
Median CR4: 38.5%; Published values
Selected here: 1; 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 81

Other services (except public administration)

812320

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 54.3; 40 detailed rows
Median CR4: 12.8%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +3.6; HHI points
Higher HHI: 72.7%; of published pairs
Coverage: 57.9%; 22 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 9.993%; establishments
Exit: 8.146%; establishments
Net jobs: 3.63%; net rate
Reallocation: 23.006%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 61

Educational services

611610

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 75.6; 14 detailed rows
Median CR4: 15.0%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: -1.8; HHI points
Higher HHI: 40.0%; of published pairs
Coverage: 71.4%; 10 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 11.167%; establishments
Exit: 8.441%; establishments
Net jobs: 4.326%; net rate
Reallocation: 12.518%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 48-49

Transportation and warehousing

488410

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 277.4; 54 detailed rows
Median CR4: 40.0%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: -0.8; HHI points
Higher HHI: 42.9%; of published pairs
Coverage: 66.0%; 35 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 14.851%; establishments
Exit: 14.67%; establishments
Net jobs: 2.02%; net rate
Reallocation: 23.193%; excess rate

Compare parent sectorsSeparate structure and flow plane Joined sector JSON4 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	Retail bakeries311811	Drycleaning and laundry services (except coin-operated)812320	Fine arts schools611610	Motor vehicle towing488410
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	5.33rd percentile / rank #662 of 679	4.42nd percentile / rank #665 of 679	2.21st percentile / rank #676 of 679	7.13rd percentile / rank #657 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	2.6%2nd percentile / rank #881 of 897	2.6%2nd percentile / rank #881 of 897	1.7%0th percentile / rank #894 of 897	4.1%3rd percentile / rank #867 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	4.4%2nd percentile / rank #883 of 899	4.2%2nd percentile / rank #885 of 899	2.9%1st percentile / rank #894 of 899	5.8%3rd percentile / rank #873 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$6.1B25th percentile / rank #673 of 899	$7.1B29th percentile / rank #635 of 899	$6.9B28th percentile / rank #646 of 899	$12B44th percentile / rank #505 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	77.2K68th percentile / rank #291 of 899	93.5K72nd percentile / rank #253 of 899	123.3K78th percentile / rank #202 of 899	75.3K67th percentile / rank #297 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	7.2K80th percentile / rank #177 of 899	14.2K89th percentile / rank #104 of 899	16K89th percentile / rank #98 of 899	10.1K85th percentile / rank #135 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.