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 / 321920

Wood container and pallet manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI88.1Revenue$18.3B

Evidence profile

02 / 327390

Other concrete product manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI125.9Revenue$18.1B

Evidence profile

03 / 333998

All other miscellaneous general purpose machinery manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI110.1Revenue$22B

Evidence profile

04 / 561920

Convention and trade show organizers

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

HHI78.8Revenue$17.4B

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 industryWood container and pallet manufacturingNAICS 321920 / 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 HHI125.9Other concrete product manufacturing

Largest selected revenue$22BAll other miscellaneous general purpose machinery manufacturing

Sector scope2Cross-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 321920; Wood container and pallet 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 327390

Other concrete product manufacturing

Manufacturing

Mean gap3.8 pts

Concentration3.8 pts

Scale3.9 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI6.2 gap88.1125.9

CR40.2 gap16.2%16.3%

CR84.9 gap21.8%26.2%

Revenue0.5 gap$18.3B$18.1B

Jobs1.9 gap65K60.7K

Firms9.3 gap2.5K1.5K

Closest dimension: CR4 (0.2 pts). Widest: Firms (9.3 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

321920Strict match

Wood container and pallet manufacturing

Manufacturing

201790.2202288.1Change-2.1 pts-2.3%

National rank #323 of 54340.6th percentile

327390Strict match

Other concrete product manufacturing

Manufacturing

201784.82022125.9Change+41.1 pts+48.5%

National rank #150 of 54372.5th percentile

333998New in 2022

All other miscellaneous general purpose machinery manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017Not published2022110.1ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

561920Strict match

Convention and trade show organizers

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

2017176.9202278.8Change-98.1 pts-55.5%

National rank #478 of 54312th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 3 / 4
Largest selected move: -98.1 pts

Convention and trade show organizers 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	321920	327390	333998	561920
+3.6 pts	-2.1 pts#323 of 543	+41.1 pts#150 of 543	Not comparedNew in 2022	-98.1 pts#478 of 543
+0.2 pts	+0.1 pts#397 of 781	+2.5 pts#232 of 781	Not comparedNew in 2022	-7.8 pts#727 of 781
+0.5 pts	0 pts#434 of 783	+4.9 pts#134 of 783	Not comparedNew in 2022	-7 pts#726 of 783
+$3B	+$8.7B#204 of 789	+$5.7B#277 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	+$1B#540 of 789
+1,474	+9,574#177 of 789	+7,428#223 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	-18,356#762 of 789
0	+159#206 of 789	-85#621 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	+1,316#83 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: 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

321920 327390 333998

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 56

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

561920

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 182; 44 detailed rows
Median CR4: 23.5%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +10.7; HHI points
Higher HHI: 61.5%; of published pairs
Coverage: 60.5%; 26 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 12.905%; establishments
Exit: 11.833%; establishments
Net jobs: -1.087%; net rate
Reallocation: 27.485%; excess rate

Compare parent sectorsSeparate structure and flow plane Joined sector JSON2 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	Wood container and pallet manufacturing321920	Other concrete product manufacturing327390	All other miscellaneous general purpose machinery manufacturing333998	Convention and trade show organizers561920
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	88.124th percentile / rank #517 of 679	125.930th percentile / rank #475 of 679	110.128th percentile / rank #493 of 679	78.822nd percentile / rank #531 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	16.2%24th percentile / rank #683 of 897	16.3%24th percentile / rank #681 of 897	14.8%21st percentile / rank #712 of 897	13.3%19th percentile / rank #730 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	21.8%22nd percentile / rank #703 of 899	26.2%27th percentile / rank #659 of 899	23.5%24th percentile / rank #684 of 899	20%20th percentile / rank #721 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$18.3B57th percentile / rank #390 of 899	$18.1B56th percentile / rank #395 of 899	$22B62nd percentile / rank #341 of 899	$17.4B55th percentile / rank #405 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	65K63rd percentile / rank #337 of 899	60.7K61st percentile / rank #354 of 899	66.5K63rd percentile / rank #330 of 899	74.7K67th percentile / rank #301 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	2.5K62nd percentile / rank #343 of 899	1.5K53rd percentile / rank #426 of 899	1.6K53rd percentile / rank #422 of 899	6.3K78th percentile / rank #196 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.