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 / 322212

Folding paperboard box manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHIWithheldRevenue$18.7B

Evidence profile

02 / 335313

Switchgear and switchboard apparatus manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI621.9Revenue$15B

Evidence profile

03 / 621991

Blood and organ banks

Health care and social assistance

HHI573.6Revenue$19.9B

Evidence profile

04 / 334418

Printed circuit assembly (electronic assembly) manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHIWithheldRevenue$24.5B

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 industryFolding paperboard box manufacturingNAICS 322212 / 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 HHI621.9Switchgear and switchboard apparatus manufacturing

Largest selected revenue$24.5BPrinted circuit assembly (electronic assembly) manufacturing

Sector scope2Cross-sector screen

HHI disclosure gaps22 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 322212; Folding paperboard box manufacturing
Fixed benchmark: 899; National six-digit rows
Matched dimensions: 5 / 6; HHI, CR4, CR8, Revenue, Jobs, Firms
Eligible candidates: 896; 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 335313

Switchgear and switchboard apparatus manufacturing

Manufacturing

Mean gap4.8 pts

Concentration4.5 pts

Scale5.1 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHIWithheldNot comparedWithheld621.9

CR40.2 gap43%42.9%

CR88.8 gap50.6%57%

Revenue6.2 gap$18.7B$15B

Jobs7.7 gap45.6K35.6K

Firms1.3 gap344372

Closest dimension: CR4 (0.2 pts). Widest: CR8 (8.8 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

322212Measure unavailable

Folding paperboard box manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017713.42022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

335313Strict match

Switchgear and switchboard apparatus manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017812.22022621.9Change-190.3 pts-23.4%

National rank #522 of 5433.9th percentile

621991Strict match

Blood and organ banks

Health care and social assistance

2017443.32022573.6Change+130.3 pts+29.4%

National rank #68 of 54387.6th percentile

334418Measure unavailable

Printed circuit assembly (electronic assembly) manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 2 / 4
Largest selected move: -190.3 pts

Switchgear and switchboard apparatus manufacturing 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	322212	335313	621991	334418
+3.6 pts	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	-190.3 pts#522 of 543	+130.3 pts#68 of 543	Not comparedMeasure unavailable
+0.2 pts	-3.4 pts#605 of 781	-5.2 pts#679 of 781	+8.1 pts#73 of 781	+2.9 pts#212 of 781
+0.5 pts	-2.6 pts#595 of 783	-6.8 pts#719 of 783	+7.9 pts#70 of 783	+1.6 pts#305 of 783
+$3B	+$6.2B#263 of 789	+$2.9B#401 of 789	+$8.2B#215 of 789	+$6.7B#246 of 789
+1,474	+10,124#171 of 789	+4,423#291 of 789	+12,911#146 of 789	+5,752#264 of 789
0	+42#279 of 789	-40#553 of 789	+45#277 of 789	+65#255 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

322212 335313 334418

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 62

Health care and social assistance

621991

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 35.8; 39 detailed rows
Median CR4: 8.4%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +1.4; HHI points
Higher HHI: 53.8%; of published pairs
Coverage: 68.4%; 26 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 10.783%; establishments
Exit: 7.708%; establishments
Net jobs: 4.089%; net rate
Reallocation: 18.899%; 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	Folding paperboard box manufacturing322212	Switchgear and switchboard apparatus manufacturing335313	Blood and organ banks621991	Printed circuit assembly (electronic assembly) manufacturing334418
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	Withheld	621.976th percentile / rank #166 of 679	573.672nd percentile / rank #189 of 679	Withheld
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	43%69th percentile / rank #279 of 897	42.9%69th percentile / rank #281 of 897	41.5%67th percentile / rank #298 of 897	43.6%70th percentile / rank #272 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	50.6%61st percentile / rank #353 of 899	57%70th percentile / rank #274 of 899	56.8%69th percentile / rank #276 of 899	52%63rd percentile / rank #330 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$18.7B58th percentile / rank #380 of 899	$15B52nd percentile / rank #436 of 899	$19.9B60th percentile / rank #364 of 899	$24.5B65th percentile / rank #315 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	45.6K54th percentile / rank #413 of 899	35.6K46th percentile / rank #482 of 899	85.7K70th percentile / rank #268 of 899	54.4K58th percentile / rank #378 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	34429th percentile / rank #637 of 899	37231st percentile / rank #625 of 899	37130th percentile / rank #627 of 899	82045th percentile / rank #499 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.