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 / 325315

Compost manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI642.8Revenue$755.9M

Evidence profile

02 / 221117

Biomass electric power generation

Utilities

HHI638Revenue$947.9M

Evidence profile

03 / 314994

Rope, cordage, twine, tire cord, and tire fabric mills

Manufacturing

HHI607Revenue$1.9B

Evidence profile

04 / 313240

Knit fabric mills

Manufacturing

HHI494.4Revenue$1.3B

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 industryCompost manufacturingNAICS 325315 / 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 HHI642.8Compost manufacturing

Largest selected revenue$1.9BRope, cordage, twine, tire cord, and tire fabric mills

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 325315; Compost 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 221117

Biomass electric power generation

Utilities

Mean gap1.3 pts

Concentration1.8 pts

Scale0.8 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI0.6 gap642.8638

CR43.7 gap41.9%39.9%

CR81.1 gap54.7%56%

Revenue0.8 gap$755.9M$947.9M

Jobs0.4 gap1.9K2.1K

Firms1.2 gap8875

Closest dimension: Jobs (0.4 pts). Widest: CR4 (3.7 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

325315New in 2022

Compost manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017Not published2022642.8ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

221117Strict match

Biomass electric power generation

Utilities

2017692.42022638Change-54.4 pts-7.9%

National rank #443 of 54318.5th percentile

314994Strict match

Rope, cordage, twine, tire cord, and tire fabric mills

Manufacturing

2017725.12022607Change-118.1 pts-16.3%

National rank #497 of 5438.5th percentile

313240Strict match

Knit fabric mills

Manufacturing

2017353.42022494.4Change+141 pts+39.9%

National rank #63 of 54388.6th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 3 / 4
Largest selected move: +141 pts

Knit fabric mills 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	325315	221117	314994	313240
+3.6 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	-54.4 pts#443 of 543	-118.1 pts#497 of 543	+141 pts#63 of 543
+0.2 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	-2 pts#548 of 781	-4.9 pts#672 of 781	+8.3 pts#68 of 781
+0.5 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	-4.3 pts#661 of 783	-6.2 pts#708 of 783	+10.3 pts#36 of 783
+$3B	Not comparedNew in 2022	+$42.2M#695 of 789	+$242M#653 of 789	-$127.4M#728 of 789
+1,474	Not comparedNew in 2022	+175#491 of 789	+104#498 of 789	-1,190#607 of 789
0	Not comparedNew in 2022	+2#375 of 789	-27#522 of 789	-43#561 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

325315 314994 313240

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

221117

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

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	Compost manufacturing325315	Biomass electric power generation221117	Rope, cordage, twine, tire cord, and tire fabric mills314994	Knit fabric mills313240
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	642.877th percentile / rank #160 of 679	63876th percentile / rank #164 of 679	60775th percentile / rank #171 of 679	494.468th percentile / rank #217 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	41.9%68th percentile / rank #289 of 897	39.9%64th percentile / rank #322 of 897	39%62nd percentile / rank #338 of 897	37.5%60th percentile / rank #356 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	54.7%67th percentile / rank #295 of 899	56%68th percentile / rank #285 of 899	57.2%70th percentile / rank #272 of 899	54.6%67th percentile / rank #298 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$755.9M2nd percentile / rank #882 of 899	$947.9M3rd percentile / rank #875 of 899	$1.9B7th percentile / rank #839 of 899	$1.3B5th percentile / rank #858 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	1.9K1st percentile / rank #887 of 899	2.1K2nd percentile / rank #884 of 899	6.2K7th percentile / rank #838 of 899	5K5th percentile / rank #857 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	888th percentile / rank #827 of 899	757th percentile / rank #838 of 899	10610th percentile / rank #813 of 899	979th percentile / rank #819 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.