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 / 326160

Plastics bottle manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI700.5Revenue$17.1B

Evidence profile

02 / 325413

In-vitro diagnostic substance manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI752.2Revenue$23.1B

Evidence profile

03 / 333924

Industrial truck, trailer, and stacker machinery manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI699.4Revenue$13.2B

Evidence profile

04 / 212115

Underground coal mining

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

HHI702Revenue$17.1B

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 industryPlastics bottle manufacturingNAICS 326160 / 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 HHI752.2In-vitro diagnostic substance manufacturing

Largest selected revenue$23.1BIn-vitro diagnostic substance 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 326160; Plastics bottle 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 325413

In-vitro diagnostic substance manufacturing

Manufacturing

Mean gap3.0 pts

Concentration2.1 pts

Scale3.9 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI1.6 gap700.5752.2

CR42.1 gap47.4%48.8%

CR82.6 gap62.3%65.6%

Revenue8.4 gap$17.1B$23.1B

Jobs2.8 gap38.4K41.7K

Firms0.5 gap200207

Closest dimension: Firms (0.5 pts). Widest: Revenue (8.4 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

326160Strict match

Plastics bottle manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017860.82022700.5Change-160.3 pts-18.6%

National rank #516 of 5435th percentile

325413Strict match

In-vitro diagnostic substance manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017928.22022752.2Change-176 pts-19%

National rank #520 of 5434.2th percentile

333924Strict match

Industrial truck, trailer, and stacker machinery manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017823.32022699.4Change-123.9 pts-15%

National rank #500 of 5437.9th percentile

212115New in 2022

Underground coal mining

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

2017Not published2022702ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 3 / 4
Largest selected move: -176 pts

In-vitro diagnostic substance 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	326160	325413	333924	212115
+3.6 pts	-160.3 pts#516 of 543	-176 pts#520 of 543	-123.9 pts#500 of 543	Not comparedNew in 2022
+0.2 pts	-4.3 pts#647 of 781	-4 pts#635 of 781	-8.5 pts#736 of 781	Not comparedNew in 2022
+0.5 pts	-3.3 pts#614 of 783	-1.5 pts#543 of 783	-6 pts#702 of 783	Not comparedNew in 2022
+$3B	+$6.1B#268 of 789	+$8.7B#205 of 789	+$3.3B#378 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022
+1,474	+7,350#225 of 789	+13,520#144 of 789	+4,883#282 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022
0	+5#361 of 789	+12#338 of 789	-37#545 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022

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

326160 325413 333924

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 21

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

212115

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 559.2; 21 detailed rows
Median CR4: 43.7%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +10; HHI points
Higher HHI: 54.5%; of published pairs
Coverage: 73.3%; 11 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 9.436%; establishments
Exit: 7.685%; establishments
Net jobs: 11.246%; net rate
Reallocation: 17.547%; 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	Plastics bottle manufacturing326160	In-vitro diagnostic substance manufacturing325413	Industrial truck, trailer, and stacker machinery manufacturing333924	Underground coal mining212115
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	700.579th percentile / rank #141 of 679	752.281st percentile / rank #130 of 679	699.479th percentile / rank #143 of 679	70280th percentile / rank #140 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	47.4%74th percentile / rank #235 of 897	48.8%76th percentile / rank #216 of 897	45.2%72nd percentile / rank #256 of 897	45.1%71st percentile / rank #257 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	62.3%75th percentile / rank #226 of 899	65.6%78th percentile / rank #202 of 899	58.8%71st percentile / rank #260 of 899	63.7%76th percentile / rank #217 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$17.1B55th percentile / rank #407 of 899	$23.1B63rd percentile / rank #332 of 899	$13.2B46th percentile / rank #482 of 899	$17.1B54th percentile / rank #411 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	38.4K49th percentile / rank #462 of 899	41.7K52nd percentile / rank #437 of 899	30.1K42nd percentile / rank #526 of 899	24.4K36th percentile / rank #580 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	20019th percentile / rank #733 of 899	20719th percentile / rank #728 of 899	27725th percentile / rank #679 of 899	726th percentile / rank #842 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.