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 / 332322

Sheet metal work manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI28.2Revenue$39.5B

Evidence profile

02 / 623311

Continuing care retirement communities

Health care and social assistance

HHI35.5Revenue$41.1B

Evidence profile

03 / 541614

Process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting services

Professional, scientific, and technical services

HHI30Revenue$26B

Evidence profile

04 / 623220

Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities

Health care and social assistance

HHI36.1Revenue$21.4B

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 industrySheet metal work manufacturingNAICS 332322 / 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 HHI36.1Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities

Largest selected revenue$41.1BContinuing care retirement communities

Sector scope3Cross-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 332322; Sheet metal work 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 623311

Continuing care retirement communities

Health care and social assistance

Mean gap3.8 pts

Concentration1.2 pts

Scale6.4 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI1.9 gap28.235.5

CR41.0 gap7.3%8%

CR80.7 gap11.5%12.4%

Revenue0.8 gap$39.5B$41.1B

Jobs14.5 gap132.2K439.6K

Firms3.9 gap4.4K3.7K

Closest dimension: CR8 (0.7 pts). Widest: Jobs (14.5 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

332322Strict match

Sheet metal work manufacturing

Manufacturing

201732.3202228.2Change-4.1 pts-12.7%

National rank #339 of 54337.6th percentile

623311Strict match

Continuing care retirement communities

Health care and social assistance

201738.9202235.5Change-3.4 pts-8.7%

National rank #333 of 54338.7th percentile

541614Strict match

Process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting services

Professional, scientific, and technical services

201735.7202230Change-5.7 pts-16%

National rank #347 of 54336.2th percentile

623220Strict match

Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities

Health care and social assistance

201724.4202236.1Change+11.7 pts+48%

National rank #220 of 54359.6th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 4 / 4
Largest selected move: +11.7 pts

Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities 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	332322	623311	541614	623220
+3.6 pts	-4.1 pts#339 of 543	-3.4 pts#333 of 543	-5.7 pts#347 of 543	+11.7 pts#220 of 543
+0.2 pts	-0.9 pts#489 of 781	-1.8 pts#545 of 781	-1.6 pts#539 of 781	+2.1 pts#262 of 781
+0.5 pts	-0.9 pts#501 of 783	-1.4 pts#541 of 783	-1.3 pts#528 of 783	+2.9 pts#223 of 783
+$3B	+$16.7B#128 of 789	+$6.5B#256 of 789	+$10B#184 of 789	+$5.3B#290 of 789
+1,474	+27,388#90 of 789	-41,201#777 of 789	+25,653#96 of 789	-3,079#674 of 789
0	+617#121 of 789	-97#635 of 789	+1,360#81 of 789	+333#169 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: 3; 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

332322

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 62

Health care and social assistance

623311 623220

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 35.8; 39 detailed rows
Median CR4: 8.4%; Published values
Selected here: 2; 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

Parent sector / NAICS 54

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541614

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 94.9; 48 detailed rows
Median CR4: 17.8%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +0.1; HHI points
Higher HHI: 50.0%; of published pairs
Coverage: 69.6%; 32 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 12.473%; establishments
Exit: 11.031%; establishments
Net jobs: 2.438%; net rate
Reallocation: 25.267%; excess rate

Compare parent sectorsSeparate structure and flow plane Joined sector JSON3 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	Sheet metal work manufacturing332322	Continuing care retirement communities623311	Process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting services541614	Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities623220
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	28.212th percentile / rank #598 of 679	35.514th percentile / rank #585 of 679	3013th percentile / rank #595 of 679	36.114th percentile / rank #584 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	7.3%10th percentile / rank #811 of 897	8%11th percentile / rank #802 of 897	7.2%9th percentile / rank #814 of 897	9.8%13th percentile / rank #781 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	11.5%10th percentile / rank #807 of 899	12.4%11th percentile / rank #801 of 899	12%11th percentile / rank #802 of 899	13.8%13th percentile / rank #787 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$39.5B75th percentile / rank #229 of 899	$41.1B75th percentile / rank #222 of 899	$26B67th percentile / rank #302 of 899	$21.4B61st percentile / rank #348 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	132.2K79th percentile / rank #191 of 899	439.6K93rd percentile / rank #60 of 899	103.2K74th percentile / rank #236 of 899	211K86th percentile / rank #128 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	4.4K73rd percentile / rank #248 of 899	3.7K69th percentile / rank #283 of 899	8.7K83rd percentile / rank #151 of 899	4.5K73rd percentile / rank #245 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.