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 / 332994

Small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI427.2Revenue$10.6B

Evidence profile

02 / 332510

Hardware manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI437.6Revenue$10.7B

Evidence profile

03 / 541830

Media buying agencies

Professional, scientific, and technical services

HHI441.6Revenue$9B

Evidence profile

04 / 311340

Nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI433.6Revenue$11.5B

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 industrySmall arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturingNAICS 332994 / 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 HHI441.6Media buying agencies

Largest selected revenue$11.5BNonchocolate confectionery 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 332994; Small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories 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 332510

Hardware manufacturing

Manufacturing

Mean gap2.0 pts

Concentration2.2 pts

Scale1.9 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI0.3 gap427.2437.6

CR40.1 gap34.4%34.3%

CR86.1 gap50.9%46.3%

Revenue0.6 gap$10.6B$10.7B

Jobs4.0 gap24.6K28.6K

Firms1.2 gap511534

Closest dimension: CR4 (0.1 pts). Widest: CR8 (6.1 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

332994Strict match

Small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017459.82022427.2Change-32.6 pts-7.1%

National rank #406 of 54325.3th percentile

332510Strict match

Hardware manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017354.32022437.6Change+83.3 pts+23.5%

National rank #103 of 54381.2th percentile

541830Strict match

Media buying agencies

Professional, scientific, and technical services

20175152022441.6Change-73.4 pts-14.3%

National rank #466 of 54314.2th percentile

311340Strict match

Nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017559.62022433.6Change-126 pts-22.5%

National rank #502 of 5437.6th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 4 / 4
Largest selected move: -126 pts

Nonchocolate confectionery 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	332994	332510	541830	311340
+3.6 pts	-32.6 pts#406 of 543	+83.3 pts#103 of 543	-73.4 pts#466 of 543	-126 pts#502 of 543
+0.2 pts	-0.7 pts#481 of 781	+5.1 pts#138 of 781	-7.4 pts#722 of 781	-7.3 pts#717 of 781
+0.5 pts	-2 pts#565 of 783	+5.7 pts#110 of 783	-1.1 pts#516 of 783	-13 pts#771 of 783
+$3B	+$4.3B#337 of 789	+$2.2B#438 of 789	+$216.6M#659 of 789	+$1.4B#507 of 789
+1,474	+6,126#250 of 789	-1,530#619 of 789	-2,597#662 of 789	+4,518#289 of 789
0	+120#221 of 789	-39#549 of 789	-161#666 of 789	+36#285 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

332994 332510 311340

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 54

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541830

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 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	Small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing332994	Hardware manufacturing332510	Media buying agencies541830	Nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing311340
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	427.263rd percentile / rank #251 of 679	437.663rd percentile / rank #249 of 679	441.664th percentile / rank #245 of 679	433.663rd percentile / rank #250 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	34.4%55th percentile / rank #403 of 897	34.3%55th percentile / rank #404 of 897	34.5%56th percentile / rank #400 of 897	33%53rd percentile / rank #420 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	50.9%62nd percentile / rank #347 of 899	46.3%55th percentile / rank #402 of 899	52.7%64th percentile / rank #322 of 899	44.6%53rd percentile / rank #428 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$10.6B41st percentile / rank #535 of 899	$10.7B41st percentile / rank #530 of 899	$9B35th percentile / rank #581 of 899	$11.5B43rd percentile / rank #517 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	24.6K36th percentile / rank #579 of 899	28.6K40th percentile / rank #543 of 899	22K33rd percentile / rank #603 of 899	28.7K40th percentile / rank #541 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	51137th percentile / rank #569 of 899	53438th percentile / rank #558 of 899	63241st percentile / rank #535 of 899	53438th percentile / rank #558 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.