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 / 334515

Instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity and electrical signals

Manufacturing

HHI336.3Revenue$11.7B

Evidence profile

02 / 333132

Oil and gas field machinery and equipment manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI382.7Revenue$11.9B

Evidence profile

03 / 311340

Nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI433.6Revenue$11.5B

Evidence profile

04 / 212312

Crushed and broken limestone mining and quarrying

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

HHI287.1Revenue$10.6B

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 industryInstrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity and electrical signalsNAICS 334515 / 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 HHI433.6Nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing

Largest selected revenue$11.9BOil and gas field machinery and equipment 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 334515; Instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity and electrical signals
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 333132

Oil and gas field machinery and equipment manufacturing

Manufacturing

Mean gap3.0 pts

Concentration3.7 pts

Scale2.3 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI3.4 gap336.3382.7

CR44.8 gap29.3%31.8%

CR82.8 gap42.9%40.8%

Revenue0.8 gap$11.7B$11.9B

Jobs2.2 gap27.5K29.6K

Firms4.0 gap615496

Closest dimension: Revenue (0.8 pts). Widest: CR4 (4.8 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 / 20223 strict / 4 selected

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index / HHI points

Shared signed-change scale across this selection

National median +3.6 pts

Lower changeZeroHigher change

334515Label changed

Instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity and electrical signals

2017 label: Instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity and electrical systems

2017247.22022336.3ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

333132Strict match

Oil and gas field machinery and equipment manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017485.52022382.7Change-102.8 pts-21.2%

National rank #482 of 54311.3th percentile

311340Strict match

Nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017559.62022433.6Change-126 pts-22.5%

National rank #502 of 5437.6th percentile

212312Strict match

Crushed and broken limestone mining and quarrying

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

2017277.12022287.1Change+10 pts+3.6%

National rank #235 of 54356.8th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 3 / 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	334515	333132	311340	212312
+3.6 pts	Not comparedLabel changed	-102.8 pts#482 of 543	-126 pts#502 of 543	+10 pts#235 of 543
+0.2 pts	Not comparedLabel changed	-7.8 pts#726 of 781	-7.3 pts#717 of 781	-0.1 pts#418 of 781
+0.5 pts	Not comparedLabel changed	-11.2 pts#764 of 783	-13 pts#771 of 783	-1.6 pts#550 of 783
+$3B	Not comparedLabel changed	-$861.3M#762 of 789	+$1.4B#507 of 789	+$1.6B#493 of 789
+1,474	Not comparedLabel changed	-5,060#706 of 789	+4,518#289 of 789	-3,660#688 of 789
0	Not comparedLabel changed	-10#440 of 789	+36#285 of 789	-83#619 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

334515 333132 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 21

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

212312

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	Instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity and electrical signals334515	Oil and gas field machinery and equipment manufacturing333132	Nonchocolate confectionery manufacturing311340	Crushed and broken limestone mining and quarrying212312
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	336.356th percentile / rank #302 of 679	382.759th percentile / rank #279 of 679	433.663rd percentile / rank #250 of 679	287.150th percentile / rank #338 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	29.3%47th percentile / rank #472 of 897	31.8%52nd percentile / rank #429 of 897	33%53rd percentile / rank #420 of 897	28.6%46th percentile / rank #481 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	42.9%51st percentile / rank #445 of 899	40.8%48th percentile / rank #470 of 899	44.6%53rd percentile / rank #428 of 899	38.5%45th percentile / rank #495 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$11.7B43rd percentile / rank #514 of 899	$11.9B44th percentile / rank #507 of 899	$11.5B43rd percentile / rank #517 of 899	$10.6B41st percentile / rank #534 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	27.5K39th percentile / rank #551 of 899	29.6K41st percentile / rank #531 of 899	28.7K40th percentile / rank #541 of 899	25K36th percentile / rank #574 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	61540th percentile / rank #539 of 899	49636th percentile / rank #575 of 899	53438th percentile / rank #558 of 899	48336th percentile / rank #580 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.