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 / 423520

Coal and other mineral and ore merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI776.6Revenue$24B

Evidence profile

02 / 532411

Commercial air, rail, and water transportation equipment rental and leasing

Real estate and rental and leasing

HHI798.4Revenue$13.2B

Evidence profile

03 / 311225

Fats and oils refining and blending

Manufacturing

HHI891Revenue$17.8B

Evidence profile

04 / 311211

Flour milling

Manufacturing

HHI738.9Revenue$18.5B

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 industryCoal and other mineral and ore merchant wholesalersNAICS 423520 / Wholesale trade

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 HHI891Fats and oils refining and blending

Largest selected revenue$24BCoal and other mineral and ore merchant wholesalers

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 423520; Coal and other mineral and ore merchant wholesalers
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 532411

Commercial air, rail, and water transportation equipment rental and leasing

Real estate and rental and leasing

Mean gap6.5 pts

Concentration0.7 pts

Scale12.3 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI0.6 gap776.6798.4

CR40.9 gap47.8%47.4%

CR80.7 gap69.3%69.9%

Revenue17.7 gap$24B$13.2B

Jobs3.2 gap2.5K5.2K

Firms16.0 gap238526

Closest dimension: HHI (0.6 pts). Widest: Revenue (17.7 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 / 20224 strict / 4 selected

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index / HHI points

Shared signed-change scale across this selection

National median +3.6 pts

Lower changeZeroHigher change

423520Strict match

Coal and other mineral and ore merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

20177212022776.6Change+55.6 pts+7.7%

National rank #132 of 54375.8th percentile

532411Measure unavailable

Commercial air, rail, and water transportation equipment rental and leasing

Real estate and rental and leasing

2017Not published2022798.4ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

311225Strict match

Fats and oils refining and blending

Manufacturing

2017878.12022891Change+12.9 pts+1.5%

National rank #214 of 54360.7th percentile

311211Strict match

Flour milling

Manufacturing

2017639.12022738.9Change+99.8 pts+15.6%

National rank #93 of 54383th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 3 / 4
Largest selected move: +99.8 pts

Flour milling 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	423520	532411	311225	311211
+3.6 pts	+55.6 pts#132 of 543	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	+12.9 pts#214 of 543	+99.8 pts#93 of 543
+0.2 pts	+1.9 pts#276 of 781	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	+5.6 pts#117 of 781	+3 pts#207 of 781
+0.5 pts	-0.2 pts#448 of 783	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	+3.4 pts#197 of 783	+2.1 pts#264 of 783
+$3B	+$2.9B#404 of 789	+$13.2B#151 of 789	+$8.3B#213 of 789	+$6.9B#237 of 789
+1,474	-317#542 of 789	+5,156#277 of 789	+1,687#380 of 789	+1,958#368 of 789
0	-57#592 of 789	+526#132 of 789	+12#337 of 789	+31#288 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 42

Wholesale trade

423520

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 360.8; 69 detailed rows
Median CR4: 29.9%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +17.5; HHI points
Higher HHI: 68.2%; of published pairs
Coverage: 65.7%; 44 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 6.719%; establishments
Exit: 8.243%; establishments
Net jobs: 2.037%; net rate
Reallocation: 19.919%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 53

Real estate and rental and leasing

532411

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 116.9; 24 detailed rows
Median CR4: 29.4%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +2.3; HHI points
Higher HHI: 56.3%; of published pairs
Coverage: 66.7%; 16 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 12.647%; establishments
Exit: 11.301%; establishments
Net jobs: 3.771%; net rate
Reallocation: 27.729%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 31-33

Manufacturing

311225 311211

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 439.3; 346 detailed rows
Median CR4: 38.5%; Published values
Selected here: 2; 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

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	Coal and other mineral and ore merchant wholesalers423520	Commercial air, rail, and water transportation equipment rental and leasing532411	Fats and oils refining and blending311225	Flour milling311211
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	776.682nd percentile / rank #120 of 679	798.483rd percentile / rank #116 of 679	89186th percentile / rank #97 of 679	738.981st percentile / rank #132 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	47.8%75th percentile / rank #227 of 897	47.4%74th percentile / rank #235 of 897	54.1%80th percentile / rank #178 of 897	45.4%72nd percentile / rank #252 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	69.3%81st percentile / rank #168 of 899	69.9%82nd percentile / rank #162 of 899	71%83rd percentile / rank #155 of 899	61%74th percentile / rank #237 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$24B64th percentile / rank #321 of 899	$13.2B47th percentile / rank #480 of 899	$17.8B56th percentile / rank #398 of 899	$18.5B58th percentile / rank #382 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	2.5K2nd percentile / rank #883 of 899	5.2K5th percentile / rank #854 of 899	7.7K10th percentile / rank #814 of 899	15K24th percentile / rank #687 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	23822nd percentile / rank #706 of 899	52638th percentile / rank #562 of 899	918th percentile / rank #825 of 899	23822nd percentile / rank #706 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.