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 / 424340

Footwear merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHIWithheldRevenue$43.5B

Evidence profile

02 / 423130

Tire and tube merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI612.1Revenue$76B

Evidence profile

03 / 325620

Toilet preparation manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHIWithheldRevenue$36.5B

Evidence profile

04 / 325510

Paint and coating manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI785.1Revenue$33.2B

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 industryFootwear merchant wholesalersNAICS 424340 / 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 HHI785.1Paint and coating manufacturing

Largest selected revenue$76BTire and tube merchant wholesalers

Sector scope2Cross-sector screen

HHI disclosure gaps22 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 424340; Footwear merchant wholesalers
Fixed benchmark: 899; National six-digit rows
Matched dimensions: 5 / 6; HHI, CR4, CR8, Revenue, Jobs, Firms
Eligible candidates: 896; 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 423130

Tire and tube merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

Mean gap4.7 pts

Concentration0.7 pts

Scale7.3 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHIWithheldNot comparedWithheld612.1

CR40.7 gap43.7%43.3%

CR80.7 gap56.2%55.6%

Revenue7.7 gap$43.5B$76B

Jobs13.8 gap30.5K51.5K

Firms0.5 gap1.2K1.2K

Closest dimension: Firms (0.5 pts). Widest: Jobs (13.8 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 / 20224 strict / 4 selected

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index / HHI points

Shared signed-change scale across this selection

National median +3.6 pts

Lower changeZeroHigher change

424340Measure unavailable

Footwear merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

423130Strict match

Tire and tube merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

2017631.42022612.1Change-19.3 pts-3.1%

National rank #388 of 54328.6th percentile

325620Measure unavailable

Toilet preparation manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

325510Strict match

Paint and coating manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017619.52022785.1Change+165.6 pts+26.7%

National rank #51 of 54390.8th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 2 / 4
Largest selected move: +165.6 pts

Paint and coating 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	424340	423130	325620	325510
+3.6 pts	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	-19.3 pts#388 of 543	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	+165.6 pts#51 of 543
+0.2 pts	-0.2 pts#436 of 781	-0.4 pts#455 of 781	-3.5 pts#614 of 781	+3.1 pts#205 of 781
+0.5 pts	+1.2 pts#337 of 783	+0.1 pts#424 of 783	-5.1 pts#685 of 783	+0.8 pts#361 of 783
+$3B	+$8.7B#206 of 789	+$24.1B#97 of 789	-$6.9B#787 of 789	+$5.6B#281 of 789
+1,474	+2,262#354 of 789	+7,450#222 of 789	+858#433 of 789	+4,770#286 of 789
0	-180#674 of 789	-34#537 of 789	+199#195 of 789	+76#247 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 42

Wholesale trade

424340 423130

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 360.8; 69 detailed rows
Median CR4: 29.9%; Published values
Selected here: 2; 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 31-33

Manufacturing

325620 325510

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 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	Footwear merchant wholesalers424340	Tire and tube merchant wholesalers423130	Toilet preparation manufacturing325620	Paint and coating manufacturing325510
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	Withheld	612.175th percentile / rank #170 of 679	Withheld	785.183rd percentile / rank #118 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	43.7%70th percentile / rank #268 of 897	43.3%69th percentile / rank #275 of 897	46.5%73rd percentile / rank #243 of 897	45.5%72nd percentile / rank #250 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	56.2%69th percentile / rank #282 of 899	55.6%68th percentile / rank #289 of 899	53.9%66th percentile / rank #311 of 899	62.1%75th percentile / rank #229 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$43.5B77th percentile / rank #205 of 899	$76B85th percentile / rank #136 of 899	$36.5B73rd percentile / rank #244 of 899	$33.2B72nd percentile / rank #257 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	30.5K43rd percentile / rank #517 of 899	51.5K56th percentile / rank #393 of 899	50.9K56th percentile / rank #395 of 899	42.8K52nd percentile / rank #429 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	1.2K50th percentile / rank #453 of 899	1.2K50th percentile / rank #449 of 899	1.1K49th percentile / rank #455 of 899	1.1K49th percentile / rank #460 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.