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 / 424350

Clothing and clothing accessories merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI56.3Revenue$124.9B

Evidence profile

02 / 424990

Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI54.4Revenue$55.7B

Evidence profile

03 / 323111

Commercial printing (except screen and books)

Manufacturing

HHI58.7Revenue$70.7B

Evidence profile

04 / 488510

Freight transportation arrangement

Transportation and warehousing

HHI43.4Revenue$134.9B

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 industryClothing and clothing accessories merchant wholesalersNAICS 424350 / 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 HHI58.7Commercial printing (except screen and books)

Largest selected revenue$134.9BFreight transportation arrangement

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 424350; Clothing and clothing accessories 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 424990

Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

Mean gap3.5 pts

Concentration0.7 pts

Scale6.3 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI0.9 gap56.354.4

CR40.5 gap10%10.4%

CR80.6 gap16.4%17.1%

Revenue8.5 gap$124.9B$55.7B

Jobs10.3 gap128.8K77.5K

Firms0.1 gap9.2K9.3K

Closest dimension: Firms (0.1 pts). Widest: Jobs (10.3 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

424350New in 2022

Clothing and clothing accessories merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

2017Not published202256.3ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

424990Strict match

Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

201766.5202254.4Change-12.1 pts-18.2%

National rank #368 of 54332.3th percentile

323111Strict match

Commercial printing (except screen and books)

Manufacturing

201782.1202258.7Change-23.4 pts-28.5%

National rank #395 of 54327.3th percentile

488510Strict match

Freight transportation arrangement

Transportation and warehousing

201759.2202243.4Change-15.8 pts-26.7%

National rank #379 of 54330.3th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 3 / 4
Largest selected move: -23.4 pts

Commercial printing (except screen and books) 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	424350	424990	323111	488510
+3.6 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	-12.1 pts#368 of 543	-23.4 pts#395 of 543	-15.8 pts#379 of 543
+0.2 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	-1.2 pts#513 of 781	-3.4 pts#606 of 781	-2.3 pts#568 of 781
+0.5 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	-0.9 pts#503 of 783	-4 pts#649 of 783	-1.3 pts#526 of 783
+$3B	Not comparedNew in 2022	+$11.1B#169 of 789	+$3.9B#351 of 789	+$70B#37 of 789
+1,474	Not comparedNew in 2022	-3,152#675 of 789	-50,936#782 of 789	+86,614#32 of 789
0	Not comparedNew in 2022	-1,431#770 of 789	-2,871#783 of 789	+2,033#60 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

424350 424990

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

323111

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 48-49

Transportation and warehousing

488510

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 277.4; 54 detailed rows
Median CR4: 40.0%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: -0.8; HHI points
Higher HHI: 42.9%; of published pairs
Coverage: 66.0%; 35 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 14.851%; establishments
Exit: 14.67%; establishments
Net jobs: 2.02%; net rate
Reallocation: 23.193%; 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	Clothing and clothing accessories merchant wholesalers424350	Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers424990	Commercial printing (except screen and books)323111	Freight transportation arrangement488510
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	56.318th percentile / rank #558 of 679	54.417th percentile / rank #564 of 679	58.719th percentile / rank #553 of 679	43.416th percentile / rank #573 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	10%13th percentile / rank #777 of 897	10.4%14th percentile / rank #772 of 897	11.4%16th percentile / rank #756 of 897	9.9%13th percentile / rank #779 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	16.4%15th percentile / rank #764 of 899	17.1%16th percentile / rank #759 of 899	16.4%15th percentile / rank #764 of 899	15.5%14th percentile / rank #773 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$124.9B90th percentile / rank #95 of 899	$55.7B81st percentile / rank #172 of 899	$70.7B84th percentile / rank #143 of 899	$134.9B90th percentile / rank #87 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	128.8K78th percentile / rank #197 of 899	77.5K68th percentile / rank #290 of 899	273K89th percentile / rank #96 of 899	354.9K92nd percentile / rank #73 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	9.2K84th percentile / rank #143 of 899	9.3K84th percentile / rank #142 of 899	14.1K88th percentile / rank #106 of 899	17.1K90th percentile / rank #90 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.