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 / 424450

Confectionery merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI1,182.9Revenue$77.2B

Evidence profile

02 / 424940

Tobacco product and electronic cigarette merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI1,017.7Revenue$143.6B

Evidence profile

03 / 423330

Roofing, siding, and insulation material merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI915.9Revenue$74.7B

Evidence profile

04 / 423140

Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI861.4Revenue$10.1B

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 industryConfectionery merchant wholesalersNAICS 424450 / 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 HHI1,182.9Confectionery merchant wholesalers

Largest selected revenue$143.6BTobacco product and electronic cigarette merchant wholesalers

Sector scope1Single-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 424450; Confectionery 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 424940

Tobacco product and electronic cigarette merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

Mean gap4.2 pts

Concentration3.2 pts

Scale5.2 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI2.7 gap1,182.91,017.7

CR41.8 gap58.8%56.2%

CR85.1 gap73.1%67.1%

Revenue5.8 gap$77.2B$143.6B

Jobs6.8 gap42.9K57.7K

Firms3.0 gap1.9K1.6K

Closest dimension: CR4 (1.8 pts). Widest: Jobs (6.8 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

424450Measure unavailable

Confectionery merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

2017Not published20221,182.9ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

424940Label changed

Tobacco product and electronic cigarette merchant wholesalers

2017 label: Tobacco and tobacco product merchant wholesalers

2017Not published20221,017.7ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

423330Strict match

Roofing, siding, and insulation material merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

2017631.52022915.9Change+284.4 pts+45%

National rank #16 of 54397.2th percentile

423140Measure unavailable

Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

2017Not published2022861.4ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 1 / 4
Largest selected move: +284.4 pts

Roofing, siding, and insulation material merchant wholesalers 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	424450	424940	423330	423140
+3.6 pts	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	Not comparedLabel changed	+284.4 pts#16 of 543	Not comparedMeasure unavailable
+0.2 pts	-0.5 pts#466 of 781	Not comparedLabel changed	+8.9 pts#61 of 781	+7.1 pts#93 of 781
+0.5 pts	+4.7 pts#145 of 783	Not comparedLabel changed	+10.2 pts#38 of 783	+10.1 pts#39 of 783
+$3B	+$26.1B#90 of 789	Not comparedLabel changed	+$29B#85 of 789	+$4.7B#315 of 789
+1,474	+3,049#322 of 789	Not comparedLabel changed	+2,618#337 of 789	+6,845#232 of 789
0	+79#246 of 789	Not comparedLabel changed	-21#493 of 789	-214#683 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: 1; 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

424450 424940 423330 423140

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 360.8; 69 detailed rows
Median CR4: 29.9%; Published values
Selected here: 4; 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

Compare parent sectorsSeparate structure and flow plane Joined sector JSON1 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	Confectionery merchant wholesalers424450	Tobacco product and electronic cigarette merchant wholesalers424940	Roofing, siding, and insulation material merchant wholesalers423330	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers423140
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	1,182.991st percentile / rank #59 of 679	1,017.789th percentile / rank #77 of 679	915.986th percentile / rank #93 of 679	861.485th percentile / rank #104 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	58.8%84th percentile / rank #145 of 897	56.2%82nd percentile / rank #162 of 897	51.3%78th percentile / rank #194 of 897	50%77th percentile / rank #205 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	73.1%85th percentile / rank #140 of 899	67.1%79th percentile / rank #186 of 899	71.8%84th percentile / rank #148 of 899	57.3%70th percentile / rank #271 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$77.2B85th percentile / rank #134 of 899	$143.6B91st percentile / rank #82 of 899	$74.7B85th percentile / rank #138 of 899	$10.1B39th percentile / rank #548 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	42.9K53rd percentile / rank #428 of 899	57.7K59th percentile / rank #367 of 899	46.5K55th percentile / rank #410 of 899	26.8K38th percentile / rank #557 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	1.9K57th percentile / rank #390 of 899	1.6K54th percentile / rank #417 of 899	82845th percentile / rank #497 of 899	1.3K51st percentile / rank #438 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.