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 / 424810

Beer and ale merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI203.5Revenue$83.1B

Evidence profile

02 / 332312

Fabricated structural metal manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI212.5Revenue$55.5B

Evidence profile

03 / 237120

Oil and gas pipeline and related structures construction

Construction

HHI173.6Revenue$44.1B

Evidence profile

04 / 423310

Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panel merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI209.6Revenue$173B

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 industryBeer and ale merchant wholesalersNAICS 424810 / 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 HHI212.5Fabricated structural metal manufacturing

Largest selected revenue$173BLumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panel 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 424810; Beer and ale 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 332312

Fabricated structural metal manufacturing

Manufacturing

Mean gap3.9 pts

Concentration1.6 pts

Scale6.1 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI1.5 gap203.5212.5

CR41.3 gap23.3%23.9%

CR82.0 gap30.8%31.6%

Revenue5.3 gap$83.1B$55.5B

Jobs1.4 gap116.5K109.3K

Firms11.7 gap1.5K3K

Closest dimension: CR4 (1.3 pts). Widest: Firms (11.7 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

424810Strict match

Beer and ale merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

2017123.72022203.5Change+79.8 pts+64.5%

National rank #108 of 54380.3th percentile

332312Strict match

Fabricated structural metal manufacturing

Manufacturing

201789.12022212.5Change+123.4 pts+138.5%

National rank #74 of 54386.5th percentile

237120Strict match

Oil and gas pipeline and related structures construction

Construction

2017223.82022173.6Change-50.2 pts-22.4%

National rank #433 of 54320.3th percentile

423310Strict match

Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panel merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

2017113.62022209.6Change+96 pts+84.5%

National rank #98 of 54382.1th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 4 / 4
Largest selected move: +123.4 pts

Fabricated structural metal 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	424810	332312	237120	423310
+3.6 pts	+79.8 pts#108 of 543	+123.4 pts#74 of 543	-50.2 pts#433 of 543	+96 pts#98 of 543
+0.2 pts	+5 pts#140 of 781	+9.8 pts#46 of 781	-0.6 pts#473 of 781	+6.2 pts#107 of 781
+0.5 pts	+5.6 pts#113 of 783	+10 pts#40 of 783	-0.3 pts#452 of 783	+5.8 pts#107 of 783
+$3B	+$15.4B#136 of 789	+$23.6B#100 of 789	-$5.6B#786 of 789	+$75.3B#32 of 789
+1,474	+1,300#404 of 789	+7,650#218 of 789	-48,345#780 of 789	+3,262#314 of 789
0	+87#241 of 789	0#393 of 789	-86#623 of 789	-383#717 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

424810 423310

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

332312

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 23

Construction

237120

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 19.4; 31 detailed rows
Median CR4: 6.4%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +1.6; HHI points
Higher HHI: 62.5%; of published pairs
Coverage: 77.4%; 24 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 13.016%; establishments
Exit: 11.082%; establishments
Net jobs: 3.24%; net rate
Reallocation: 26.939%; 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	Beer and ale merchant wholesalers424810	Fabricated structural metal manufacturing332312	Oil and gas pipeline and related structures construction237120	Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panel merchant wholesalers423310
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	203.540th percentile / rank #407 of 679	212.542nd percentile / rank #397 of 679	173.636th percentile / rank #437 of 679	209.641st percentile / rank #401 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	23.3%36th percentile / rank #576 of 897	23.9%37th percentile / rank #564 of 897	21.6%32nd percentile / rank #608 of 897	22.3%34th percentile / rank #594 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	30.8%33rd percentile / rank #607 of 899	31.6%35th percentile / rank #589 of 899	32.1%35th percentile / rank #586 of 899	31.3%34th percentile / rank #598 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$83.1B86th percentile / rank #125 of 899	$55.5B81st percentile / rank #173 of 899	$44.1B78th percentile / rank #200 of 899	$173B93rd percentile / rank #68 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	116.5K77th percentile / rank #210 of 899	109.3K75th percentile / rank #222 of 899	163K82nd percentile / rank #159 of 899	131.4K79th percentile / rank #192 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	1.5K53rd percentile / rank #425 of 899	3K65th percentile / rank #320 of 899	1.8K55th percentile / rank #403 of 899	4.3K72nd percentile / rank #254 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.