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 / 424990

Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI54.4Revenue$55.7B

Evidence profile

02 / 424350

Clothing and clothing accessories merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI56.3Revenue$124.9B

Evidence profile

03 / 523910

Miscellaneous intermediation

Finance and insurance

HHI84.4Revenue$45.8B

Evidence profile

04 / 813920

Professional organizations

Other services (except public administration)

HHI51.6Revenue$22.7B

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 industryOther miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalersNAICS 424990 / 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 HHI84.4Miscellaneous intermediation

Largest selected revenue$124.9BClothing and clothing accessories 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 424990; Other miscellaneous nondurable goods 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 424350

Clothing and clothing accessories merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

Mean gap3.5 pts

Concentration0.7 pts

Scale6.3 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI0.9 gap54.456.3

CR40.5 gap10.4%10%

CR80.6 gap17.1%16.4%

Revenue8.5 gap$55.7B$124.9B

Jobs10.3 gap77.5K128.8K

Firms0.1 gap9.3K9.2K

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

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

424350New in 2022

Clothing and clothing accessories merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

2017Not published202256.3ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

523910Strict match

Miscellaneous intermediation

Finance and insurance

2017135.3202284.4Change-50.9 pts-37.6%

National rank #435 of 54319.9th percentile

813920Strict match

Professional organizations

Other services (except public administration)

201744.4202251.6Change+7.2 pts+16.2%

National rank #252 of 54353.7th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 3 / 4
Largest selected move: -50.9 pts

Miscellaneous intermediation 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	424990	424350	523910	813920
+3.6 pts	-12.1 pts#368 of 543	Not comparedNew in 2022	-50.9 pts#435 of 543	+7.2 pts#252 of 543
+0.2 pts	-1.2 pts#513 of 781	Not comparedNew in 2022	-4.1 pts#641 of 781	+1.1 pts#335 of 781
+0.5 pts	-0.9 pts#503 of 783	Not comparedNew in 2022	-6 pts#703 of 783	+1.3 pts#329 of 783
+$3B	+$11.1B#169 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	+$15.8B#133 of 789	+$384.4M#627 of 789
+1,474	-3,152#675 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	+17,852#117 of 789	-3,448#683 of 789
0	-1,431#770 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	+570#127 of 789	-171#672 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

424990 424350

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 52

Finance and insurance

523910

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 405.8; 29 detailed rows
Median CR4: 31.0%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: -4.1; HHI points
Higher HHI: 47.6%; of published pairs
Coverage: 91.3%; 21 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 8.115%; establishments
Exit: 9.608%; establishments
Net jobs: 1.847%; net rate
Reallocation: 28.689%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 81

Other services (except public administration)

813920

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 54.3; 40 detailed rows
Median CR4: 12.8%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +3.6; HHI points
Higher HHI: 72.7%; of published pairs
Coverage: 57.9%; 22 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 9.993%; establishments
Exit: 8.146%; establishments
Net jobs: 3.63%; net rate
Reallocation: 23.006%; 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	Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers424990	Clothing and clothing accessories merchant wholesalers424350	Miscellaneous intermediation523910	Professional organizations813920
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	54.417th percentile / rank #564 of 679	56.318th percentile / rank #558 of 679	84.423rd percentile / rank #524 of 679	51.617th percentile / rank #567 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	10.4%14th percentile / rank #772 of 897	10%13th percentile / rank #777 of 897	14%20th percentile / rank #723 of 897	10.6%14th percentile / rank #768 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	17.1%16th percentile / rank #759 of 899	16.4%15th percentile / rank #764 of 899	19.5%19th percentile / rank #732 of 899	15.8%15th percentile / rank #767 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$55.7B81st percentile / rank #172 of 899	$124.9B90th percentile / rank #95 of 899	$45.8B78th percentile / rank #196 of 899	$22.7B63rd percentile / rank #336 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	77.5K68th percentile / rank #290 of 899	128.8K78th percentile / rank #197 of 899	68.9K65th percentile / rank #320 of 899	85.6K70th percentile / rank #269 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	9.3K84th percentile / rank #142 of 899	9.2K84th percentile / rank #143 of 899	8.9K83rd percentile / rank #150 of 899	6.3K78th percentile / rank #197 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.