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 / 445240

Meat retailers

Retail trade

HHI75.4Revenue$11.7B

Evidence profile

02 / 624229

Other community housing services

Health care and social assistance

HHI58.4Revenue$11.8B

Evidence profile

03 / 323113

Commercial screen printing

Manufacturing

HHI102.8Revenue$12.5B

Evidence profile

04 / 712110

Museums

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

HHI63.2Revenue$13.5B

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 industryMeat retailersNAICS 445240 / Retail 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 HHI102.8Commercial screen printing

Largest selected revenue$13.5BMuseums

Sector scope4Cross-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 445240; Meat retailers
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 624229

Other community housing services

Health care and social assistance

Mean gap3.0 pts

Concentration2.0 pts

Scale4.0 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI2.6 gap75.458.4

CR42.7 gap15.2%13.9%

CR80.7 gap18.1%17.2%

Revenue0.8 gap$11.7B$11.8B

Jobs4.1 gap52.4K61K

Firms7.2 gap5.2K3.6K

Closest dimension: CR8 (0.7 pts). Widest: Firms (7.2 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

445240New in 2022

Meat retailers

Retail trade

2017Not published202275.4ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

624229Strict match

Other community housing services

Health care and social assistance

201749.9202258.4Change+8.5 pts+17%

National rank #247 of 54354.6th percentile

323113Strict match

Commercial screen printing

Manufacturing

201786.32022102.8Change+16.5 pts+19.1%

National rank #207 of 54362th percentile

712110Strict match

Museums

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

201776.9202263.2Change-13.7 pts-17.8%

National rank #373 of 54331.4th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 3 / 4
Largest selected move: +16.5 pts

Commercial screen printing 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	445240	624229	323113	712110
+3.6 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	+8.5 pts#247 of 543	+16.5 pts#207 of 543	-13.7 pts#373 of 543
+0.2 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	+2.1 pts#263 of 781	+0.2 pts#389 of 781	-0.9 pts#493 of 781
+0.5 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	+2.2 pts#263 of 783	0 pts#435 of 783	-3.8 pts#643 of 783
+$3B	Not comparedNew in 2022	+$4.6B#323 of 789	+$4B#346 of 789	+$338.7M#638 of 789
+1,474	Not comparedNew in 2022	+8,653#196 of 789	+9,762#174 of 789	-6,315#715 of 789
0	Not comparedNew in 2022	+58#262 of 789	+574#126 of 789	+66#254 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: 4; 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 44-45

Retail trade

445240

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 133.9; 57 detailed rows
Median CR4: 32.8%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +11.4; HHI points
Higher HHI: 100.0%; of published pairs
Coverage: 20.0%; 1 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 7.924%; establishments
Exit: 7.132%; establishments
Net jobs: 0.326%; net rate
Reallocation: 17.863%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 62

Health care and social assistance

624229

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 35.8; 39 detailed rows
Median CR4: 8.4%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +1.4; HHI points
Higher HHI: 53.8%; of published pairs
Coverage: 68.4%; 26 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 10.783%; establishments
Exit: 7.708%; establishments
Net jobs: 4.089%; net rate
Reallocation: 18.899%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 31-33

Manufacturing

323113

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 71

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

712110

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 192.2; 25 detailed rows
Median CR4: 21.2%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: -3.3; HHI points
Higher HHI: 35.7%; of published pairs
Coverage: 56.0%; 14 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 13.716%; establishments
Exit: 10.45%; establishments
Net jobs: 7.884%; net rate
Reallocation: 20.33%; excess rate

Compare parent sectorsSeparate structure and flow plane Joined sector JSON4 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	Meat retailers445240	Other community housing services624229	Commercial screen printing323113	Museums712110
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	75.421st percentile / rank #536 of 679	58.419th percentile / rank #554 of 679	102.827th percentile / rank #499 of 679	63.220th percentile / rank #546 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	15.2%22nd percentile / rank #701 of 897	13.9%19th percentile / rank #725 of 897	16.4%24th percentile / rank #680 of 897	12.9%17th percentile / rank #742 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	18.1%17th percentile / rank #751 of 899	17.2%16th percentile / rank #757 of 899	21%21st percentile / rank #714 of 899	17%15th percentile / rank #762 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$11.7B43rd percentile / rank #515 of 899	$11.8B44th percentile / rank #508 of 899	$12.5B45th percentile / rank #494 of 899	$13.5B47th percentile / rank #479 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	52.4K57th percentile / rank #390 of 899	61K61st percentile / rank #353 of 899	71.7K65th percentile / rank #315 of 899	91.2K72nd percentile / rank #255 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	5.2K75th percentile / rank #224 of 899	3.6K68th percentile / rank #289 of 899	5.7K77th percentile / rank #208 of 899	5.1K75th percentile / rank #226 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.