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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.

02 / 459410

Office supplies and stationery retailers

Retail trade

HHI2,004.5Revenue$32.7B
Evidence profile
03 / 456110

Pharmacies and drug retailers

Retail trade

HHI1,710.8Revenue$543.9B
Evidence profile
04 / 449129

All other home furnishings retailers

Retail trade

HHI802.6Revenue$64.9B
Evidence profile

Research workflow

Carry the selected industries into analysis and publication4 canonical industry profiles / 0 of 6 currently saved
Atlas workspaceDraft 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 industryDepartment storesNAICS 455110 / 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

Revenue

Detailed median$14.5B
05 / percentile profile

Employment

Employment

Detailed median40.1K
06 / percentile profile

Firms

Employer firms

Detailed median1.2K

Arrow keys move across industries and measures. Home and End move to the first and last selected industry within a measure.

Highest selected HHI2,386.8Department stores
Largest selected revenue$543.9BPharmacies and drug retailers
Sector scope1Single-sector screen
HHI disclosure gaps04 published in selection

Reusable selection

Combined JSON4 exact Census rowsCombined 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.

Measurement lens
Candidate scope
Reference
NAICS 455110
Department stores
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 621491

HMO medical centers

Health care and social assistance

Mean gap2.4 pts
Concentration1.2 pts
Scale3.7 pts
National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor
HHI0.6 gap2,386.82,449.2
CR41.5 gap84.9%88.8%
CR81.4 gap98.8%95%
Revenue4.8 gap$60.7B$43.6B
Jobs4.8 gap266.7K188.5K
Firms1.4 gap6356

Closest dimension: HHI (0.6 pts). Widest: Revenue (4.8 pts).

Profile Pair JSONNearest CSV

A nearby Census fingerprint means the rows occupy similar national percentile positions on the selected published measures. It does not imply product substitutability, a competitive relationship, common ownership, or a legally defined antitrust market.

Exact rows

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 / 20220 strict / 4 selected

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index / HHI points

Shared signed-change scale across this selection

National median +3.6 pts
Lower changeZeroHigher change
455110New in 2022

Department stores

Retail trade

2017Not published20222,386.8ChangeNot comparedNo rate
Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked
459410New in 2022

Office supplies and stationery retailers

Retail trade

2017Not published20222,004.5ChangeNot comparedNo rate
Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked
456110New in 2022

Pharmacies and drug retailers

Retail trade

2017Not published20221,710.8ChangeNot comparedNo rate
Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked
449129New in 2022

All other home furnishings retailers

Retail trade

2017Not published2022802.6ChangeNot comparedNo rate
Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

Change benchmark

Paired coverage
543 / 789
National median
+3.6 pts
Selected pairs
0 / 4
Largest selected move
Not compared
Open national change plane Selection history JSONSelection history CSV
2017 source 2022 source

Six-measure change ledger

Change in six Census measures for the selected industries
MeasureNational median455110459410456110449129
+3.6 ptsNot comparedNew in 2022Not comparedNew in 2022Not comparedNew in 2022Not comparedNew in 2022
+0.2 ptsNot comparedNew in 2022Not comparedNew in 2022Not comparedNew in 2022Not comparedNew in 2022
+0.5 ptsNot comparedNew in 2022Not comparedNew in 2022Not comparedNew in 2022Not comparedNew in 2022
+$3BNot comparedNew in 2022Not comparedNew in 2022Not comparedNew in 2022Not comparedNew in 2022
+1,474Not comparedNew in 2022Not comparedNew in 2022Not comparedNew in 2022Not comparedNew in 2022
0Not comparedNew in 2022Not comparedNew in 2022Not comparedNew in 2022Not comparedNew in 2022
Five-year deltas are published only for rows whose NAICS code and industry label are identical in the 2017 and 2022 Census tables. This strict match is a conservative screening rule, not an official NAICS concordance or evidence of causation. Revenue changes are nominal and are not adjusted for inflation.

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 44-45

Retail trade

455110459410456110449129

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI
133.9
57 detailed rows
Median CR4
32.8%
Published values
Selected here
4
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
Compare parent sectorsSeparate structure and flow planeJoined sector JSON1 exact rowsFull BDS historiesSelected sectors plus national seriesJoined sector CSVNotebook-ready context rowsBDS history CSV1978-2023 selected-sector series

The context matrix keeps three different evidence grains separate: six-digit Economic Census industry screens, broad-sector Business Dynamics Statistics, and curated product-and-geography market profiles. Sector rates are contextual, market links require an exact declared NAICS crosswalk, and no value is averaged into a score or treated as causal, legally equivalent, or directly comparable across layers.

Evidence rules

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
MeasureDetailed medianDepartment stores455110Office supplies and stationery retailers459410Pharmacies and drug retailers456110All other home furnishings retailers449129
HHIRevenue-based HHI28450th percentile2,386.898th percentile / rank #12 of 6792,004.597th percentile / rank #18 of 6791,710.896th percentile / rank #27 of 679802.683rd percentile / rank #115 of 679
CR4Largest four firms30.6%50th percentile84.9%97th percentile / rank #31 of 89778.2%95th percentile / rank #48 of 89771%92nd percentile / rank #72 of 89751.3%78th percentile / rank #194 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms42.8%50th percentile98.8%99th percentile / rank #10 of 89983.3%91st percentile / rank #79 of 89976.3%86th percentile / rank #123 of 89965.4%78th percentile / rank #203 of 899
RevenueRevenue$14.5B50th percentile$60.7B82nd percentile / rank #160 of 899$32.7B71st percentile / rank #261 of 899$543.9B98th percentile / rank #17 of 899$64.9B83rd percentile / rank #152 of 899
EmploymentEmployment40.1K50th percentile266.7K89th percentile / rank #97 of 89966.5K64th percentile / rank #329 of 899724.5K96th percentile / rank #36 of 899204.4K85th percentile / rank #132 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms1.2K50th percentile636th percentile / rank #848 of 8993.2K66th percentile / rank #307 of 89919.7K92nd percentile / rank #73 of 8999.8K85th percentile / rank #137 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.

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