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 / 458320

Luggage and leather goods retailers

Retail trade

HHIWithheldRevenue$8.9B

Evidence profile

02 / 312112

Bottled water manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHIWithheldRevenue$8.7B

Evidence profile

03 / 512250

Record production and distribution

Information

HHIWithheldRevenue$12.8B

Evidence profile

04 / 512230

Music publishers

Information

HHI1,380.3Revenue$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 industryLuggage and leather goods retailersNAICS 458320 / 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 HHI1,380.3Music publishers

Largest selected revenue$12.8BRecord production and distribution

Sector scope3Cross-sector screen

HHI disclosure gaps31 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 458320; Luggage and leather goods retailers
Fixed benchmark: 899; National six-digit rows
Matched dimensions: 5 / 6; HHI, CR4, CR8, Revenue, Jobs, Firms
Eligible candidates: 896; 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 312112

Bottled water manufacturing

Manufacturing

Mean gap5.7 pts

Concentration2.5 pts

Scale7.8 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHIWithheldNot comparedWithheldWithheld

CR43.2 gap87%78%

CR81.8 gap91.1%87.3%

Revenue1.1 gap$8.9B$8.7B

Jobs5.3 gap8.1K11K

Firms17.1 gap499210

Closest dimension: Revenue (1.1 pts). Widest: Firms (17.1 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

458320New in 2022

Luggage and leather goods retailers

Retail trade

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

312112Measure unavailable

Bottled water manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

512250Measure unavailable

Record production and distribution

Information

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

512230Strict match

Music publishers

Information

20171,147.220221,380.3Change+233.1 pts+20.3%

National rank #32 of 54394.3th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 1 / 4
Largest selected move: +233.1 pts

Music publishers 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	458320	312112	512250	512230
+3.6 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	+233.1 pts#32 of 543
+0.2 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	+5.5 pts#120 of 781	-0.6 pts#477 of 781	+9.4 pts#54 of 781
+0.5 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	+3.3 pts#203 of 783	-1 pts#506 of 783	+4 pts#171 of 783
+$3B	Not comparedNew in 2022	+$2.8B#409 of 789	+$5.5B#284 of 789	+$2.4B#429 of 789
+1,474	Not comparedNew in 2022	+80#504 of 789	+4,257#296 of 789	+214#487 of 789
0	Not comparedNew in 2022	+2#377 of 789	+184#200 of 789	+71#251 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 44-45

Retail trade

458320

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 31-33

Manufacturing

312112

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 51

Information

512250 512230

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 638.2; 29 detailed rows
Median CR4: 45.6%; Published values
Selected here: 2; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +56.4; HHI points
Higher HHI: 50.0%; of published pairs
Coverage: 54.5%; 6 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 10.578%; establishments
Exit: 11.499%; establishments
Net jobs: -0.248%; net rate
Reallocation: 24.859%; 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	Luggage and leather goods retailers458320	Bottled water manufacturing312112	Record production and distribution512250	Music publishers512230
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	Withheld	Withheld	Withheld	1,380.395th percentile / rank #37 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	87%98th percentile / rank #22 of 897	78%95th percentile / rank #50 of 897	86.5%97th percentile / rank #26 of 897	66.4%90th percentile / rank #93 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	91.1%96th percentile / rank #41 of 899	87.3%94th percentile / rank #57 of 899	90.5%95th percentile / rank #44 of 899	80.9%90th percentile / rank #93 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$8.9B35th percentile / rank #584 of 899	$8.7B34th percentile / rank #593 of 899	$12.8B46th percentile / rank #490 of 899	$7B29th percentile / rank #641 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	8.1K10th percentile / rank #807 of 899	11K16th percentile / rank #760 of 899	13.4K20th percentile / rank #716 of 899	6.4K7th percentile / rank #835 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	49936th percentile / rank #572 of 899	21019th percentile / rank #726 of 899	77144th percentile / rank #507 of 899	72643rd percentile / rank #515 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.