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 / 459120

Hobby, toy, and game retailers

Retail trade

HHIWithheldRevenue$28.8B

Evidence profile

02 / 492210

Local messengers and local delivery

Transportation and warehousing

HHI1,074.7Revenue$23.6B

Evidence profile

03 / 456120

Cosmetics, beauty supplies, and perfume retailers

Retail trade

HHI774.8Revenue$50.3B

Evidence profile

04 / 513110

Newspaper publishers

Information

HHI522.4Revenue$23.2B

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 industryHobby, toy, and game retailersNAICS 459120 / 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 HHI1,074.7Local messengers and local delivery

Largest selected revenue$50.3BCosmetics, beauty supplies, and perfume retailers

Sector scope3Cross-sector screen

HHI disclosure gaps13 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 459120; Hobby, toy, and game 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 492210

Local messengers and local delivery

Transportation and warehousing

Mean gap4.7 pts

Concentration4.0 pts

Scale5.1 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHIWithheldNot comparedWithheld1,074.7

CR45.5 gap48.9%55.5%

CR82.5 gap56.4%59%

Revenue4.8 gap$28.8B$23.6B

Jobs2.7 gap128.2K147.3K

Firms7.8 gap8K5K

Closest dimension: CR8 (2.5 pts). Widest: Firms (7.8 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 / 20221 strict / 4 selected

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index / HHI points

Shared signed-change scale across this selection

National median +3.6 pts

Lower changeZeroHigher change

459120New in 2022

Hobby, toy, and game retailers

Retail trade

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

492210Strict match

Local messengers and local delivery

Transportation and warehousing

2017130.120221,074.7Change+944.6 pts+726.1%

National rank #1 of 543100th percentile

456120New in 2022

Cosmetics, beauty supplies, and perfume retailers

Retail trade

2017Not published2022774.8ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

513110New in 2022

Newspaper publishers

Information

2017Not published2022522.4ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 1 / 4
Largest selected move: +944.6 pts

Local messengers and local delivery 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	459120	492210	456120	513110
+3.6 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	+944.6 pts#1 of 543	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedNew in 2022
+0.2 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	+35.4 pts#1 of 781	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedNew in 2022
+0.5 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	+31.7 pts#1 of 783	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedNew in 2022
+$3B	Not comparedNew in 2022	+$17.9B#125 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedNew in 2022
+1,474	Not comparedNew in 2022	+100.5K#25 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedNew in 2022
0	Not comparedNew in 2022	+1,083#91 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedNew in 2022

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

459120 456120

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 133.9; 57 detailed rows
Median CR4: 32.8%; Published values
Selected here: 2; 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 48-49

Transportation and warehousing

492210

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 277.4; 54 detailed rows
Median CR4: 40.0%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: -0.8; HHI points
Higher HHI: 42.9%; of published pairs
Coverage: 66.0%; 35 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 14.851%; establishments
Exit: 14.67%; establishments
Net jobs: 2.02%; net rate
Reallocation: 23.193%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 51

Information

513110

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 638.2; 29 detailed rows
Median CR4: 45.6%; Published values
Selected here: 1; 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	Hobby, toy, and game retailers459120	Local messengers and local delivery492210	Cosmetics, beauty supplies, and perfume retailers456120	Newspaper publishers513110
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	Withheld	1,074.790th percentile / rank #70 of 679	774.882nd percentile / rank #121 of 679	522.470th percentile / rank #204 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	48.9%76th percentile / rank #215 of 897	55.5%82nd percentile / rank #166 of 897	49.8%77th percentile / rank #207 of 897	41%66th percentile / rank #307 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	56.4%69th percentile / rank #279 of 899	59%72nd percentile / rank #256 of 899	57.5%70th percentile / rank #269 of 899	53.8%65th percentile / rank #312 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$28.8B69th percentile / rank #283 of 899	$23.6B64th percentile / rank #326 of 899	$50.3B80th percentile / rank #185 of 899	$23.2B63rd percentile / rank #330 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	128.2K78th percentile / rank #198 of 899	147.3K81st percentile / rank #174 of 899	199.2K85th percentile / rank #135 of 899	122.8K78th percentile / rank #203 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	8K82nd percentile / rank #159 of 899	5K75th percentile / rank #229 of 899	10.9K87th percentile / rank #120 of 899	3.9K70th percentile / rank #274 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.