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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.

01 / 459140

Musical instrument and supplies retailers

Retail trade

HHIWithheldRevenue$7.1B
Evidence profile
02 / 524298

All other insurance related activities

Finance and insurance

HHI492.9Revenue$8.7B
Evidence profile
03 / 445132

Vending machine operators

Retail trade

HHIWithheldRevenue$8.3B
Evidence profile
04 / 541930

Translation and interpretation services

Professional, scientific, and technical services

HHI395.4Revenue$6.9B
Evidence profile

Research workflow

Carry the selected industries into analysis and publication4 canonical industry profiles / 0 of 6 currently saved

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 industryMusical instrument and supplies retailersNAICS 459140 / 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 HHI492.9All other insurance related activities
Largest selected revenue$8.7BAll other insurance related activities
Sector scope3Cross-sector screen
HHI disclosure gaps22 published in selection

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 459140
Musical instrument and supplies 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 524298

All other insurance related activities

Finance and insurance

Mean gap3.7 pts
Concentration3.4 pts
Scale4.0 pts
National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor
HHIWithheldNot comparedWithheld492.9
CR43.2 gap41.8%40.1%
CR83.5 gap45.7%47.9%
Revenue4.7 gap$7.1B$8.7B
Jobs4.7 gap31.7K37.9K
Firms2.6 gap2.7K2.4K

Closest dimension: Firms (2.6 pts). Widest: Revenue (4.7 pts).

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 / 20222 strict / 4 selected

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index / HHI points

Shared signed-change scale across this selection

National median +3.6 pts
Lower changeZeroHigher change
459140New in 2022

Musical instrument and supplies retailers

Retail trade

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate
Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked
524298Strict match

All other insurance related activities

Finance and insurance

2017522.52022492.9Change-29.6 pts-5.7%
National rank #402 of 54326th percentile
445132New in 2022

Vending machine operators

Retail trade

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate
Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked
541930Strict match

Translation and interpretation services

Professional, scientific, and technical services

2017294.32022395.4Change+101.1 pts+34.4%
National rank #92 of 54383.2th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage
543 / 789
National median
+3.6 pts
Selected pairs
2 / 4
Largest selected move
+101.1 pts

Translation and interpretation services has the largest absolute published move in this selection.

Six-measure change ledger

Change in six Census measures for the selected industries
MeasureNational median459140524298445132541930
+3.6 ptsNot comparedNew in 2022-29.6 pts#402 of 543Not comparedNew in 2022+101.1 pts#92 of 543
+0.2 ptsNot comparedNew in 2022-1.1 pts#507 of 781Not comparedNew in 2022+5.4 pts#129 of 781
+0.5 ptsNot comparedNew in 2022-3.1 pts#610 of 783Not comparedNew in 2022+5.2 pts#125 of 783
+$3BNot comparedNew in 2022+$732.2M#581 of 789Not comparedNew in 2022+$2.4B#425 of 789
+1,474Not comparedNew in 2022+5,972#257 of 789Not comparedNew in 2022+21,471#100 of 789
0Not comparedNew in 2022+107#230 of 789Not comparedNew in 2022+246#187 of 789
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
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

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 52

Finance and insurance

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 54

Professional, scientific, and technical services

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI
94.9
48 detailed rows
Median CR4
17.8%
Published values
Selected here
1
Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change
+0.1
HHI points
Higher HHI
50.0%
of published pairs
Coverage
69.6%
32 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry
12.473%
establishments
Exit
11.031%
establishments
Net jobs
2.438%
net rate
Reallocation
25.267%
excess rate

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 medianMusical instrument and supplies retailers459140All other insurance related activities524298Vending machine operators445132Translation and interpretation services541930
HHIRevenue-based HHI28450th percentileWithheld492.968th percentile / rank #219 of 679Withheld395.461st percentile / rank #265 of 679
CR4Largest four firms30.6%50th percentile41.8%68th percentile / rank #291 of 89740.1%65th percentile / rank #319 of 89746.4%73rd percentile / rank #245 of 89735.1%57th percentile / rank #388 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms42.8%50th percentile45.7%54th percentile / rank #415 of 89947.9%57th percentile / rank #384 of 89951.6%63rd percentile / rank #338 of 89947.9%57th percentile / rank #384 of 899
RevenueRevenue$14.5B50th percentile$7.1B29th percentile / rank #637 of 899$8.7B34th percentile / rank #594 of 899$8.3B33rd percentile / rank #605 of 899$6.9B28th percentile / rank #648 of 899
EmploymentEmployment40.1K50th percentile31.7K43rd percentile / rank #509 of 89937.9K48th percentile / rank #467 of 89938.9K49th percentile / rank #457 of 89956.6K59th percentile / rank #374 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms1.2K50th percentile2.7K63rd percentile / rank #332 of 8992.4K61st percentile / rank #355 of 8992.7K63rd percentile / rank #334 of 8992.7K63rd percentile / rank #330 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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