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 / 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

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 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

Detailed median$14.5B

05 / percentile profile

Employment

Detailed median40.1K

06 / percentile profile

Firms

Employer firms

Detailed median1.2K

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

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 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).

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 / 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.

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	459140	524298	445132	541930
+3.6 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	-29.6 pts#402 of 543	Not comparedNew in 2022	+101.1 pts#92 of 543
+0.2 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	-1.1 pts#507 of 781	Not comparedNew in 2022	+5.4 pts#129 of 781
+0.5 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	-3.1 pts#610 of 783	Not comparedNew in 2022	+5.2 pts#125 of 783
+$3B	Not comparedNew in 2022	+$732.2M#581 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	+$2.4B#425 of 789
+1,474	Not comparedNew in 2022	+5,972#257 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	+21,471#100 of 789
0	Not comparedNew in 2022	+107#230 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	+246#187 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

459140 445132

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

524298

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

541930

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

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	Musical instrument and supplies retailers459140	All other insurance related activities524298	Vending machine operators445132	Translation and interpretation services541930
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	Withheld	492.968th percentile / rank #219 of 679	Withheld	395.461st percentile / rank #265 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	41.8%68th percentile / rank #291 of 897	40.1%65th percentile / rank #319 of 897	46.4%73rd percentile / rank #245 of 897	35.1%57th percentile / rank #388 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	45.7%54th percentile / rank #415 of 899	47.9%57th percentile / rank #384 of 899	51.6%63rd percentile / rank #338 of 899	47.9%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
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	31.7K43rd percentile / rank #509 of 899	37.9K48th percentile / rank #467 of 899	38.9K49th percentile / rank #457 of 899	56.6K59th percentile / rank #374 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	2.7K63rd percentile / rank #332 of 899	2.4K61st percentile / rank #355 of 899	2.7K63rd percentile / rank #334 of 899	2.7K63rd 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.