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 / 488410

Motor vehicle towing

Transportation and warehousing

HHI7.1Revenue$12B

Evidence profile

02 / 722320

Caterers

Accommodation and food services

HHI7.3Revenue$13B

Evidence profile

03 / 238340

Tile and terrazzo contractors

Construction

HHI18.6Revenue$12.2B

Evidence profile

04 / 541430

Graphic design services

Professional, scientific, and technical services

HHI4.9Revenue$9.8B

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 industryMotor vehicle towingNAICS 488410 / Transportation and warehousing

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 HHI18.6Tile and terrazzo contractors

Largest selected revenue$13BCaterers

Sector scope4Cross-sector screen

HHI disclosure gaps04 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 488410; Motor vehicle towing
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 722320

Caterers

Accommodation and food services

Mean gap3.1 pts

Concentration0.2 pts

Scale5.9 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI0.3 gap7.17.3

CR40.0 gap4.1%4.1%

CR80.3 gap5.8%5.7%

Revenue2.3 gap$12B$13B

Jobs12.8 gap75.3K139.8K

Firms2.6 gap10.1K12.3K

Closest dimension: CR4 (0.0 pts). Widest: Jobs (12.8 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 / 20224 strict / 4 selected

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index / HHI points

Shared signed-change scale across this selection

National median +3.6 pts

Lower changeZeroHigher change

488410Strict match

Motor vehicle towing

Transportation and warehousing

20172.520227.1Change+4.6 pts+184%

National rank #263 of 54351.7th percentile

722320Strict match

Caterers

Accommodation and food services

20176.120227.3Change+1.2 pts+19.7%

National rank #296 of 54345.6th percentile

238340Strict match

Tile and terrazzo contractors

Construction

20178.8202218.6Change+9.8 pts+111.4%

National rank #237 of 54356.5th percentile

541430Strict match

Graphic design services

Professional, scientific, and technical services

20177.520224.9Change-2.6 pts-34.7%

National rank #325 of 54340.2th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 4 / 4
Largest selected move: +9.8 pts

Tile and terrazzo contractors 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	488410	722320	238340	541430
+3.6 pts	+4.6 pts#263 of 543	+1.2 pts#296 of 543	+9.8 pts#237 of 543	-2.6 pts#325 of 543
+0.2 pts	+1.9 pts#277 of 781	+0.9 pts#348 of 781	+2.7 pts#219 of 781	-0.8 pts#484 of 781
+0.5 pts	+2.4 pts#249 of 783	+0.5 pts#396 of 783	+3.2 pts#208 of 783	-1.1 pts#515 of 783
+$3B	+$4.7B#314 of 789	+$2B#448 of 789	+$3B#398 of 789	+$1.2B#523 of 789
+1,474	+10,823#162 of 789	-16,476#759 of 789	+1,933#370 of 789	-542#566 of 789
0	+1,158#88 of 789	+990#96 of 789	+703#114 of 789	+787#111 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: 4; 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 48-49

Transportation and warehousing

488410

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 72

Accommodation and food services

722320

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 15; 15 detailed rows
Median CR4: 8.0%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: -1.3; HHI points
Higher HHI: 40.0%; of published pairs
Coverage: 66.7%; 10 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 11.04%; establishments
Exit: 9.081%; establishments
Net jobs: 5.586%; net rate
Reallocation: 23.899%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 23

Construction

238340

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 19.4; 31 detailed rows
Median CR4: 6.4%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +1.6; HHI points
Higher HHI: 62.5%; of published pairs
Coverage: 77.4%; 24 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 13.016%; establishments
Exit: 11.082%; establishments
Net jobs: 3.24%; net rate
Reallocation: 26.939%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 54

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541430

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 JSON4 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	Motor vehicle towing488410	Caterers722320	Tile and terrazzo contractors238340	Graphic design services541430
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	7.13rd percentile / rank #657 of 679	7.34th percentile / rank #655 of 679	18.68th percentile / rank #623 of 679	4.93rd percentile / rank #663 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	4.1%3rd percentile / rank #867 of 897	4.1%3rd percentile / rank #867 of 897	6.4%7th percentile / rank #833 of 897	2.7%2nd percentile / rank #880 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	5.8%3rd percentile / rank #873 of 899	5.7%3rd percentile / rank #876 of 899	9.3%7th percentile / rank #835 of 899	4.6%2nd percentile / rank #882 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$12B44th percentile / rank #505 of 899	$13B46th percentile / rank #485 of 899	$12.2B44th percentile / rank #501 of 899	$9.8B38th percentile / rank #558 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	75.3K67th percentile / rank #297 of 899	139.8K80th percentile / rank #182 of 899	59.2K60th percentile / rank #361 of 899	53.7K57th percentile / rank #385 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	10.1K85th percentile / rank #135 of 899	12.3K88th percentile / rank #112 of 899	10.5K86th percentile / rank #129 of 899	16.2K89th percentile / rank #96 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.