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 / 512240

Sound recording studios

Information

HHIWithheldRevenue$1.6B

Evidence profile

02 / 712120

Historical sites

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

HHI215.7Revenue$1.3B

Evidence profile

03 / 712190

Nature parks and other similar institutions

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

HHIWithheldRevenue$1.2B

Evidence profile

04 / 541360

Geophysical surveying and mapping services

Professional, scientific, and technical services

HHI213.9Revenue$1.5B

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 industrySound recording studiosNAICS 512240 / Information

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 HHI215.7Historical sites

Largest selected revenue$1.6BSound recording studios

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 512240; Sound recording studios
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 712120

Historical sites

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Mean gap4.8 pts

Concentration3.6 pts

Scale5.6 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHIWithheldNot comparedWithheld215.7

CR45.7 gap25.7%23.3%

CR81.5 gap31.1%30.5%

Revenue0.7 gap$1.6B$1.3B

Jobs7.7 gap7.5K11.8K

Firms8.5 gap2.1K1.1K

Closest dimension: Revenue (0.7 pts). Widest: Firms (8.5 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

512240Measure unavailable

Sound recording studios

Information

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

712120Strict match

Historical sites

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2017171.82022215.7Change+43.9 pts+25.6%

National rank #143 of 54373.8th percentile

712190Measure unavailable

Nature parks and other similar institutions

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2017270.62022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

541360Strict match

Geophysical surveying and mapping services

Professional, scientific, and technical services

2017575.62022213.9Change-361.7 pts-62.8%

National rank #538 of 5430.9th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 2 / 4
Largest selected move: -361.7 pts

Geophysical surveying and mapping 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	512240	712120	712190	541360
+3.6 pts	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	+43.9 pts#143 of 543	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	-361.7 pts#538 of 543
+0.2 pts	+13.7 pts#23 of 781	+2.6 pts#229 of 781	-4.8 pts#670 of 781	-19.3 pts#777 of 781
+0.5 pts	+14.8 pts#15 of 783	+0.2 pts#415 of 783	-6.1 pts#707 of 783	-23.5 pts#782 of 783
+$3B	+$655.4M#591 of 789	+$227.7M#655 of 789	+$320.9M#640 of 789	-$133.6M#730 of 789
+1,474	+2,042#362 of 789	-960#597 of 789	+2,013#365 of 789	+992#423 of 789
0	+255#183 of 789	+135#214 of 789	+72#250 of 789	-35#539 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 51

Information

512240

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

Parent sector / NAICS 71

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

712120 712190

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 192.2; 25 detailed rows
Median CR4: 21.2%; Published values
Selected here: 2; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: -3.3; HHI points
Higher HHI: 35.7%; of published pairs
Coverage: 56.0%; 14 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 13.716%; establishments
Exit: 10.45%; establishments
Net jobs: 7.884%; net rate
Reallocation: 20.33%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 54

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541360

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	Sound recording studios512240	Historical sites712120	Nature parks and other similar institutions712190	Geophysical surveying and mapping services541360
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	Withheld	215.742nd percentile / rank #394 of 679	Withheld	213.942nd percentile / rank #395 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	25.7%42nd percentile / rank #525 of 897	23.3%36th percentile / rank #576 of 897	23.4%36th percentile / rank #572 of 897	20.8%30th percentile / rank #627 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	31.1%33rd percentile / rank #600 of 899	30.5%32nd percentile / rank #613 of 899	31.1%33rd percentile / rank #600 of 899	30.4%32nd percentile / rank #615 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$1.6B6th percentile / rank #849 of 899	$1.3B5th percentile / rank #855 of 899	$1.2B4th percentile / rank #862 of 899	$1.5B6th percentile / rank #850 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	7.5K9th percentile / rank #817 of 899	11.8K17th percentile / rank #748 of 899	9.7K14th percentile / rank #778 of 899	8.6K11th percentile / rank #799 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	2.1K58th percentile / rank #382 of 899	1.1K49th percentile / rank #459 of 899	62240th percentile / rank #537 of 899	76944th percentile / rank #508 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.