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 / 512290

Other sound recording industries

Information

HHIWithheldRevenue$889.3M

Evidence profile

02 / 812921

Photofinishing laboratories (except one-hour)

Other services (except public administration)

HHIWithheldRevenue$723.2M

Evidence profile

03 / 532281

Formal wear and costume rental

Real estate and rental and leasing

HHIWithheldRevenue$719.7M

Evidence profile

04 / 221320

Sewage treatment facilities

Utilities

HHI1,003.4Revenue$2.4B

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 industryOther sound recording industriesNAICS 512290 / 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 HHI1,003.4Sewage treatment facilities

Largest selected revenue$2.4BSewage treatment facilities

Sector scope4Cross-sector screen

HHI disclosure gaps31 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 512290; Other sound recording industries
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 812921

Photofinishing laboratories (except one-hour)

Other services (except public administration)

Mean gap2.2 pts

Concentration1.6 pts

Scale2.7 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHIWithheldNot comparedWithheldWithheld

CR42.2 gap57.6%54.5%

CR81.0 gap65.4%66.3%

Revenue0.8 gap$889.3M$723.2M

Jobs0.7 gap3.5K3.9K

Firms6.5 gap468329

Closest dimension: Jobs (0.7 pts). Widest: Firms (6.5 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

512290Measure unavailable

Other sound recording industries

Information

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

812921Measure unavailable

Photofinishing laboratories (except one-hour)

Other services (except public administration)

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

532281Measure unavailable

Formal wear and costume rental

Real estate and rental and leasing

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

221320Measure unavailable

Sewage treatment facilities

Utilities

2017Not published20221,003.4ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 0 / 4
Largest selected move: Not compared

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	512290	812921	532281	221320
+3.6 pts	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	Not comparedMeasure unavailable
+0.2 pts	+6.8 pts#97 of 781	-21.1 pts#780 of 781	+9.1 pts#58 of 781	+2.8 pts#217 of 781
+0.5 pts	+7.4 pts#80 of 783	-14.4 pts#777 of 783	+10 pts#42 of 783	+2.9 pts#218 of 783
+$3B	+$306.1M#641 of 789	-$814.6M#759 of 789	+$27M#696 of 789	+$896.2M#562 of 789
+1,474	-81#519 of 789	-1,611#623 of 789	-1,809#632 of 789	+470#462 of 789
0	+65#256 of 789	-76#615 of 789	-124#650 of 789	+62#258 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 51

Information

512290

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 81

Other services (except public administration)

812921

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 54.3; 40 detailed rows
Median CR4: 12.8%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +3.6; HHI points
Higher HHI: 72.7%; of published pairs
Coverage: 57.9%; 22 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 9.993%; establishments
Exit: 8.146%; establishments
Net jobs: 3.63%; net rate
Reallocation: 23.006%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 53

Real estate and rental and leasing

532281

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 116.9; 24 detailed rows
Median CR4: 29.4%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +2.3; HHI points
Higher HHI: 56.3%; of published pairs
Coverage: 66.7%; 16 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 12.647%; establishments
Exit: 11.301%; establishments
Net jobs: 3.771%; net rate
Reallocation: 27.729%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 22

Utilities

221320

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 615.9; 14 detailed rows
Median CR4: 41.6%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: -23.9; HHI points
Higher HHI: 14.3%; of published pairs
Coverage: 50.0%; 7 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 5.266%; establishments
Exit: 5.691%; establishments
Net jobs: 2.391%; net rate
Reallocation: 13.414%; 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	Other sound recording industries512290	Photofinishing laboratories (except one-hour)812921	Formal wear and costume rental532281	Sewage treatment facilities221320
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	Withheld	Withheld	Withheld	1,003.488th percentile / rank #82 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	57.6%83rd percentile / rank #154 of 897	54.5%81st percentile / rank #174 of 897	48.4%75th percentile / rank #222 of 897	54.6%81st percentile / rank #172 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	65.4%78th percentile / rank #203 of 899	66.3%79th percentile / rank #194 of 899	60.4%73rd percentile / rank #240 of 899	68%80th percentile / rank #177 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$889.3M3rd percentile / rank #877 of 899	$723.2M2nd percentile / rank #884 of 899	$719.7M2nd percentile / rank #885 of 899	$2.4B9th percentile / rank #821 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	3.5K3rd percentile / rank #872 of 899	3.9K4th percentile / rank #866 of 899	4.5K5th percentile / rank #859 of 899	6.8K8th percentile / rank #826 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	46835th percentile / rank #587 of 899	32928th percentile / rank #646 of 899	47435th percentile / rank #583 of 899	40132nd percentile / rank #613 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.