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 / 513120

Periodical publishers

Information

HHI201.3Revenue$24.4B

Evidence profile

02 / 541910

Marketing research and public opinion polling

Professional, scientific, and technical services

HHI189.2Revenue$25.2B

Evidence profile

03 / 517122

Agents for wireless telecommunications services

Information

HHI239.4Revenue$20.4B

Evidence profile

04 / 321113

Sawmills

Manufacturing

HHI191Revenue$41.3B

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 industryPeriodical publishersNAICS 513120 / 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 HHI239.4Agents for wireless telecommunications services

Largest selected revenue$41.3BSawmills

Sector scope3Cross-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 513120; Periodical publishers
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 541910

Marketing research and public opinion polling

Professional, scientific, and technical services

Mean gap2.0 pts

Concentration2.1 pts

Scale1.9 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI2.1 gap201.3189.2

CR42.9 gap22.8%21.5%

CR81.3 gap33.5%32.7%

Revenue0.9 gap$24.4B$25.2B

Jobs4.3 gap74.9K88.1K

Firms0.5 gap3.8K3.6K

Closest dimension: Firms (0.5 pts). Widest: Jobs (4.3 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

513120New in 2022

Periodical publishers

Information

2017Not published2022201.3ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

541910Measure unavailable

Marketing research and public opinion polling

Professional, scientific, and technical services

2017Not published2022189.2ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

517122New in 2022

Agents for wireless telecommunications services

Information

2017Not published2022239.4ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

321113Strict match

Sawmills

Manufacturing

2017159.42022191Change+31.6 pts+19.8%

National rank #172 of 54368.5th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 1 / 4
Largest selected move: +31.6 pts

Sawmills 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	513120	541910	517122	321113
+3.6 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	Not comparedNew in 2022	+31.6 pts#172 of 543
+0.2 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	-4 pts#637 of 781	Not comparedNew in 2022	+1 pts#338 of 781
+0.5 pts	Not comparedNew in 2022	-0.5 pts#470 of 783	Not comparedNew in 2022	+4.9 pts#132 of 783
+$3B	Not comparedNew in 2022	+$5.3B#288 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	+$15.2B#139 of 789
+1,474	Not comparedNew in 2022	-9,389#735 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	+6,200#247 of 789
0	Not comparedNew in 2022	-632#742 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	-106#643 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

513120 517122

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 638.2; 29 detailed rows
Median CR4: 45.6%; Published values
Selected here: 2; 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 54

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541910

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

Parent sector / NAICS 31-33

Manufacturing

321113

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 439.3; 346 detailed rows
Median CR4: 38.5%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +12.4; HHI points
Higher HHI: 59.2%; of published pairs
Coverage: 72.8%; 238 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 6.87%; establishments
Exit: 6.997%; establishments
Net jobs: 1.265%; net rate
Reallocation: 16.565%; 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	Periodical publishers513120	Marketing research and public opinion polling541910	Agents for wireless telecommunications services517122	Sawmills321113
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	201.340th percentile / rank #409 of 679	189.238th percentile / rank #423 of 679	239.445th percentile / rank #377 of 679	19138th percentile / rank #419 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	22.8%35th percentile / rank #585 of 897	21.5%32nd percentile / rank #611 of 897	25.1%40th percentile / rank #537 of 897	22.2%33rd percentile / rank #599 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	33.5%37th percentile / rank #565 of 899	32.7%36th percentile / rank #576 of 899	36%41st percentile / rank #529 of 899	35.7%41st percentile / rank #533 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$24.4B65th percentile / rank #317 of 899	$25.2B66th percentile / rank #309 of 899	$20.4B60th percentile / rank #357 of 899	$41.3B76th percentile / rank #217 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	74.9K67th percentile / rank #300 of 899	88.1K71st percentile / rank #262 of 899	83.4K70th percentile / rank #273 of 899	79.2K68th percentile / rank #285 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	3.8K69th percentile / rank #281 of 899	3.6K68th percentile / rank #285 of 899	4.2K71st percentile / rank #259 of 899	2.4K61st percentile / rank #350 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.