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 / 523910

Miscellaneous intermediation

Finance and insurance

HHI84.4Revenue$45.8B

Evidence profile

02 / 424990

Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI54.4Revenue$55.7B

Evidence profile

03 / 484230

Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, long-distance

Transportation and warehousing

HHI74Revenue$52.6B

Evidence profile

04 / 423210

Furniture merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI94.8Revenue$63.3B

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 industryMiscellaneous intermediationNAICS 523910 / Finance and insurance

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 HHI94.8Furniture merchant wholesalers

Largest selected revenue$63.3BFurniture merchant wholesalers

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 523910; Miscellaneous intermediation
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 424990

Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

Mean gap3.6 pts

Concentration4.8 pts

Scale2.3 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI5.9 gap84.454.4

CR45.5 gap14%10.4%

CR83.0 gap19.5%17.1%

Revenue2.7 gap$45.8B$55.7B

Jobs3.4 gap68.9K77.5K

Firms0.9 gap8.9K9.3K

Closest dimension: Firms (0.9 pts). Widest: HHI (5.9 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

523910Strict match

Miscellaneous intermediation

Finance and insurance

2017135.3202284.4Change-50.9 pts-37.6%

National rank #435 of 54319.9th percentile

424990Strict match

Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

201766.5202254.4Change-12.1 pts-18.2%

National rank #368 of 54332.3th percentile

484230Strict match

Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, long-distance

Transportation and warehousing

201763.9202274Change+10.1 pts+15.8%

National rank #234 of 54357th percentile

423210Strict match

Furniture merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

201776202294.8Change+18.8 pts+24.7%

National rank #199 of 54363.5th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 4 / 4
Largest selected move: -50.9 pts

Miscellaneous intermediation 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	523910	424990	484230	423210
+3.6 pts	-50.9 pts#435 of 543	-12.1 pts#368 of 543	+10.1 pts#234 of 543	+18.8 pts#199 of 543
+0.2 pts	-4.1 pts#641 of 781	-1.2 pts#513 of 781	+1.3 pts#316 of 781	+1.9 pts#275 of 781
+0.5 pts	-6 pts#703 of 783	-0.9 pts#503 of 783	+0.3 pts#406 of 783	+2.5 pts#243 of 783
+$3B	+$15.8B#133 of 789	+$11.1B#169 of 789	+$11.8B#165 of 789	+$12.6B#158 of 789
+1,474	+17,852#117 of 789	-3,152#675 of 789	+3,761#304 of 789	-5,677#712 of 789
0	+570#127 of 789	-1,431#770 of 789	+1,479#78 of 789	-1,147#766 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 52

Finance and insurance

523910

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 42

Wholesale trade

424990 423210

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 360.8; 69 detailed rows
Median CR4: 29.9%; Published values
Selected here: 2; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +17.5; HHI points
Higher HHI: 68.2%; of published pairs
Coverage: 65.7%; 44 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 6.719%; establishments
Exit: 8.243%; establishments
Net jobs: 2.037%; net rate
Reallocation: 19.919%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 48-49

Transportation and warehousing

484230

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

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	Miscellaneous intermediation523910	Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers424990	Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, long-distance484230	Furniture merchant wholesalers423210
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	84.423rd percentile / rank #524 of 679	54.417th percentile / rank #564 of 679	7421st percentile / rank #538 of 679	94.825th percentile / rank #510 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	14%20th percentile / rank #723 of 897	10.4%14th percentile / rank #772 of 897	14.3%20th percentile / rank #721 of 897	16.2%24th percentile / rank #683 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	19.5%19th percentile / rank #732 of 899	17.1%16th percentile / rank #759 of 899	19.2%18th percentile / rank #734 of 899	23.5%24th percentile / rank #684 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$45.8B78th percentile / rank #196 of 899	$55.7B81st percentile / rank #172 of 899	$52.6B80th percentile / rank #180 of 899	$63.3B83rd percentile / rank #153 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	68.9K65th percentile / rank #320 of 899	77.5K68th percentile / rank #290 of 899	178.3K84th percentile / rank #146 of 899	67.2K64th percentile / rank #324 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	8.9K83rd percentile / rank #150 of 899	9.3K84th percentile / rank #142 of 899	10.7K86th percentile / rank #123 of 899	4.1K71st percentile / rank #261 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.