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 / 524113

Direct life insurance carriers

Finance and insurance

HHI331.2Revenue$600.7B

Evidence profile

02 / 622310

Specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals

Health care and social assistance

HHI334.8Revenue$58.4B

Evidence profile

03 / 221210

Natural gas distribution

Utilities

HHI386.5Revenue$182.7B

Evidence profile

04 / 311612

Meat processed from carcasses

Manufacturing

HHI335.9Revenue$81.1B

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 industryDirect life insurance carriersNAICS 524113 / 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 HHI386.5Natural gas distribution

Largest selected revenue$600.7BDirect life insurance carriers

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 524113; Direct life insurance carriers
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 622310

Specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals

Health care and social assistance

Mean gap6.3 pts

Concentration1.7 pts

Scale10.8 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI0.6 gap331.2334.8

CR43.7 gap26.4%28.6%

CR80.7 gap43%44.2%

Revenue16.6 gap$600.7B$58.4B

Jobs0.8 gap301.1K276.9K

Firms15.1 gap614280

Closest dimension: HHI (0.6 pts). Widest: Revenue (16.6 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

524113Strict match

Direct life insurance carriers

Finance and insurance

2017343.82022331.2Change-12.6 pts-3.7%

National rank #370 of 54331.9th percentile

622310Strict match

Specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals

Health care and social assistance

2017322.92022334.8Change+11.9 pts+3.7%

National rank #219 of 54359.8th percentile

221210Strict match

Natural gas distribution

Utilities

2017293.22022386.5Change+93.3 pts+31.8%

National rank #99 of 54381.9th percentile

311612Strict match

Meat processed from carcasses

Manufacturing

2017354.52022335.9Change-18.6 pts-5.2%

National rank #386 of 54329th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 4 / 4
Largest selected move: +93.3 pts

Natural gas distribution 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	524113	622310	221210	311612
+3.6 pts	-12.6 pts#370 of 543	+11.9 pts#219 of 543	+93.3 pts#99 of 543	-18.6 pts#386 of 543
+0.2 pts	-0.4 pts#456 of 781	+0.2 pts#393 of 781	+5.3 pts#130 of 781	+0.6 pts#360 of 781
+0.5 pts	-1.2 pts#523 of 783	+1.4 pts#321 of 783	+3.6 pts#186 of 783	-0.5 pts#466 of 783
+$3B	+$98.9B#21 of 789	+$14.1B#147 of 789	+$82.1B#29 of 789	+$27.4B#89 of 789
+1,474	-29,916#768 of 789	+10,432#167 of 789	+14,886#137 of 789	+27,911#89 of 789
0	+15#330 of 789	-17#476 of 789	+11#341 of 789	+154#207 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 52

Finance and insurance

524113

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 62

Health care and social assistance

622310

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 35.8; 39 detailed rows
Median CR4: 8.4%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +1.4; HHI points
Higher HHI: 53.8%; of published pairs
Coverage: 68.4%; 26 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 10.783%; establishments
Exit: 7.708%; establishments
Net jobs: 4.089%; net rate
Reallocation: 18.899%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 22

Utilities

221210

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

Parent sector / NAICS 31-33

Manufacturing

311612

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 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	Direct life insurance carriers524113	Specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals622310	Natural gas distribution221210	Meat processed from carcasses311612
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	331.255th percentile / rank #308 of 679	334.855th percentile / rank #304 of 679	386.560th percentile / rank #274 of 679	335.956th percentile / rank #303 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	26.4%43rd percentile / rank #514 of 897	28.6%46th percentile / rank #481 of 897	29.5%48th percentile / rank #466 of 897	33.6%54th percentile / rank #412 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	43%51st percentile / rank #440 of 899	44.2%52nd percentile / rank #433 of 899	42.3%49th percentile / rank #455 of 899	41.1%48th percentile / rank #466 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$600.7B99th percentile / rank #14 of 899	$58.4B82nd percentile / rank #163 of 899	$182.7B93rd percentile / rank #64 of 899	$81.1B86th percentile / rank #128 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	301.1K91st percentile / rank #86 of 899	276.9K90th percentile / rank #94 of 899	106.6K75th percentile / rank #230 of 899	140.9K80th percentile / rank #181 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	61440th percentile / rank #540 of 899	28025th percentile / rank #676 of 899	43234th percentile / rank #598 of 899	1.4K52nd percentile / rank #436 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.