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 / 532310

General rental centers

Real estate and rental and leasing

HHI30.5Revenue$3.2B

Evidence profile

02 / 445250

Fish and seafood retailers

Retail trade

HHI23.8Revenue$3.8B

Evidence profile

03 / 445291

Baked goods retailers

Retail trade

HHI17.6Revenue$1.8B

Evidence profile

04 / 561622

Locksmiths

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

HHI17.5Revenue$2.6B

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 industryGeneral rental centersNAICS 532310 / Real estate and rental and leasing

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 HHI30.5General rental centers

Largest selected revenue$3.8BFish and seafood retailers

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 532310; General rental centers
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 445250

Fish and seafood retailers

Retail trade

Mean gap1.9 pts

Concentration1.8 pts

Scale2.1 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI2.3 gap30.523.8

CR40.9 gap7.3%7%

CR82.1 gap11.4%9.9%

Revenue3.0 gap$3.2B$3.8B

Jobs1.1 gap15.3K14.6K

Firms2.2 gap1.9K2.2K

Closest dimension: CR4 (0.9 pts). Widest: Revenue (3.0 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

532310Strict match

General rental centers

Real estate and rental and leasing

201727.1202230.5Change+3.4 pts+12.5%

National rank #274 of 54349.6th percentile

445250New in 2022

Fish and seafood retailers

Retail trade

2017Not published202223.8ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

445291Label changed

Baked goods retailers

2017 label: Baked goods stores

2017Not published202217.6ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

561622Strict match

Locksmiths

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

201720.6202217.5Change-3.1 pts-15%

National rank #329 of 54339.5th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 2 / 4
Largest selected move: +3.4 pts

General rental centers 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	532310	445250	445291	561622
+3.6 pts	+3.4 pts#274 of 543	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedLabel changed	-3.1 pts#329 of 543
+0.2 pts	0 pts#416 of 781	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedLabel changed	-0.7 pts#482 of 781
+0.5 pts	+0.2 pts#413 of 783	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedLabel changed	-1.4 pts#539 of 783
+$3B	-$77.6M#723 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedLabel changed	+$610.8M#599 of 789
+1,474	-4,132#694 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedLabel changed	+1,177#413 of 789
0	-353#713 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedLabel changed	+115#223 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 53

Real estate and rental and leasing

532310

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 44-45

Retail trade

445250 445291

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 133.9; 57 detailed rows
Median CR4: 32.8%; Published values
Selected here: 2; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +11.4; HHI points
Higher HHI: 100.0%; of published pairs
Coverage: 20.0%; 1 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 7.924%; establishments
Exit: 7.132%; establishments
Net jobs: 0.326%; net rate
Reallocation: 17.863%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 56

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

561622

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 182; 44 detailed rows
Median CR4: 23.5%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +10.7; HHI points
Higher HHI: 61.5%; of published pairs
Coverage: 60.5%; 26 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 12.905%; establishments
Exit: 11.833%; establishments
Net jobs: -1.087%; net rate
Reallocation: 27.485%; 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	General rental centers532310	Fish and seafood retailers445250	Baked goods retailers445291	Locksmiths561622
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	30.513th percentile / rank #593 of 679	23.810th percentile / rank #609 of 679	17.68th percentile / rank #628 of 679	17.58th percentile / rank #629 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	7.3%10th percentile / rank #811 of 897	7%9th percentile / rank #819 of 897	6.2%7th percentile / rank #837 of 897	6.5%8th percentile / rank #830 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	11.4%10th percentile / rank #808 of 899	9.9%8th percentile / rank #827 of 899	9.2%7th percentile / rank #837 of 899	9.1%7th percentile / rank #839 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$3.2B12th percentile / rank #790 of 899	$3.8B15th percentile / rank #763 of 899	$1.8B7th percentile / rank #840 of 899	$2.6B10th percentile / rank #814 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	15.3K24th percentile / rank #684 of 899	14.6K23rd percentile / rank #694 of 899	17.3K27th percentile / rank #658 of 899	17.4K27th percentile / rank #657 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	1.9K57th percentile / rank #392 of 899	2.2K59th percentile / rank #372 of 899	2.4K61st percentile / rank #352 of 899	3.9K70th percentile / rank #272 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.