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 / 541213

Tax preparation services

Professional, scientific, and technical services

HHIWithheldRevenue$7.3B

Evidence profile

02 / 611691

Exam preparation and tutoring

Educational services

HHI186.6Revenue$7.3B

Evidence profile

03 / 459310

Florists

Retail trade

HHIWithheldRevenue$10.2B

Evidence profile

04 / 811191

Automotive oil change and lubrication shops

Other services (except public administration)

HHI212Revenue$9.6B

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 industryTax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 / Professional, scientific, and technical services

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 HHI212Automotive oil change and lubrication shops

Largest selected revenue$10.2BFlorists

Sector scope4Cross-sector screen

HHI disclosure gaps22 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 541213; Tax preparation services
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 611691

Exam preparation and tutoring

Educational services

Mean gap4.8 pts

Concentration6.2 pts

Scale3.9 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHIWithheldNot comparedWithheld186.6

CR411.0 gap27.2%22.1%

CR81.3 gap29.2%29.9%

Revenue0.2 gap$7.3B$7.3B

Jobs3.0 gap132.5K111.4K

Firms8.4 gap18.6K8.6K

Closest dimension: Revenue (0.2 pts). Widest: CR4 (11.0 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 / 20223 strict / 4 selected

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index / HHI points

Shared signed-change scale across this selection

National median +3.6 pts

Lower changeZeroHigher change

541213Measure unavailable

Tax preparation services

Professional, scientific, and technical services

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

611691Strict match

Exam preparation and tutoring

Educational services

201780.72022186.6Change+105.9 pts+131.2%

National rank #87 of 54384.1th percentile

459310New in 2022

Florists

Retail trade

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

811191Strict match

Automotive oil change and lubrication shops

Other services (except public administration)

201794.12022212Change+117.9 pts+125.3%

National rank #80 of 54385.4th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 2 / 4
Largest selected move: +117.9 pts

Automotive oil change and lubrication shops 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	541213	611691	459310	811191
+3.6 pts	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	+105.9 pts#87 of 543	Not comparedNew in 2022	+117.9 pts#80 of 543
+0.2 pts	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	+7.7 pts#83 of 781	Not comparedNew in 2022	+9.7 pts#48 of 781
+0.5 pts	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	+8.6 pts#62 of 783	Not comparedNew in 2022	+11 pts#33 of 783
+$3B	+$203M#662 of 789	+$2B#447 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	+$4B#343 of 789
+1,474	-37,659#771 of 789	-1,450#614 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	+19,185#108 of 789
0	+1,867#63 of 789	+403#157 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	+1,061#93 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 54

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541213

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 61

Educational services

611691

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 75.6; 14 detailed rows
Median CR4: 15.0%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: -1.8; HHI points
Higher HHI: 40.0%; of published pairs
Coverage: 71.4%; 10 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 11.167%; establishments
Exit: 8.441%; establishments
Net jobs: 4.326%; net rate
Reallocation: 12.518%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 44-45

Retail trade

459310

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 133.9; 57 detailed rows
Median CR4: 32.8%; Published values
Selected here: 1; 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 81

Other services (except public administration)

811191

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

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	Tax preparation services541213	Exam preparation and tutoring611691	Florists459310	Automotive oil change and lubrication shops811191
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	Withheld	186.637th percentile / rank #427 of 679	Withheld	21242nd percentile / rank #398 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	27.2%44th percentile / rank #503 of 897	22.1%33rd percentile / rank #602 of 897	31.1%51st percentile / rank #439 of 897	24.8%39th percentile / rank #544 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	29.2%30th percentile / rank #628 of 899	29.9%32nd percentile / rank #616 of 899	34%38th percentile / rank #555 of 899	33.9%38th percentile / rank #558 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$7.3B30th percentile / rank #629 of 899	$7.3B30th percentile / rank #628 of 899	$10.2B40th percentile / rank #544 of 899	$9.6B37th percentile / rank #563 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	132.5K79th percentile / rank #190 of 899	111.4K76th percentile / rank #217 of 899	73.5K66th percentile / rank #308 of 899	79.5K69th percentile / rank #284 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	18.6K92nd percentile / rank #77 of 899	8.6K83rd percentile / rank #153 of 899	12.1K88th percentile / rank #113 of 899	5.5K77th percentile / rank #212 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.