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 / 541490

Other specialized design services

Professional, scientific, and technical services

HHI160.9Revenue$3.3B

Evidence profile

02 / 541420

Industrial design services

Professional, scientific, and technical services

HHI187.4Revenue$4B

Evidence profile

03 / 711219

Other spectator sports

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

HHI104.2Revenue$4.3B

Evidence profile

04 / 314120

Curtain and linen mills

Manufacturing

HHI192.1Revenue$3.3B

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 industryOther specialized design servicesNAICS 541490 / 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 HHI192.1Curtain and linen mills

Largest selected revenue$4.3BOther spectator sports

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 541490; Other specialized design services
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 449122

Window treatment retailers

Retail trade

Mean gap4.2 pts

Concentration4.8 pts

Scale3.5 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI5.0 gap160.9116

CR43.8 gap21.2%18.6%

CR85.6 gap30.5%25.6%

Revenue6.9 gap$3.3B$4.8B

Jobs3.0 gap12.7K14.2K

Firms0.7 gap2.9K3K

Closest dimension: Firms (0.7 pts). Widest: Revenue (6.9 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

541490Strict match

Other specialized design services

Professional, scientific, and technical services

201787.92022160.9Change+73 pts+83%

National rank #115 of 54379th percentile

541420Strict match

Industrial design services

Professional, scientific, and technical services

2017155.82022187.4Change+31.6 pts+20.3%

National rank #173 of 54368.3th percentile

711219Strict match

Other spectator sports

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2017119.52022104.2Change-15.3 pts-12.8%

National rank #378 of 54330.4th percentile

314120Strict match

Curtain and linen mills

Manufacturing

2017162.42022192.1Change+29.7 pts+18.3%

National rank #176 of 54367.7th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 4 / 4
Largest selected move: +73 pts

Other specialized design services 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	541490	541420	711219	314120
+3.6 pts	+73 pts#115 of 543	+31.6 pts#173 of 543	-15.3 pts#378 of 543	+29.7 pts#176 of 543
+0.2 pts	+6.2 pts#108 of 781	+2.2 pts#256 of 781	-1.5 pts#532 of 781	+1.9 pts#269 of 781
+0.5 pts	+8 pts#68 of 783	+1.4 pts#320 of 783	-2.2 pts#576 of 783	+2 pts#270 of 783
+$3B	+$1.3B#512 of 789	+$1.9B#467 of 789	+$586.4M#603 of 789	-$299.1M#740 of 789
+1,474	+2,873#329 of 789	+6,128#249 of 789	+412#464 of 789	-3,870#691 of 789
0	+535#130 of 789	+152#208 of 789	+112#225 of 789	-332#707 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 54

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541490 541420

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 94.9; 48 detailed rows
Median CR4: 17.8%; Published values
Selected here: 2; 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 71

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

711219

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 192.2; 25 detailed rows
Median CR4: 21.2%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: -3.3; HHI points
Higher HHI: 35.7%; of published pairs
Coverage: 56.0%; 14 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 13.716%; establishments
Exit: 10.45%; establishments
Net jobs: 7.884%; net rate
Reallocation: 20.33%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 31-33

Manufacturing

314120

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	Other specialized design services541490	Industrial design services541420	Other spectator sports711219	Curtain and linen mills314120
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	160.933rd percentile / rank #453 of 679	187.438th percentile / rank #424 of 679	104.227th percentile / rank #497 of 679	192.139th percentile / rank #418 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	21.2%31st percentile / rank #618 of 897	20.9%30th percentile / rank #625 of 897	16.3%24th percentile / rank #681 of 897	21.1%31st percentile / rank #620 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	30.5%32nd percentile / rank #613 of 899	28.2%28th percentile / rank #644 of 899	24.6%25th percentile / rank #673 of 899	32.2%35th percentile / rank #585 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$3.3B13th percentile / rank #783 of 899	$4B16th percentile / rank #754 of 899	$4.3B17th percentile / rank #744 of 899	$3.3B13th percentile / rank #782 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	12.7K19th percentile / rank #728 of 899	18.5K28th percentile / rank #644 of 899	16.4K26th percentile / rank #668 of 899	18.7K29th percentile / rank #640 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	2.9K64th percentile / rank #324 of 899	1.7K55th percentile / rank #410 of 899	2.6K63rd percentile / rank #337 of 899	1K48th percentile / rank #469 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.