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 / 541713

Research and development in nanotechnology

Professional, scientific, and technical services

HHI551.3Revenue$44.5B

Evidence profile

02 / 325412

Pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI557Revenue$149.9B

Evidence profile

03 / 423420

Office equipment merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

HHI581.9Revenue$33.3B

Evidence profile

04 / 458210

Shoe retailers

Retail trade

HHI565.5Revenue$57B

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 industryResearch and development in nanotechnologyNAICS 541713 / 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 HHI581.9Office equipment merchant wholesalers

Largest selected revenue$149.9BPharmaceutical preparation manufacturing

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 541713; Research and development in nanotechnology
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 325412

Pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing

Manufacturing

Mean gap4.5 pts

Concentration2.1 pts

Scale6.9 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI0.3 gap551.3557

CR42.2 gap38.6%39.8%

CR83.9 gap57%54.1%

Revenue13.2 gap$44.5B$149.9B

Jobs3.6 gap207.5K160.9K

Firms3.9 gap1.6K1.1K

Closest dimension: HHI (0.3 pts). Widest: Revenue (13.2 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

541713Strict match

Research and development in nanotechnology

Professional, scientific, and technical services

2017336.52022551.3Change+214.8 pts+63.8%

National rank #36 of 54393.5th percentile

325412Strict match

Pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing

Manufacturing

2017662.52022557Change-105.5 pts-15.9%

National rank #486 of 54310.5th percentile

423420Strict match

Office equipment merchant wholesalers

Wholesale trade

20176722022581.9Change-90.1 pts-13.4%

National rank #476 of 54312.4th percentile

458210New in 2022

Shoe retailers

Retail trade

2017Not published2022565.5ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 3 / 4
Largest selected move: +214.8 pts

Research and development in nanotechnology 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	541713	325412	423420	458210
+3.6 pts	+214.8 pts#36 of 543	-105.5 pts#486 of 543	-90.1 pts#476 of 543	Not comparedNew in 2022
+0.2 pts	+8.8 pts#64 of 781	-4.1 pts#640 of 781	-6.6 pts#702 of 781	Not comparedNew in 2022
+0.5 pts	+16.3 pts#10 of 783	-4.2 pts#656 of 783	-9.3 pts#753 of 783	Not comparedNew in 2022
+$3B	+$9.9B#189 of 789	-$4B#784 of 789	-$4.8B#785 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022
+1,474	+42,855#58 of 789	+17,279#120 of 789	-24,649#766 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022
0	-2,186#781 of 789	+98#233 of 789	-368#716 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022

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

541713

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 31-33

Manufacturing

325412

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

Parent sector / NAICS 42

Wholesale trade

423420

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 360.8; 69 detailed rows
Median CR4: 29.9%; Published values
Selected here: 1; 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 44-45

Retail trade

458210

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

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	Research and development in nanotechnology541713	Pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing325412	Office equipment merchant wholesalers423420	Shoe retailers458210
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	551.371st percentile / rank #199 of 679	55771st percentile / rank #197 of 679	581.973rd percentile / rank #185 of 679	565.571st percentile / rank #195 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	38.6%62nd percentile / rank #344 of 897	39.8%64th percentile / rank #324 of 897	40.5%65th percentile / rank #314 of 897	37.6%61st percentile / rank #354 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	57%70th percentile / rank #274 of 899	54.1%66th percentile / rank #309 of 899	52%63rd percentile / rank #330 of 899	50.9%62nd percentile / rank #347 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$44.5B78th percentile / rank #198 of 899	$149.9B91st percentile / rank #79 of 899	$33.3B72nd percentile / rank #256 of 899	$57B81st percentile / rank #168 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	207.5K86th percentile / rank #130 of 899	160.9K82nd percentile / rank #162 of 899	89.6K71st percentile / rank #259 of 899	235.7K88th percentile / rank #113 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	1.6K53rd percentile / rank #420 of 899	1.1K49th percentile / rank #455 of 899	1.9K56th percentile / rank #396 of 899	5.3K76th percentile / rank #220 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.