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 / 541714

Research and development in biotechnology (except nanobiotechnology)

Professional, scientific, and technical services

HHI90.9Revenue$91B

Evidence profile

02 / 621493

Freestanding ambulatory surgical and emergency centers

Health care and social assistance

HHI116.4Revenue$44.1B

Evidence profile

03 / 323111

Commercial printing (except screen and books)

Manufacturing

HHI58.7Revenue$70.7B

Evidence profile

04 / 326199

All other plastics product manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI38.8Revenue$122.7B

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 biotechnology (except nanobiotechnology)NAICS 541714 / 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 HHI116.4Freestanding ambulatory surgical and emergency centers

Largest selected revenue$122.7BAll other plastics product manufacturing

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 541714; Research and development in biotechnology (except nanobiotechnology)
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 621493

Freestanding ambulatory surgical and emergency centers

Health care and social assistance

Mean gap5.1 pts

Concentration4.7 pts

Scale5.4 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI3.9 gap90.9116.4

CR48.2 gap12.9%17.5%

CR82.1 gap21.5%23.2%

Revenue9.0 gap$91B$44.1B

Jobs2.9 gap241.2K203.2K

Firms4.4 gap4.6K6.1K

Closest dimension: CR8 (2.1 pts). Widest: Revenue (9.0 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 / 20224 strict / 4 selected

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index / HHI points

Shared signed-change scale across this selection

National median +3.6 pts

Lower changeZeroHigher change

541714Strict match

Research and development in biotechnology (except nanobiotechnology)

Professional, scientific, and technical services

2017154202290.9Change-63.1 pts-41%

National rank #459 of 54315.5th percentile

621493Strict match

Freestanding ambulatory surgical and emergency centers

Health care and social assistance

2017151.32022116.4Change-34.9 pts-23.1%

National rank #408 of 54324.9th percentile

323111Strict match

Commercial printing (except screen and books)

Manufacturing

201782.1202258.7Change-23.4 pts-28.5%

National rank #395 of 54327.3th percentile

326199Strict match

All other plastics product manufacturing

Manufacturing

201728.4202238.8Change+10.4 pts+36.6%

National rank #228 of 54358.1th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 4 / 4
Largest selected move: -63.1 pts

Research and development in biotechnology (except nanobiotechnology) 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	541714	621493	323111	326199
+3.6 pts	-63.1 pts#459 of 543	-34.9 pts#408 of 543	-23.4 pts#395 of 543	+10.4 pts#228 of 543
+0.2 pts	-8.1 pts#732 of 781	-5.4 pts#684 of 781	-3.4 pts#606 of 781	+1.3 pts#311 of 781
+0.5 pts	-8.7 pts#749 of 783	-4 pts#651 of 783	-4 pts#649 of 783	+1.2 pts#333 of 783
+$3B	+$66.4B#41 of 789	+$13.2B#152 of 789	+$3.9B#351 of 789	+$28B#88 of 789
+1,474	+145.6K#17 of 789	+38,032#67 of 789	-50,936#782 of 789	+32,805#78 of 789
0	+1,722#68 of 789	+1,665#70 of 789	-2,871#783 of 789	-533#733 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

541714

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 62

Health care and social assistance

621493

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 31-33

Manufacturing

323111 326199

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 439.3; 346 detailed rows
Median CR4: 38.5%; Published values
Selected here: 2; 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	Research and development in biotechnology (except nanobiotechnology)541714	Freestanding ambulatory surgical and emergency centers621493	Commercial printing (except screen and books)323111	All other plastics product manufacturing326199
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	90.925th percentile / rank #512 of 679	116.429th percentile / rank #486 of 679	58.719th percentile / rank #553 of 679	38.815th percentile / rank #579 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	12.9%17th percentile / rank #742 of 897	17.5%26th percentile / rank #668 of 897	11.4%16th percentile / rank #756 of 897	8.5%11th percentile / rank #795 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	21.5%21st percentile / rank #707 of 899	23.2%24th percentile / rank #688 of 899	16.4%15th percentile / rank #764 of 899	12.5%11th percentile / rank #800 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$91B87th percentile / rank #118 of 899	$44.1B78th percentile / rank #199 of 899	$70.7B84th percentile / rank #143 of 899	$122.7B89th percentile / rank #97 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	241.2K88th percentile / rank #107 of 899	203.2K85th percentile / rank #133 of 899	273K89th percentile / rank #96 of 899	398.6K93rd percentile / rank #65 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	4.6K73rd percentile / rank #242 of 899	6.1K78th percentile / rank #202 of 899	14.1K88th percentile / rank #106 of 899	4.7K74th percentile / rank #238 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.