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Industry atlas

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.

01 / 541820

Public relations agencies

Professional, scientific, and technical services

HHI73.7Revenue$15.8B
Evidence profile
02 / 561920

Convention and trade show organizers

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

HHI78.8Revenue$17.4B
Evidence profile

Research workflow

Carry the selected industries into analysis and publication2 canonical industry profiles / 0 of 6 currently saved

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 industryPublic relations agenciesNAICS 541820 / 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

Revenue

Detailed median$14.5B
05 / percentile profile

Employment

Employment

Detailed median40.1K
06 / percentile profile

Firms

Employer firms

Detailed median1.2K

Arrow keys move across industries and measures. Home and End move to the first and last selected industry within a measure.

Highest selected HHI78.8Convention and trade show organizers
Largest selected revenue$17.4BConvention and trade show organizers
Sector scope2Cross-sector screen
HHI disclosure gaps02 published in selection

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.

Measurement lens
Candidate scope
Reference
NAICS 541820
Public relations agencies
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 561920

Convention and trade show organizers

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

Mean gap2.3 pts
Concentration0.9 pts
Scale3.6 pts
National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor
HHI1.1 gap73.778.8
CR41.3 gap14.4%13.3%
CR80.3 gap20.1%20%
Revenue2.7 gap$15.8B$17.4B
Jobs3.9 gap65K74.7K
Firms4.3 gap8.1K6.3K

Closest dimension: CR8 (0.3 pts). Widest: Firms (4.3 pts).

A nearby Census fingerprint means the rows occupy similar national percentile positions on the selected published measures. It does not imply product substitutability, a competitive relationship, common ownership, or a legally defined antitrust market.

Exact rows

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 / 2 selected

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index / HHI points

Shared signed-change scale across this selection

National median +3.6 pts
Lower changeZeroHigher change
541820Strict match

Public relations agencies

Professional, scientific, and technical services

2017114.7202273.7Change-41 pts-35.7%
National rank #421 of 54322.5th percentile
561920Strict match

Convention and trade show organizers

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

2017176.9202278.8Change-98.1 pts-55.5%
National rank #478 of 54312th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage
543 / 789
National median
+3.6 pts
Selected pairs
2 / 2
Largest selected move
-98.1 pts

Convention and trade show organizers has the largest absolute published move in this selection.

Six-measure change ledger

Change in six Census measures for the selected industries
MeasureNational median541820561920
+3.6 pts-41 pts#421 of 543-98.1 pts#478 of 543
+0.2 pts-4.2 pts#645 of 781-7.8 pts#727 of 781
+0.5 pts-6 pts#704 of 783-7 pts#726 of 783
+$3B+$3.3B#376 of 789+$1B#540 of 789
+1,474+8,750#195 of 789-18,356#762 of 789
0+282#177 of 789+1,316#83 of 789
Five-year deltas are published only for rows whose NAICS code and industry label are identical in the 2017 and 2022 Census tables. This strict match is a conservative screening rule, not an official NAICS concordance or evidence of causation. Revenue changes are nominal and are not adjusted for inflation.

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
2
six-digit rows
Sectors
2
parent contexts
Bridged
0/2
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

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 56

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

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

The context matrix keeps three different evidence grains separate: six-digit Economic Census industry screens, broad-sector Business Dynamics Statistics, and curated product-and-geography market profiles. Sector rates are contextual, market links require an exact declared NAICS crosswalk, and no value is averaged into a score or treated as causal, legally equivalent, or directly comparable across layers.

Evidence rules

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
MeasureDetailed medianPublic relations agencies541820Convention and trade show organizers561920
HHIRevenue-based HHI28450th percentile73.721st percentile / rank #539 of 67978.822nd percentile / rank #531 of 679
CR4Largest four firms30.6%50th percentile14.4%20th percentile / rank #719 of 89713.3%19th percentile / rank #730 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms42.8%50th percentile20.1%20th percentile / rank #718 of 89920%20th percentile / rank #721 of 899
RevenueRevenue$14.5B50th percentile$15.8B52nd percentile / rank #429 of 899$17.4B55th percentile / rank #405 of 899
EmploymentEmployment40.1K50th percentile65K63rd percentile / rank #336 of 89974.7K67th percentile / rank #301 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms1.2K50th percentile8.1K83rd percentile / rank #157 of 8996.3K78th percentile / rank #196 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.

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