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 / 541930

Translation and interpretation services

Professional, scientific, and technical services

HHI395.4Revenue$6.9B

Evidence profile

02 / 541720

Research and development in the social sciences and humanities

Professional, scientific, and technical services

HHI390.2Revenue$9.3B

Evidence profile

03 / 524298

All other insurance related activities

Finance and insurance

HHI492.9Revenue$8.7B

Evidence profile

04 / 332812

Metal coating, engraving (except jewelry and silverware), and allied services to manufacturers

Manufacturing

HHI365.9Revenue$18B

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 industryTranslation and interpretation servicesNAICS 541930 / 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 HHI492.9All other insurance related activities

Largest selected revenue$18BMetal coating, engraving (except jewelry and silverware), and allied services to manufacturers

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 541930; Translation and interpretation 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 541720

Research and development in the social sciences and humanities

Professional, scientific, and technical services

Mean gap5.3 pts

Concentration4.8 pts

Scale5.7 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI0.6 gap395.4390.2

CR47.6 gap35.1%30%

CR86.2 gap47.9%43%

Revenue8.7 gap$6.9B$9.3B

Jobs0.2 gap56.6K55.2K

Firms8.3 gap2.7K1.8K

Closest dimension: Jobs (0.2 pts). Widest: Revenue (8.7 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

541930Strict match

Translation and interpretation services

Professional, scientific, and technical services

2017294.32022395.4Change+101.1 pts+34.4%

National rank #92 of 54383.2th percentile

541720Strict match

Research and development in the social sciences and humanities

Professional, scientific, and technical services

2017361.82022390.2Change+28.4 pts+7.8%

National rank #182 of 54366.6th percentile

524298Strict match

All other insurance related activities

Finance and insurance

2017522.52022492.9Change-29.6 pts-5.7%

National rank #402 of 54326th percentile

332812Strict match

Metal coating, engraving (except jewelry and silverware), and allied services to manufacturers

Manufacturing

2017183.82022365.9Change+182.1 pts+99.1%

National rank #43 of 54392.3th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 4 / 4
Largest selected move: +182.1 pts

Metal coating, engraving (except jewelry and silverware), and allied services to manufacturers 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	541930	541720	524298	332812
+3.6 pts	+101.1 pts#92 of 543	+28.4 pts#182 of 543	-29.6 pts#402 of 543	+182.1 pts#43 of 543
+0.2 pts	+5.4 pts#129 of 781	-2.4 pts#575 of 781	-1.1 pts#507 of 781	+11.5 pts#36 of 781
+0.5 pts	+5.2 pts#125 of 783	-0.7 pts#491 of 783	-3.1 pts#610 of 783	+12.3 pts#25 of 783
+$3B	+$2.4B#425 of 789	+$2.2B#432 of 789	+$732.2M#581 of 789	+$4.6B#322 of 789
+1,474	+21,471#100 of 789	+9,418#180 of 789	+5,972#257 of 789	-484#559 of 789
0	+246#187 of 789	+76#248 of 789	+107#230 of 789	-26#519 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

541930 541720

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 52

Finance and insurance

524298

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 405.8; 29 detailed rows
Median CR4: 31.0%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: -4.1; HHI points
Higher HHI: 47.6%; of published pairs
Coverage: 91.3%; 21 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 8.115%; establishments
Exit: 9.608%; establishments
Net jobs: 1.847%; net rate
Reallocation: 28.689%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 31-33

Manufacturing

332812

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	Translation and interpretation services541930	Research and development in the social sciences and humanities541720	All other insurance related activities524298	Metal coating, engraving (except jewelry and silverware), and allied services to manufacturers332812
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	395.461st percentile / rank #265 of 679	390.261st percentile / rank #269 of 679	492.968th percentile / rank #219 of 679	365.958th percentile / rank #288 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	35.1%57th percentile / rank #388 of 897	30%49th percentile / rank #456 of 897	40.1%65th percentile / rank #319 of 897	32.9%53rd percentile / rank #421 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	47.9%57th percentile / rank #384 of 899	43%51st percentile / rank #440 of 899	47.9%57th percentile / rank #384 of 899	45.7%54th percentile / rank #415 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$6.9B28th percentile / rank #648 of 899	$9.3B37th percentile / rank #570 of 899	$8.7B34th percentile / rank #594 of 899	$18B56th percentile / rank #396 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	56.6K59th percentile / rank #374 of 899	55.2K58th percentile / rank #376 of 899	37.9K48th percentile / rank #467 of 899	50.7K56th percentile / rank #396 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	2.7K63rd percentile / rank #330 of 899	1.8K55th percentile / rank #405 of 899	2.4K61st percentile / rank #355 of 899	2.3K60th percentile / rank #358 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.