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 / 561421

Telephone answering services

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

HHI172.4Revenue$2.6B

Evidence profile

02 / 562998

All other miscellaneous waste management services

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

HHI176.8Revenue$3.6B

Evidence profile

03 / 485999

All other transit and ground passenger transportation

Transportation and warehousing

HHI143.1Revenue$2.4B

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 industryTelephone answering servicesNAICS 561421 / Administrative and support and waste management and remediation 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$3.6BAll other miscellaneous waste management services

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 561421; Telephone answering 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 562998

All other miscellaneous waste management services

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

Mean gap4.0 pts

Concentration2.1 pts

Scale6.0 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI0.4 gap172.4176.8

CR41.4 gap19.6%20.9%

CR84.4 gap31%28.3%

Revenue4.9 gap$2.6B$3.6B

Jobs9.2 gap31.3K22.7K

Firms3.8 gap9341.3K

Closest dimension: HHI (0.4 pts). Widest: Jobs (9.2 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 / 20224 strict / 4 selected

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index / HHI points

Shared signed-change scale across this selection

National median +3.6 pts

Lower changeZeroHigher change

561421Strict match

Telephone answering services

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

2017223.52022172.4Change-51.1 pts-22.9%

National rank #436 of 54319.7th percentile

562998Measure unavailable

All other miscellaneous waste management services

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

2017Not published2022176.8ChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

485999Strict match

All other transit and ground passenger transportation

Transportation and warehousing

2017147.12022143.1Change-4 pts-2.7%

National rank #338 of 54337.8th 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: 3 / 4
Largest selected move: -51.1 pts

Telephone answering 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	561421	562998	485999	314120
+3.6 pts	-51.1 pts#436 of 543	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	-4 pts#338 of 543	+29.7 pts#176 of 543
+0.2 pts	-5.8 pts#693 of 781	+4.2 pts#173 of 781	+0.2 pts#391 of 781	+1.9 pts#269 of 781
+0.5 pts	-4.3 pts#665 of 783	+6 pts#105 of 783	+3 pts#217 of 783	+2 pts#270 of 783
+$3B	+$366.3M#632 of 789	+$1.5B#497 of 789	+$638.5M#594 of 789	-$299.1M#740 of 789
+1,474	-4,140#695 of 789	+8,008#213 of 789	-410#551 of 789	-3,870#691 of 789
0	-133#653 of 789	+192#198 of 789	+110#228 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 56

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

561421 562998

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 182; 44 detailed rows
Median CR4: 23.5%; Published values
Selected here: 2; 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

Parent sector / NAICS 48-49

Transportation and warehousing

485999

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 277.4; 54 detailed rows
Median CR4: 40.0%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: -0.8; HHI points
Higher HHI: 42.9%; of published pairs
Coverage: 66.0%; 35 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 14.851%; establishments
Exit: 14.67%; establishments
Net jobs: 2.02%; net rate
Reallocation: 23.193%; 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	Telephone answering services561421	All other miscellaneous waste management services562998	All other transit and ground passenger transportation485999	Curtain and linen mills314120
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	172.435th percentile / rank #439 of 679	176.836th percentile / rank #436 of 679	143.132nd percentile / rank #465 of 679	192.139th percentile / rank #418 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	19.6%29th percentile / rank #638 of 897	20.9%30th percentile / rank #625 of 897	18.6%27th percentile / rank #652 of 897	21.1%31st percentile / rank #620 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	31%33rd percentile / rank #602 of 899	28.3%29th percentile / rank #642 of 899	29.5%31st percentile / rank #622 of 899	32.2%35th percentile / rank #585 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$2.6B9th percentile / rank #816 of 899	$3.6B14th percentile / rank #772 of 899	$2.4B9th percentile / rank #822 of 899	$3.3B13th percentile / rank #782 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	31.3K43rd percentile / rank #513 of 899	22.7K34th percentile / rank #596 of 899	22.4K33rd percentile / rank #602 of 899	18.7K29th percentile / rank #640 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	93447th percentile / rank #480 of 899	1.3K51st percentile / rank #446 of 899	1.6K54th percentile / rank #419 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.