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 / 711510

Independent artists, writers, and performers

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

HHI3.3Revenue$28.6B

Evidence profile

02 / 238320

Painting and wall covering contractors

Construction

HHI2.9Revenue$33B

Evidence profile

03 / 238140

Masonry contractors

Construction

HHI9Revenue$28.6B

Evidence profile

04 / 238330

Flooring contractors

Construction

HHI12.4Revenue$24.2B

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 industryIndependent artists, writers, and performersNAICS 711510 / Arts, entertainment, and recreation

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 HHI12.4Flooring contractors

Largest selected revenue$33BPainting and wall covering contractors

Sector scope2Cross-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 711510; Independent artists, writers, and performers
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 238320

Painting and wall covering contractors

Construction

Mean gap3.0 pts

Concentration0.4 pts

Scale5.6 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI0.4 gap3.32.9

CR40.2 gap2.2%2.1%

CR80.5 gap3.7%3.4%

Revenue2.8 gap$28.6B$33B

Jobs13.7 gap87.9K191.4K

Firms0.2 gap38.7K38K

Closest dimension: CR4 (0.2 pts). Widest: Jobs (13.7 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

711510Strict match

Independent artists, writers, and performers

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

20173.520223.3Change-0.2 pts-5.7%

National rank #310 of 54343th percentile

238320Strict match

Painting and wall covering contractors

Construction

20177.720222.9Change-4.8 pts-62.3%

National rank #343 of 54336.9th percentile

238140Strict match

Masonry contractors

Construction

20175.820229Change+3.2 pts+55.2%

National rank #277 of 54349.1th percentile

238330Strict match

Flooring contractors

Construction

201714.5202212.4Change-2.1 pts-14.5%

National rank #322 of 54340.8th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 4 / 4
Largest selected move: -4.8 pts

Painting and wall covering contractors 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	711510	238320	238140	238330
+3.6 pts	-0.2 pts#310 of 543	-4.8 pts#343 of 543	+3.2 pts#277 of 543	-2.1 pts#322 of 543
+0.2 pts	+0.2 pts#394 of 781	-2.6 pts#578 of 781	+1.1 pts#329 of 781	-0.4 pts#453 of 781
+0.5 pts	+0.1 pts#428 of 783	-2.4 pts#583 of 783	+1.7 pts#295 of 783	-0.1 pts#442 of 783
+$3B	+$8.7B#203 of 789	+$7.6B#222 of 789	+$5B#302 of 789	+$6.1B#265 of 789
+1,474	+38,731#64 of 789	+1,249#410 of 789	-11,682#747 of 789	+7,485#221 of 789
0	+10,064#12 of 789	+2,628#49 of 789	-236#692 of 789	+1,559#74 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: 2; 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 71

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

711510

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 192.2; 25 detailed rows
Median CR4: 21.2%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: -3.3; HHI points
Higher HHI: 35.7%; of published pairs
Coverage: 56.0%; 14 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 13.716%; establishments
Exit: 10.45%; establishments
Net jobs: 7.884%; net rate
Reallocation: 20.33%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 23

Construction

238320 238140 238330

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 19.4; 31 detailed rows
Median CR4: 6.4%; Published values
Selected here: 3; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +1.6; HHI points
Higher HHI: 62.5%; of published pairs
Coverage: 77.4%; 24 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 13.016%; establishments
Exit: 11.082%; establishments
Net jobs: 3.24%; net rate
Reallocation: 26.939%; excess rate

Compare parent sectorsSeparate structure and flow plane Joined sector JSON2 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	Independent artists, writers, and performers711510	Painting and wall covering contractors238320	Masonry contractors238140	Flooring contractors238330
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	3.32nd percentile / rank #669 of 679	2.91st percentile / rank #672 of 679	94th percentile / rank #653 of 679	12.46th percentile / rank #641 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	2.2%1st percentile / rank #888 of 897	2.1%1st percentile / rank #890 of 897	4.1%3rd percentile / rank #867 of 897	4.7%4th percentile / rank #859 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	3.7%1st percentile / rank #887 of 899	3.4%1st percentile / rank #892 of 899	6.6%4th percentile / rank #866 of 899	7.6%5th percentile / rank #858 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$28.6B69th percentile / rank #284 of 899	$33B71st percentile / rank #259 of 899	$28.6B68th percentile / rank #285 of 899	$24.2B65th percentile / rank #319 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	87.9K71st percentile / rank #263 of 899	191.4K85th percentile / rank #139 of 899	130.3K78th percentile / rank #195 of 899	86K71st percentile / rank #266 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	38.7K96th percentile / rank #39 of 899	38K96th percentile / rank #41 of 899	18K91st percentile / rank #81 of 899	17.3K90th percentile / rank #87 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.