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 / 722514

Cafeterias, grill buffets, and buffets

Accommodation and food services

HHI25.8Revenue$5.7B

Evidence profile

02 / 624221

Temporary shelters

Health care and social assistance

HHI21.9Revenue$8.8B

Evidence profile

03 / 541320

Landscape architectural services

Professional, scientific, and technical services

HHI25Revenue$6.6B

Evidence profile

04 / 532289

All other consumer goods rental

Real estate and rental and leasing

HHI43.5Revenue$7.2B

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 industryCafeterias, grill buffets, and buffetsNAICS 722514 / Accommodation and food 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 HHI43.5All other consumer goods rental

Largest selected revenue$8.8BTemporary shelters

Sector scope4Cross-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 722514; Cafeterias, grill buffets, and buffets
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 624221

Temporary shelters

Health care and social assistance

Mean gap4.6 pts

Concentration2.7 pts

Scale6.5 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHI1.8 gap25.821.9

CR44.6 gap8%6%

CR81.8 gap10.8%9.4%

Revenue11.4 gap$5.7B$8.8B

Jobs5.7 gap72.3K88.1K

Firms2.5 gap4K3.6K

Closest dimension: CR8 (1.8 pts). Widest: Revenue (11.4 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

722514Strict match

Cafeterias, grill buffets, and buffets

Accommodation and food services

201773.6202225.8Change-47.8 pts-64.9%

National rank #429 of 54321th percentile

624221Strict match

Temporary shelters

Health care and social assistance

201726.5202221.9Change-4.6 pts-17.4%

National rank #342 of 54337.1th percentile

541320Strict match

Landscape architectural services

Professional, scientific, and technical services

201712.6202225Change+12.4 pts+98.4%

National rank #217 of 54360.1th percentile

532289Strict match

All other consumer goods rental

Real estate and rental and leasing

201736.9202243.5Change+6.6 pts+17.9%

National rank #253 of 54353.5th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 4 / 4
Largest selected move: -47.8 pts

Cafeterias, grill buffets, and buffets 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	722514	624221	541320	532289
+3.6 pts	-47.8 pts#429 of 543	-4.6 pts#342 of 543	+12.4 pts#217 of 543	+6.6 pts#253 of 543
+0.2 pts	-6.6 pts#703 of 781	-1.5 pts#531 of 781	+2.3 pts#253 of 781	+0.3 pts#383 of 781
+0.5 pts	-10.5 pts#759 of 783	-1.8 pts#560 of 783	+1.8 pts#289 of 783	+1 pts#348 of 783
+$3B	-$774.3M#756 of 789	+$3.1B#385 of 789	+$2.5B#421 of 789	+$2B#453 of 789
+1,474	-38,280#772 of 789	+12,492#150 of 789	+11,649#159 of 789	-962#598 of 789
0	-808#755 of 789	+260#182 of 789	+51#272 of 789	+437#150 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: 4; 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 72

Accommodation and food services

722514

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 15; 15 detailed rows
Median CR4: 8.0%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: -1.3; HHI points
Higher HHI: 40.0%; of published pairs
Coverage: 66.7%; 10 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 11.04%; establishments
Exit: 9.081%; establishments
Net jobs: 5.586%; net rate
Reallocation: 23.899%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 62

Health care and social assistance

624221

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 54

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541320

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 53

Real estate and rental and leasing

532289

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 116.9; 24 detailed rows
Median CR4: 29.4%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +2.3; HHI points
Higher HHI: 56.3%; of published pairs
Coverage: 66.7%; 16 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 12.647%; establishments
Exit: 11.301%; establishments
Net jobs: 3.771%; net rate
Reallocation: 27.729%; excess rate

Compare parent sectorsSeparate structure and flow plane Joined sector JSON4 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	Cafeterias, grill buffets, and buffets722514	Temporary shelters624221	Landscape architectural services541320	All other consumer goods rental532289
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	25.811th percentile / rank #602 of 679	21.910th percentile / rank #614 of 679	2511th percentile / rank #605 of 679	43.516th percentile / rank #572 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	8%11th percentile / rank #802 of 897	6%6th percentile / rank #843 of 897	7.1%9th percentile / rank #816 of 897	9.3%13th percentile / rank #785 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	10.8%9th percentile / rank #816 of 899	9.4%7th percentile / rank #833 of 899	9.6%8th percentile / rank #830 of 899	14.7%13th percentile / rank #779 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$5.7B23rd percentile / rank #691 of 899	$8.8B35th percentile / rank #589 of 899	$6.6B27th percentile / rank #659 of 899	$7.2B30th percentile / rank #633 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	72.3K65th percentile / rank #312 of 899	88.1K71st percentile / rank #261 of 899	38.2K49th percentile / rank #463 of 899	44.4K54th percentile / rank #417 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	4K70th percentile / rank #267 of 899	3.6K68th percentile / rank #290 of 899	5K75th percentile / rank #228 of 899	4.2K71st percentile / rank #258 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.