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 / 812921

Photofinishing laboratories (except one-hour)

Other services (except public administration)

HHIWithheldRevenue$723.2M

Evidence profile

02 / 512290

Other sound recording industries

Information

HHIWithheldRevenue$889.3M

Evidence profile

03 / 334610

Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media

Manufacturing

HHIWithheldRevenue$1.6B

Evidence profile

04 / 312113

Ice manufacturing

Manufacturing

HHI1,274.3Revenue$1.2B

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 industryPhotofinishing laboratories (except one-hour)NAICS 812921 / Other services (except public administration)

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 HHI1,274.3Ice manufacturing

Largest selected revenue$1.6BManufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media

Sector scope3Cross-sector screen

HHI disclosure gaps31 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 812921; Photofinishing laboratories (except one-hour)
Fixed benchmark: 899; National six-digit rows
Matched dimensions: 5 / 6; HHI, CR4, CR8, Revenue, Jobs, Firms
Eligible candidates: 896; 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 512290

Other sound recording industries

Information

Mean gap2.2 pts

Concentration1.6 pts

Scale2.7 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHIWithheldNot comparedWithheldWithheld

CR42.2 gap54.5%57.6%

CR81.0 gap66.3%65.4%

Revenue0.8 gap$723.2M$889.3M

Jobs0.7 gap3.9K3.5K

Firms6.5 gap329468

Closest dimension: Jobs (0.7 pts). Widest: Firms (6.5 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 / 20223 strict / 4 selected

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index / HHI points

Shared signed-change scale across this selection

National median +3.6 pts

Lower changeZeroHigher change

812921Measure unavailable

Photofinishing laboratories (except one-hour)

Other services (except public administration)

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

512290Measure unavailable

Other sound recording industries

Information

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

334610New in 2022

Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media

Manufacturing

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

312113Strict match

Ice manufacturing

Manufacturing

20171,406.120221,274.3Change-131.8 pts-9.4%

National rank #506 of 5436.8th percentile

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 1 / 4
Largest selected move: -131.8 pts

Ice manufacturing 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	812921	512290	334610	312113
+3.6 pts	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	Not comparedNew in 2022	-131.8 pts#506 of 543
+0.2 pts	-21.1 pts#780 of 781	+6.8 pts#97 of 781	Not comparedNew in 2022	-0.1 pts#421 of 781
+0.5 pts	-14.4 pts#777 of 783	+7.4 pts#80 of 783	Not comparedNew in 2022	+0.9 pts#352 of 783
+$3B	-$814.6M#759 of 789	+$306.1M#641 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	+$428.8M#619 of 789
+1,474	-1,611#623 of 789	-81#519 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	+751#438 of 789
0	-76#615 of 789	+65#256 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	+2#378 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 81

Other services (except public administration)

812921

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 54.3; 40 detailed rows
Median CR4: 12.8%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +3.6; HHI points
Higher HHI: 72.7%; of published pairs
Coverage: 57.9%; 22 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 9.993%; establishments
Exit: 8.146%; establishments
Net jobs: 3.63%; net rate
Reallocation: 23.006%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 51

Information

512290

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 638.2; 29 detailed rows
Median CR4: 45.6%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +56.4; HHI points
Higher HHI: 50.0%; of published pairs
Coverage: 54.5%; 6 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 10.578%; establishments
Exit: 11.499%; establishments
Net jobs: -0.248%; net rate
Reallocation: 24.859%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 31-33

Manufacturing

334610 312113

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 439.3; 346 detailed rows
Median CR4: 38.5%; Published values
Selected here: 2; 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	Photofinishing laboratories (except one-hour)812921	Other sound recording industries512290	Manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media334610	Ice manufacturing312113
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	Withheld	Withheld	Withheld	1,274.393rd percentile / rank #47 of 679
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	54.5%81st percentile / rank #174 of 897	57.6%83rd percentile / rank #154 of 897	54.6%81st percentile / rank #172 of 897	60.6%85th percentile / rank #132 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	66.3%79th percentile / rank #194 of 899	65.4%78th percentile / rank #203 of 899	65.1%77th percentile / rank #206 of 899	65.7%78th percentile / rank #200 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$723.2M2nd percentile / rank #884 of 899	$889.3M3rd percentile / rank #877 of 899	$1.6B6th percentile / rank #846 of 899	$1.2B4th percentile / rank #864 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	3.9K4th percentile / rank #866 of 899	3.5K3rd percentile / rank #872 of 899	5.5K6th percentile / rank #850 of 899	5.9K7th percentile / rank #841 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	32928th percentile / rank #646 of 899	46835th percentile / rank #587 of 899	27124th percentile / rank #685 of 899	26823rd percentile / rank #690 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.