1. Set the geographic boundary before reading the numbers
Satsuma is recorded as a municipality in Mobile County, Alabama. The 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate for Satsuma city is 6,822, with a margin of error of 37. That is a description of the city’s population estimate, not evidence of legal demand, search volume, competition, calls, cases or revenue. A dashboard should therefore distinguish Satsuma city from Mobile County, other service areas and any broader Alabama coverage your firm chooses to monitor. The location field should not quietly turn a city measure into a county result. Ask how service-and-city targets are named, how nearby places are separated, and whether a case is assigned to the place searched, the caller’s location or the matter’s jurisdiction.
Recommended approach
Bring a written geographic policy to the consultation. Decide whether Satsuma is a standalone target, part of a Mobile County view or one location within a wider Alabama program. Require the dashboard review to show the selected geography beside each relevant ranking, call, lead and case-type measure.
