Start with the geography your firm actually serves
Larkspur is recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau as a city in Marin County, California. Its 2020–2024 ACS 5-year population estimate is 12,854, with a margin of error of 26. That figure describes the municipality; it does not establish legal demand, search volume, competition, calls, cases or revenue. For dashboard planning, the important decision is therefore not to treat Larkspur’s population as a forecast. Decide instead which geography belongs in each reporting question: Larkspur city, Marin County, a broader service area or another defined market. A dashboard is only useful when a city, county, service area and practice-area label mean the same thing each time they appear.
Recommended approach
Ask Bosseo to show how geographic labels would be defined in the review. Separate Larkspur-specific reporting from Marin County or broader California reporting before using location data in a budget or practice-area decision.
