1. Start with the geographic question you actually need answered
A law firm may describe its market as Thomaston, the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, or a combination of areas. Those are not interchangeable. The Census record identifies Thomaston as a municipal town and places it in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region; it does not establish how many people search for legal services, where inquiries originate, or whether a particular page produces a matter. Attribution is useful here because it can preserve the landing page and referrer associated with an individual journey. The firm can then review whether a Thomaston-focused page, another service-area page or a different entry point appears in actual inquiry records.
Recommended approach
Before reviewing performance, define the geographic labels your firm will use in its intake and reporting decisions. Ask to see how a Thomaston journey would be identified, how broader Connecticut inquiries would remain distinct, and which geographic information is actually available in the record. Do not treat the town’s population estimate as a forecast.
