1. Start with Sandpoint’s actual service area
Sandpoint city is a municipality in Bonner County, Idaho. The 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year population estimate for the city is 9,637, with a margin of error of 28. That is geographic and population context—not evidence of legal demand, call volume, competition or likely case production. Attribution should therefore preserve the distinction between a Sandpoint city visit, a Bonner County inquiry and any broader Idaho or out-of-area journey. A record that labels every inquiry only as “Sandpoint” may hide an important service-area question.
Recommended approach
Before evaluating the product, decide which geographic fields matter to your firm and how staff currently record them. Review whether intake distinguishes municipality, county and other service-area descriptions. Then ask to see how those fields could be considered alongside source, page, case type and outcome without treating population as a forecast.
