1. Start with the geography your firm actually serves
Collinsville is recorded as a municipality in Illinois. The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate records 24,031 residents, with a margin of error of 38, and identifies relationships with Madison County and St. Clair County. That establishes a service-area context; it does not establish legal demand, search volume, competition, call volume or likely case value. For attribution, the practical implication is narrower: your reporting should distinguish Collinsville from the two counties and from any broader metropolitan or statewide work your firm accepts. A single label such as “local lead” can hide meaningful differences in the page visited, service requested and location served.
Recommended approach
Before reviewing performance, define the geographic labels that matter to your intake team. Decide whether Collinsville, Madison County and St. Clair County should be separate reporting dimensions, and identify which locations belong in a broader service area. Then ask whether each inquiry can be tied to the relevant page and intake answers without treating population as proof of demand.
