1. Define the geography before reading a local number
A Jacksonville law firm may discuss Jacksonville city, Morgan County, Illinois or a wider service area. Those are not interchangeable. The Census record identifies Jacksonville city as a municipality and places it in Morgan County; it does not establish demand for legal services or show which locations produce clients. Bosseo’s public product text describes city and case-type data as part of the dashboard view, but the firm should confirm exactly how a location is defined in its reporting. A city label should not silently become a county or statewide claim.
Recommended approach
List the geographic labels the firm actually uses in intake and marketing decisions. Ask whether each dashboard field represents a search target, a caller location, a page location, an ad location or another definition. Review Jacksonville separately from Morgan County where the data allows, and document any broader Illinois scope rather than combining it into one local total.
