1. Start with the Mascoutah service area, not a population assumption
Mascoutah is recorded as a municipality in St. Clair County, Illinois. The 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate for Mascoutah is 8,816, with a margin of error of 229. Your automation design should therefore begin with the inquiries your firm actually receives and the geographic questions your intake team already asks. Decide whether Mascoutah is handled as its own service area, as part of St. Clair County, or within a broader territory. Then determine whether routing should depend on location, matter type, urgency, source or a combination of those factors.
Recommended approach
Bring your current service-area rules to the consultation.
