1. Start with Goshen and Elkhart County as separate decisions
Goshen city is a municipality in Elkhart County, Indiana. The 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate for the city is 34,420, with a margin of error of 400. That is geographic context, not proof of legal demand, competition, call volume or revenue. It also does not establish that people in Goshen and elsewhere in Elkhart County behave alike when choosing counsel. Attribution gives you a way to examine those distinctions using actual inquiry records rather than treating one local label as the whole market.
Recommended approach
Decide which geographic fields matter to your intake and reporting. At minimum, review whether an inquiry is associated with Goshen, another part of Elkhart County, or a location outside the area you intend to serve. Do not use the city population as a forecast. Use the consultation to determine what geographic information your current intake already records and what location-level questions are appropriate for your practice.
