1. Define the geographic view before judging the numbers
Salem city and Washington County are not interchangeable reporting areas. The Census record identifies Salem city as a municipality and records its relationship with Washington County. A firm serving Salem may also decide to review other Indiana locations, but the dashboard should not cause city, county, statewide or metropolitan figures to be treated as the same thing. Bosseo’s public description says the dashboard can show case-type and city data, as well as keyword rankings and city targets. The important pre-purchase question is how your firm’s selected locations would be named and separated in the reporting view.
Recommended approach
Ask Bosseo to explain the geographic labels used for rankings, leads, calls and source attribution. Decide whether Salem city and Washington County should be distinct reporting dimensions. Treat the Salem population estimate as eligibility context only; do not use it to forecast inquiries or case volume.
