1. Start with the geographic boundary your numbers are meant to describe
Brewer is recorded as a city in Penobscot County, Maine. That relationship matters when you decide how a report should identify place. A figure for Brewer should not silently become a figure for the entire county, a metropolitan area, or Maine. Likewise, a household, an individual caller, a lead, and a signed matter are different units. The available Census record supplies population context only; it does not establish legal need, search behavior, market competition, or expected case volume. Bosseo’s public ROI Dashboard description refers to city data, service-and-city targets, and leads by case type. During review, ask how those labels will be defined for your firm and which geographic scope each view represents.
Recommended approach
Write the dashboard’s geographic rules into the acceptance criteria. For example, require separate labels for Brewer, Penobscot County, and any broader Maine coverage your firm chooses to examine. Do not approve a report merely because it contains a location name; approve it only when the location, date range, and unit being counted are clear.
