1. Start with the geography you actually serve
The Census records Chatham as a municipal town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, with a 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate of 6,681 and a margin of error of 19. That is a description of the town, not proof of legal demand, competition, search volume, leads or revenue. A dashboard should therefore keep geography precise rather than treating every nearby inquiry as a Chatham result or treating a Chatham address as the full market. Ask how locations are defined, whether a city or town is attached to a lead by its own information, and how the firm distinguishes Chatham from other Barnstable County locations and from Massachusetts-wide activity.
Recommended approach
Before reviewing performance, agree on the geographic labels your partners will use. A useful consultation should show how location is recorded, where it appears in reporting, and which decisions can legitimately be made from it. Use it only as context for deciding how carefully the dashboard should separate town, county and state views.
