1. Start with the geography you actually serve
The 2020–2024 ACS 5-year population estimate is 6,394, with a margin of error of 36. That is eligibility evidence only; it does not establish legal demand, search volume, competition, inquiries or revenue. For attribution, this distinction matters. A firm should decide whether a record tagged “Lodi” means a person in Lodi, a matter associated with Washtenaw County, or a broader service area. Those are not interchangeable categories. A clean geographic definition makes later reporting more useful: a lead can be reviewed against the area the firm intended to serve rather than against an imprecise location label.
Recommended approach
Bring your service-area definitions to the consultation. Decide which locations belong in intake, which pages or campaigns represent them, and whether reports should separate Lodi from Washtenaw County or any broader Michigan coverage.
