1. Define the geographic question before reading the numbers
A location filter is only useful when everyone agrees what it means. Trenton is a municipality in Wayne County; those are different geographic scopes. Your firm may want to examine Trenton city separately, Wayne County as a wider service area, or additional Michigan locations. The dashboard page describes city and case-type data as decision inputs, but the public information does not establish what geographic configuration would be used for your firm. Do not treat the city’s ACS population estimate as a forecast of searches, calls, signed matters, or revenue.
Recommended approach
At a consultation, ask Bosseo to show how geographic labels would be defined, displayed, and reviewed. Decide whether a Trenton view should be separate from county or statewide reporting. Record the geographic scope beside every metric so a partner does not compare a city figure with a county figure by accident.
