1. Start with the geographic question your records can answer
Glendale is a municipality in St. Louis County, Missouri. The 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate for Glendale city is 6,114, with a margin of error of 19. That is context for defining a service area; it is not evidence of legal demand, search volume, competition, lead volume, staffing needs or revenue. Your attribution decision should therefore distinguish Glendale city from the broader St. Louis County area your firm may serve. Ask whether the location attached to an inquiry is the prospective client’s address, the matter location, the search location, or another field. Those are different measurements. The review should also identify whether your firm wants to evaluate Glendale-specific pages, countywide campaigns, referrals or all sources together.
Recommended approach
Define the geographic fields and reporting scope before judging performance. Keep Glendale and St. Louis County separate where that distinction matters, and do not turn the population estimate into a forecast.
