1. Start with the geography your firm actually serves
Macon is a municipality in Macon County, Missouri. The 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate for the city is 5,466, with a margin of error of 44. A Macon firm should therefore decide whether the intake is intended for Macon, Macon County, Missouri more broadly or another precisely defined service area. That decision affects the location questions, routing rules and eligibility language a visitor sees.
Recommended approach
Write down the geographic scope before reviewing question paths. If location affects acceptance, make it an explicit intake question and define who reviews an out-of-area response.
