Start with the geography your firm actually serves
The available Census record identifies Anaconda-Deer Lodge County as a municipality in Deer Lodge County, Montana. Its 2020–2024 ACS 5-year population estimate is 9,597, with no margin of error provided in the cited record. That is context for defining a service area, not evidence that a particular practice area generates inquiries. It also does not show whether prospective clients arrive from the municipality, elsewhere in Deer Lodge County, or another location. Lead Attribution therefore should not be sold as proof of market demand. The useful question is narrower: can your firm distinguish the paths that produce inquiries from the assumptions people make after an intake call?
Recommended approach
During a review, define the geographic scope you want to evaluate—Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, Deer Lodge County, Montana, or a broader service area—without treating those labels as interchangeable. Ask how an inquiry’s location, practice area, source and eventual outcome will be reviewed together. Keep population context separate from performance evidence.
