1. Start with Durham’s actual service area
The Census records Durham as a census-designated place in Strafford County, New Hampshire, with a 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate of 10,681 and a margin of error of 508. That is geographic and population context, not evidence of legal demand, search activity, competition, leads or revenue. Your firm may serve Durham alone, Strafford County, other New Hampshire communities, or a broader area. A dashboard should therefore distinguish a Durham target from a county target and from a statewide target rather than treating every local figure as interchangeable.
Recommended approach
Before reviewing performance, write down the geographic labels your firm actually uses. Ask Bosseo to show how rankings, calls, leads and source attribution will be interpreted against those labels. Keep Durham CDP, Strafford County and New Hampshire separate in internal decisions so a population record does not become a proxy for marketing performance.
