1. Start with the geography your firm actually serves
Carneys Point CDP is recorded in Salem County, New Jersey. The 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate for the CDP is 8,050, with a margin of error of 211. That is a geographic and population reference, not evidence of legal demand, search activity, competition, case volume or revenue. It should not be used to predict how many people will contact your firm. Instead, it helps define the place relationship you want to examine: inquiries associated with people seeking service in Carneys Point, the wider Salem County area your firm serves, or another area you deliberately include. Those are different reporting questions. A consultation should establish which geographic labels matter in your own intake records and whether location is captured as part of the inquiry.
Recommended approach
Before changing a marketing budget, agree on the geographic scope you want to evaluate. Separate Carneys Point from Salem County and from New Jersey as a whole, then ask whether each inquiry can be reviewed alongside its service category and eventual outcome.
