1. Start with the service area, not a population promise
The U.S. Census Bureau records Deptford township as a municipal-town in Gloucester County, New Jersey, with a 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate of 32,263 and a margin of error of 37. That is geographic and population context only. It does not prove search activity, competition, case volume, language preference, staffing requirements or revenue. The useful attribution question is narrower: when a person associated with your Deptford service area contacts the firm, can you identify the path that preceded the inquiry and distinguish that path from the eventual qualification and outcome?
Recommended approach
Define the service-area fields and reporting rules before reviewing performance. Decide how your firm records location, whether Gloucester County matters separately from Deptford township, and which outcomes count as a qualified inquiry, consultation or signed matter. Keep those categories distinct from household or population assumptions.
