1. Start with Hardyston’s actual service boundary
Hardyston township is recorded in the 2020–2024 ACS 5-year data as a municipal-town in Sussex County, New Jersey, with an estimated population of 8,322 and a margin of error of 27. That is geographic and population context only. It does not establish demand for a particular legal service, likely case volume, competition, language preference or staffing requirements. Your first Video Intake decision is therefore operational: should the flow accept inquiries from Hardyston alone, all of Sussex County, or a wider New Jersey service area?
Recommended approach
Write the geographic rule into the intake itself. Ask where the matter occurred or where the visitor is located when that fact affects eligibility. If the firm serves Hardyston and other Sussex County communities, distinguish those areas from New Jersey matters that require a different review. Do not use the population estimate as a forecast. Instead, compare the completed inquiries received from each permitted area with your own acceptance rules and response capacity.
