1. Start with the geography your records actually use
Pompton Plains is recorded as a CDP in Morris County, New Jersey. That exact relationship matters when you review landing pages, intake categories and reporting labels. A record marked “New Jersey” cannot answer whether a contact arrived through a Pompton Plains page, another Morris County page, a service page, a referral or a return visit. Conversely, a Pompton Plains inquiry should not automatically be treated as evidence that every nearby geography performs the same way. The Census estimate describes residents, not households, inquiries or legal matters. Use it to define the local context, then rely on your own journey and intake records for performance decisions.
Recommended approach
Ask whether your reporting preserves the location a person selected or available, the page they used, the service they described and the channel that preceded contact. Keep Pompton Plains, Morris County and New Jersey as distinct reporting dimensions rather than combining them into one local total.
