1. Define the geographic question before judging a channel
Cheektowaga CDP is recorded in Erie County, New York. A firm may serve Cheektowaga while also accepting matters from elsewhere in Erie County or from other parts of New York. Those are different geographic questions, and a population estimate for the CDP cannot answer them. Attribution should therefore preserve the actual landing page, referrer and channel instead of treating every inquiry as one undifferentiated local result. The decision is not whether Cheektowaga’s population guarantees opportunity. It is whether your records show which geographic and service pages precede qualified inquiries.
Recommended approach
Decide which geographic labels matter to your practice before reviewing performance. Compare Cheektowaga activity with other areas only when your site, intake records and service territory support that comparison. Do not use the Census population figure as a forecast.
