1. Start with the geographic record, not an assumed market
Eggertsville is a census-designated place in Erie County, New York. The 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimate records 14,894 people, with a margin of error of 1,177. That is context for defining a service area; it is not evidence of search demand, legal need, competition, lead volume or revenue. Households, individuals and the community’s population are also not interchangeable measures. Attribution should therefore preserve the geographic question your firm actually asks: whether an inquiry came from someone seeking service in Eggertsville, elsewhere in Erie County, or another area your firm serves. Do not turn the population estimate into a forecast.
Recommended approach
Agree on the geographic labels your team will use before reviewing performance. Keep Eggertsville and Erie County distinct, and decide how a location will be recorded when a prospective client serves, lives or works in more than one place.
