1. Start with the geography your reports actually describe
Lackawanna is a city in Erie County, New York. The 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate records 19,753 residents, with a margin of error of 33. That is population information about the municipality, not evidence of legal demand, search activity, competition, inquiries or case volume. It should not be used to set a lead target. It does establish why your reporting needs a precise geographic definition: a Lackawanna city inquiry, an Erie County inquiry and a broader New York inquiry are not interchangeable records.
Recommended approach
Before reviewing attribution, decide how your firm will distinguish Lackawanna city from the rest of Erie County and from other New York service areas. Ask to see whether geography can be reviewed alongside channel, page, case type and outcome without treating the city’s population as a forecast. The practical test is whether a managing partner can identify what the record says—and what it does not say—before changing spend.
