1. Start with the geographic area you actually serve
The 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate is 11,673, with a margin of error of 25. For reputation work, the more useful decision is whether your Google Business Profile and public review language accurately represent the places and clients your firm serves. A profile aimed only at Malone may be appropriate for a locally concentrated practice. A firm that also serves other parts of Franklin County or elsewhere in New York should decide how those service relationships are described without implying an office or coverage that does not exist.
Recommended approach
Map your actual service area before changing review requests or profile language. Review whether Malone, Franklin County and any additional locations should appear in firm-approved descriptions, responses or client communications.
