1. Define the geography before you read the numbers
The Census record identifies Oswego city and its relationship to Oswego County. It does not establish a market area for a law firm. A firm may serve people in Oswego city, elsewhere in Oswego County, across New York, or in other areas, but that scope must come from the firm rather than from the population record. The Bosseo page says the dashboard can show rankings for service-and-city targets and can display which cities produce calls. That makes geographic definitions a measurement decision, not a demographic conclusion.
Recommended approach
Before evaluating a dashboard, write down the places your firm intentionally serves and distinguish Oswego city from Oswego County and from New York as a whole. Ask to see how a city, county, statewide or other target would be named in the reporting. Do not treat the Oswego population estimate as evidence that a practice area has demand or that a particular geographic target will produce matters.
