1. Define the geographic question before reading the numbers
New Albany is a municipality in Ohio. The Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimate records 10,896 residents, with a margin of error of 561, and records relationships with Franklin County and Licking County. A dashboard should therefore distinguish New Albany from either county and should not treat a county total as city performance. Ask whether location fields, landing-page labels, call classifications, and reporting filters can preserve those distinctions. Also decide whether your firm wants to evaluate New Albany alone, the two listed counties, or a broader service area. Those are different measurement questions.
Recommended approach
Write the geographic definitions into the review criteria. Require a clear way to identify New Albany activity without presenting Franklin County or Licking County activity as city activity. If a dashboard view combines areas, require the combined geography to be named plainly.
