1. Set the geographic boundary before reading the numbers
East Buffalo township is recorded in Union County. That relationship matters because a dashboard can contain several different geographic concepts: the firm’s location, the communities it serves, a keyword target, a call location, and the location associated with a matter. They should not be treated as interchangeable. The Census estimate of 7,464 applies to East Buffalo township during the 2020–2024 ACS five-year period. It is not a forecast of legal need or an estimate of potential clients. When reviewing the dashboard, ask Bosseo how geographic labels are defined and whether a reported city, county or service area reflects a search target, a landing-page target or information available by a caller.
Recommended approach
Write down the firm’s intended service geography before the consultation. Ask to see how East Buffalo and Union County would be represented, and keep township population separate from marketing, intake and matter metrics.
