1. Define the geographic question before reading the numbers
Hershey’s official geographic relationship in the Census record is Hershey CDP, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A dashboard review should keep those scopes distinct. A keyword or call associated with Hershey is not automatically a measure of all Dauphin County activity, and a county-wide service area should not be treated as though it were the CDP. Population is eligibility context only; it cannot prove that people are searching for a particular practice, contacting a firm or becoming clients.
Recommended approach
Decide whether your reporting should separate Hershey, Dauphin County, other Pennsylvania locations and any broader metropolitan area your firm serves. Put that decision in writing before reviewing trends. Ask Bosseo to show how location labels are represented in the dashboard and what a location-level figure actually includes.
