1. Define the geographic question before reading the numbers
Pequea township is recorded in Lancaster County. A firm may serve Pequea residents from elsewhere in the county or Pennsylvania, so a Pequea reference should not be treated as a complete market boundary. The Census population estimate describes residents of the township; it does not describe households, website visitors, legal matters, or the people who contact your office. Attribution can help you examine those actual inquiries when they occur, but it cannot turn a population estimate into a forecast.
Recommended approach
Decide which geography your team wants to evaluate in its records: Pequea township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, or another service area. Keep those areas distinct when reviewing landing pages, referrals, intake answers, consultations, and signed matters. Ask whether a geographic label represents the person’s residence, the office’s service area, or the page that generated the visit.
