Start with the service area you actually serve
Walterboro and Colleton County are related but different geographic references. Walterboro city is the municipality identified in the Census record; Colleton County is the recorded county relationship. A firm may serve Walterboro, the county, South Carolina more broadly, or some combination. Attribution should preserve that distinction rather than treating every visitor as a Walterboro lead. When reviewing a journey, ask whether the contact’s location, matter type and service-area fit were recorded by your intake process. The population estimate of 5,480 describes the city’s population only. It does not establish the number of people seeking counsel, the number of searches, competition or likely case volume.
Recommended approach
Define the geographic fields your team needs before judging channel performance. At minimum, agree how staff will distinguish Walterboro city, Colleton County and matters outside your intended service area. Use attribution to review qualified inquiries by those categories only when the information is actually collected.
