1. Make Lexington a deliberate geographic choice
Bosseo’s public programmatic SEO page says a firm can choose statewide coverage or limit the footprint to selected counties. The Census record identifies the relevant county relationship here as Lexington city, not a surrounding county. That distinction matters: a plan for Lexington city is not automatically a plan for Rockbridge County, another Virginia municipality, or the entire state. Population is also not a proxy for demand. The 7,525 estimate describes Lexington city’s population during the 2020–2024 ACS period; it cannot tell you how many people search for a lawyer, how many cases exist, or how many firms compete for them.
Recommended approach
Ask Bosseo to model Lexington city separately from any broader service area. Then decide whether the firm’s actual intake territory includes only Lexington, Lexington city plus other named Virginia locations, or selected counties. Do not approve a footprint because a population number appears large or small; approve it because the firm can serve and intake matters from that geography.
