1. Start with the geography your firm actually serves
Port Angeles is a municipality in Clallam County, Washington. The 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimate records 20,118 residents, with a margin of error of 30. That figure describes the city’s population; it does not establish legal demand, search volume, competition, leads, cases, or revenue. A dashboard should therefore distinguish Port Angeles from Clallam County rather than treating every contact associated with either geography as the same result. Ask which service-and-city targets are being tracked, whether countywide inquiries are labeled separately, and how the firm will interpret contacts from outside its intended service area.
Recommended approach
Before evaluating a dashboard, write down the geographic labels that matter to your practice. At minimum, decide whether Port Angeles and Clallam County should appear as separate reporting dimensions, then confirm how a location is assigned to a call, form, or intake. Use the dashboard to review actual contacts—not population data—as the basis for geographic decisions.
