1. Start with the Rochester service boundary, not a population assumption
Rochester is recorded as a CDP in Thurston County. A firm may serve Rochester while also accepting inquiries from elsewhere in Washington, but those are different geographic questions. Automation should therefore preserve the geographic information your firm actually collects rather than turning a place name into a demand forecast. Review whether your forms, calls and chats distinguish Rochester from other Thurston County locations and from other Washington service areas.
Recommended approach
Use the consultation to define the geographic fields that matter to eligibility, routing and reporting.
