Start with the geography your firm actually serves
West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. The 2020–2024 ACS five-year population estimate for the city is 59,612, with a margin of error of 32. That is location and population context, not evidence of legal demand, competition, calls or revenue. Your dashboard discussion should therefore distinguish West Allis from Milwaukee County and any wider service area your firm chooses to track. A city target, a county target and a broader metropolitan target are not interchangeable. If the firm wants to understand West Allis activity, the reporting definition should say what qualifies as West Allis-related rather than quietly combining several geographies.
Recommended approach
Bring a written geographic definition to the consultation. Decide whether the review concerns West Allis city alone, Milwaukee County, or additional areas, and keep those views separate. Ask how city and county information would be represented before using it in a budget or practice-area decision.
