Business phone system for barber shops in Oklahoma

The barber shop industry in Oklahoma

County Business Patterns counts 60 establishments in Oklahoma classified as Barber Shops (NAICS 812111) for 2023. They employed 318 people in mid-March and reported $10.5 million in annual payroll. That is the 29th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Barber shops make up 0.06% of the 96,402 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Oklahoma has 1.5 barber shops, 36.0% below the national rate of 2.3. The average establishment has 5.3 employees against 3.7 nationally. Payroll per employee is $32,884, 2.3% below the U.S. figure of $33,667.

Oklahoma's largest markets for barber shops

Census published barber shop counts for 4 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Oklahoma. The largest is Tulsa, OK, with 27 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 95% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at barber shops in Oklahoma

60.3% of Oklahoma's barber shops with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 75.5% nationally. 81.0% had fewer than ten. At that size the phone is shared, so routing (who rings, when, and what happens after hours) matters more than the number of desk phones.

Why the phone matters for barber shops in Oklahoma

Barbers are busy with clients all day, and calls for appointments and wait times often go unanswered. Capturing calls and texting back helps fill chairs.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for barber shops in Oklahoma:

• A client calls to book a haircut.
• The shop calls a client about a cancellation.
• A client calls about hours.

What barber shops text about

Shops text appointment reminders.

Texting from a local number in Oklahoma requires carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee on Callata.

Phone system pricing for a 5-person barber shop

Barber shops in Oklahoma average 5.3 employees, so the comparison uses a 5-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 5 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $150.00 a month and 5 on Ooma Office Pro cost $124.75. Callata comes to $99.00 a month for 5 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $612 less than RingCentral for a barber shop in Oklahoma of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Oklahoma

Oklahoma has 5 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so a barber shop can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for barber shops in Oklahoma

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

Porting a number you already use in Oklahoma is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.