Business phone system for other services to buildings and dwellings in New Jersey

How many other services to buildings and dwellings operate in New Jersey

County Business Patterns counts 577 establishments in New Jersey classified as Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings (NAICS 561790) for 2023. They employed 2,956 people in mid-March and reported $182.8 million in annual payroll. That is the 6th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Other services to buildings and dwellings make up 0.24% of the 237,968 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) New Jersey has 6.1 other services to buildings and dwellings, 14.3% above the national rate of 5.3. The average establishment has 5.1 employees against 5.0 nationally. Payroll per employee is $61,847, 28.0% above the U.S. figure of $48,334.

Where other services to buildings and dwellings in New Jersey are concentrated

Census published building services company counts for 6 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of New Jersey. The largest is New York, NY-NJ, with 1,033 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 8.1% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at other services to buildings and dwellings in New Jersey

75.8% of New Jersey's other services to buildings and dwellings with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 73.6% nationally. 89.9% 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.

Calls a building services company in New Jersey has to catch

This category includes pressure washing, gutter cleaning, chimney sweeping and similar services. These businesses rely on inbound calls and seasonal demand. That holds for other services to buildings and dwellings in New Jersey as much as anywhere.

A few of the calls that come in to other services to buildings and dwellings in New Jersey:

• The company calls customers to confirm appointments.
• A homeowner calls about gutter cleaning before winter.
• A property manager calls about recurring service.

Business texting for other services to buildings and dwellings

Companies text appointment windows and before-and-after photos.

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

Phone system pricing for a 5-person building services company

Other services to buildings and dwellings in New Jersey average 5.1 employees, so the comparison uses a 5-person team. On a per-user plan that headcount sets the bill: $124.75 a month on Ooma Office Pro or $150.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core at list price (checked September 28, 2026). 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 building services company in New Jersey of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in New Jersey

New Jersey has 10 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so a building services company can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for other services to buildings and dwellings in New Jersey

Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.

Porting a number you already use in New Jersey 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.