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

The building services company industry in New York

New York had 871 other services to buildings and dwellings in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 561790, Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings). They employed 4,021 people in mid-March and reported $220.3 million in annual payroll. That is the 5th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Other services to buildings and dwellings make up 0.16% of the 541,313 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) New York has 4.4 other services to buildings and dwellings, 17.5% below the national rate of 5.3. The average establishment has 4.6 employees against 5.0 nationally. Payroll per employee is $54,795, 13.4% above the U.S. figure of $48,334.

New York's largest markets for other services to buildings and dwellings

Census published building services company counts for 18 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of New York. 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 30% 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 York

79.1% of New York's other services to buildings and dwellings with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 73.6% nationally. 89.8% had fewer than ten. That is the size of team where a missed call usually means nobody was free, not that nobody was on staff.

Calls a building services company in New York 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 York as much as anywhere.

Calls a building services company in New York might handle in a typical week include:

• A business calls about pressure washing a storefront.
• A customer calls about a chimney sweep.
• A homeowner calls about gutter cleaning before winter.

Calls after closing time

After-hours calls are usually booking requests.

Callata voicemail is transcribed and triaged for urgency, and business-hours routing decides where calls go once you close.

Callata vs. per-seat pricing for other services to buildings and dwellings in New York

Other services to buildings and dwellings in New York average 4.6 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). On Callata the same 5 people cost $99.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $612. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in New York

New York has 23 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your customers know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

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

For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.

If you already have a number in New York, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.