Business phone system for other services to buildings and dwellings in Pennsylvania

Other services to buildings and dwellings in Pennsylvania by the numbers

Pennsylvania had 485 other services to buildings and dwellings in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 561790, Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings). They employed 2,347 people in mid-March and reported $133.8 million in annual payroll. That is the 8th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Other services to buildings and dwellings make up 0.16% of the 307,065 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Pennsylvania has 3.7 other services to buildings and dwellings, 30.2% below the national rate of 5.3. The average establishment has 4.8 employees against 5.0 nationally. Payroll per employee is $57,002, 17.9% above the U.S. figure of $48,334.

Other services to buildings and dwellings by metro area in Pennsylvania

Census published building services company counts for 21 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Pennsylvania. The largest is Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, with 309 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 50% 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 Pennsylvania

67.0% of Pennsylvania's other services to buildings and dwellings with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 73.6% nationally. 85.2% 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.

Why the phone matters for other services to buildings and dwellings in Pennsylvania

This category includes pressure washing, gutter cleaning, chimney sweeping and similar services. These businesses rely on inbound calls and seasonal demand.

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

• The company calls customers to confirm appointments.
• A property manager calls about recurring service.
• 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.

Phone system pricing for a 5-person building services company

Other services to buildings and dwellings in Pennsylvania average 4.8 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. 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 Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has 15 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 Pennsylvania

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.

If you already have a number in Pennsylvania, 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.