Business phone system for other services to buildings and dwellings in South Carolina

Other services to buildings and dwellings in South Carolina by the numbers

South Carolina had 278 other services to buildings and dwellings in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 561790, Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings). They employed 1,301 people in mid-March and reported $48.1 million in annual payroll. That is the 19th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Other services to buildings and dwellings make up 0.23% of the 122,958 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) South Carolina has 5.1 other services to buildings and dwellings, 4.5% below the national rate of 5.3. The average establishment has 4.7 employees against 5.0 nationally. Payroll per employee is $37,008, 23.4% below the U.S. figure of $48,334.

South Carolina's largest markets for other services to buildings and dwellings

Census published building services company counts for 13 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of South Carolina. The largest is Charlotte, NC-SC, with 176 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 84% 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 South Carolina

73.6% of South Carolina's other services to buildings and dwellings with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 73.6% nationally. 87.7% 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina as much as anywhere.

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

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

Business texting for other services to buildings and dwellings

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

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

What a phone system costs a building services company in South Carolina

Other services to buildings and dwellings in South Carolina average 4.7 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 building services company in South Carolina of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in South Carolina

South Carolina has 6 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 South Carolina

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 South Carolina 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.