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Business phone system for carpet and upholstery cleaning services in New York

264 carpet and upholstery cleaning services operated in New York in 2023. Where they are, how big their teams are, and what phone service costs them.

Establishments
264CBP 2023
Employees
1,328mid-March 2023
Per 100k residents
1.3U.S. 2.0
State rank
5th of 50by count

Carpet and upholstery cleaning services in New York by the numbers

County Business Patterns counts 264 establishments in New York classified as Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services (NAICS 561740) for 2023. They employed 1,328 people in mid-March and reported $58.5 million in annual payroll. That is the 5th highest count among the 50 states and DC with published figures. Carpet and upholstery cleaning services make up 0.05% of the 541,313 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) New York has 1.3 carpet and upholstery cleaning services, 32.3% below the national rate of 2.0. The average establishment has 5.0 employees against 5.4 nationally. Payroll per employee is $44,063, 7.7% above the U.S. figure of $40,900.

Carpet and upholstery cleaning services: New York compared with the U.S., 2023
MeasureNew YorkUnited States
Establishments2646,673
Mid-March employees1,32836,157
Annual payroll$58,516,000$1,478,811,000
Employees per establishment5.05.4
Payroll per employee$44,063$40,900
Establishments per 100,000 residents1.32.0

Census County Business Patterns 2023 (mid-March employment; annual payroll). Employees and payroll flagged high-noise are shown but not used in the text. Residents: Census Vintage 2024 estimates.

Carpet and upholstery cleaning services by metro area in New York

Census published carpet and upholstery cleaning company counts for 9 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of New York. The largest is New York, NY-NJ, with 268 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 38% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Carpet and upholstery cleaning services by metro or micropolitan area, New York, 2023
AreaEstablishmentsEmployeesPer 100k residents
New York, NY-NJ2681,8671.3
Rochester, NY321213.0
Buffalo, NY251072.2
Albany, NY16601.8
Kiryas Joel, NY9561.3
Syracuse, NY7431.1
Utica, NY5—1.7
Ithaca, NY3—2.8
Corning, NY373.3

Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023; population from Census Vintage 2024 estimates.

Team sizes at carpet and upholstery cleaning services in New York

75.9% of New York's carpet and upholstery cleaning services with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 72.4% nationally. 89.3% 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.

Carpet and upholstery cleaning services in New York by employment size, 2023
Employment sizeEstablishmentsShareU.S. share
1–4 employees19875.9%72.4%
5–9 employees3513.4%15.3%
10–19 employees218.0%7.4%
20–49 employees72.7%3.8%
50 or more employees00.0%1.0%

Employment-size classes count establishments by mid-March 2023 employment. Establishments with no March employees are excluded from the size classes, so shares are of establishments with employees. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.

Why the phone matters for carpet and upholstery cleaning services in New York

Carpet cleaning is booked by phone, often after a spill or before a move. Quick answers on price and availability win jobs.

A few of the calls that come in to carpet and upholstery cleaning services in New York:

Calls after closing time

Water-damage calls can be urgent; others are routine bookings.

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

What a phone system costs a carpet and upholstery cleaning company in New York

Carpet and upholstery cleaning services in New York average 5.0 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.

Monthly list price for a 5-person carpet and upholstery cleaning company
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$99.00$1,188.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$95.00$1,140.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$115.00$1,380.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$124.75$1,497.00
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$135.00$1,620.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$150.00$1,800.00

Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' 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.

Area codes in New York by assigned exchanges
Area codeExchangesTime zoneIn service sinceOverlay with
212784Eastern1947332, 646, 917
347784Eastern1999465, 718, 917, 929
516783Eastern1951363
845783Eastern2000329
917783Eastern1992212, 332, 646, 347, 465, 718, 929
631782Eastern1999934
315781Eastern1947680
646781Eastern1999212, 332, 917
718779Eastern1984347, 465, 917, 929
518775Eastern1947838
716767Eastern1947624
929706Eastern2011347, 465, 718, 917
914704Eastern1947none
585675Eastern2001none
607548Eastern1954none
838227Eastern2017518
680210Eastern2017315
332159Eastern2017212, 646, 917
934131Eastern2016631
32969Eastern2023845

Exchanges are NANPA-assigned central office codes (NPA-NXX) in the rate centers matched to the area's named places. Source: NANPA utilized code and NPA reports.

How Callata works for carpet and upholstery cleaning services in New York

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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

How many carpet and upholstery cleaning services are in New York?

264 in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns. They employed 1,328 people in mid-March.

Which New York metro area has the most carpet and upholstery cleaning services?

New York, NY-NJ, with 268 establishments in 2023.

What does a phone system cost a 5-person carpet and upholstery cleaning company?

$150.00 a month on RingCentral RingEX Core or $124.75 on Ooma Office Pro at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026); $99.00 on Callata ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user).

Do I need to register to text customers from a New York number?

Yes. US carriers require business texting from local numbers to be registered (10DLC). On Callata the registration is a one-time $49 fee, and texting turns on once it is approved.