Business phone system for chiropractic offices in Mississippi

Chiropractic offices in Mississippi by the numbers

The Census Bureau counted 152 chiropractic offices in Mississippi in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 621310). They employed 574 people in mid-March and reported $22.9 million in annual payroll. That is the 43rd highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Chiropractic offices make up 0.25% of the 60,465 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Mississippi has 5.2 chiropractic offices, 56.0% below the national rate of 11.7. The average establishment has 3.8 employees against 3.8 nationally. Payroll per employee is $39,936, in line with the U.S. figure of $40,336.

Where chiropractic offices in Mississippi are concentrated

Census published chiropractic office counts for 11 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Mississippi. The largest is Memphis, TN-MS-AR, with 81 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 69% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at chiropractic offices in Mississippi

70.2% of Mississippi's chiropractic offices with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 72.5% nationally. 96.7% 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.

What chiropractic offices in Mississippi use the phone for

Chiropractic care usually involves a series of visits, so much of the phone traffic is booking, moving and confirming recurring appointments. A small team that is busy treating patients needs calls answered or captured without interrupting adjustments.

Calls a chiropractic office in Mississippi might handle in a typical week include:

• The office calls patients who missed a scheduled visit.
• An auto-injury patient calls with questions about paperwork.
• An insurer calls to verify a treatment record.

Texting patients

Text reminders for recurring visits and quick reschedule exchanges suit the repeat-visit rhythm of a chiropractic practice.

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

Callata vs. per-seat pricing for chiropractic offices in Mississippi

Chiropractic offices in Mississippi average 3.8 employees, so the comparison uses a 4-person team. On a per-user plan that headcount sets the bill: $99.80 a month on Ooma Office Pro or $120.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core at list price (checked September 28, 2026). Callata comes to $99.00 a month for 4 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $252 less than RingCentral for a chiropractic office in Mississippi of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Mississippi

Mississippi has 5 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so a chiropractic office can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for chiropractic offices in Mississippi

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 Mississippi 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.

Practices that handle protected health information should review their own privacy obligations before recording calls, enabling AI summaries or texting appointment details, and keep clinical conversations out of text messages unless their policies allow it.