Business phone system for civic and social organizations in North Dakota

Civic and social organizations in North Dakota by the numbers

County Business Patterns counts 149 establishments in North Dakota classified as Civic and Social Organizations (NAICS 813410) for 2023. They employed 968 people in mid-March and reported $16.7 million in annual payroll. That is the 40th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Civic and social organizations make up 0.59% of the 25,402 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) North Dakota has 18.7 civic and social organizations, 157.6% above the national rate of 7.3. The average establishment has 6.5 employees against 8.2 nationally. Payroll per employee is $17,292, 44.8% below the U.S. figure of $31,334.

Where civic and social organizations in North Dakota are concentrated

Census published civic and social organization counts for 8 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of North Dakota. The largest is Fargo, ND-MN, with 36 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 34% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at civic and social organizations in North Dakota

64.2% of North Dakota's civic and social organizations with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 56.8% nationally. 78.4% 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 civic and social organizations in North Dakota

Clubs, lodges and civic groups take calls about membership, events and hall rentals, often with volunteer or part-time staff. A shared line that rings several volunteers keeps calls from being missed.

A few of the calls that come in to civic and social organizations in North Dakota:

• A vendor calls about an event.
• A prospective member calls about joining.
• The organization calls members about a meeting.

When nobody can pick up

After-hours calls are mostly rental inquiries.

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 civic and social organization in North Dakota

Civic and social organizations in North Dakota average 6.5 employees, so the comparison uses a 6-person team. On a per-user plan that headcount sets the bill: $149.70 a month on Ooma Office Pro or $180.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core at list price (checked September 28, 2026). On Callata the same 6 people cost $119.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $732. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in North Dakota

North Dakota has 1 geographic area code in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your members know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for civic and social organizations in North Dakota

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 North Dakota, 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.