Business phone system for commercial printing companies in Mississippi

How many commercial printing companies operate in Mississippi

The Census Bureau counted 80 commercial printing companies in Mississippi in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 323111). They employed 707 people in mid-March and reported $30.5 million in annual payroll. That is the 36th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Commercial printing companies make up 0.13% of the 60,465 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Mississippi has 2.7 commercial printing companies, 38.9% below the national rate of 4.5. The average establishment has 8.8 employees against 18.5 nationally. Payroll per employee is $43,165, 29.2% below the U.S. figure of $60,982.

Commercial printing companies by metro area in Mississippi

Census published commercial printer counts for 6 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Mississippi. The largest is Memphis, TN-MS-AR, with 61 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 66% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at commercial printing companies in Mississippi

55.1% of Mississippi's commercial printing companies with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 50.9% nationally. 74.4% 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 commercial printing companies in Mississippi

Print shops handle quotes, proofs and deadlines, and clients call often to check on jobs. Rush jobs depend on quick responses. That holds for commercial printing companies in Mississippi as much as anywhere.

A few of the calls that come in to commercial printing companies in Mississippi:

• A client calls to approve a proof.
• A client calls about a rush order.
• A designer calls about paper stock.

Calls after closing time

Deadline calls can arrive late in the day.

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

Phone system pricing for a 9-person commercial printer

Commercial printing companies in Mississippi average 8.8 employees, so the comparison uses a 9-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 9 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $270.00 a month and 9 on Ooma Office Pro cost $224.55. On Callata the same 9 people cost $179.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $1,092. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Mississippi

Mississippi has 5 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your clients know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for commercial printing companies in Mississippi

For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.

If you already have a number in Mississippi, 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.