Business phone system for nonresidential property managers in Minnesota

How many nonresidential property managers operate in Minnesota

The Census Bureau counted 236 nonresidential property managers in Minnesota in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 531312). They employed 2,254 people in mid-March and reported $190.3 million in annual payroll. That is the 21st highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Nonresidential property managers make up 0.15% of the 154,455 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Minnesota has 4.1 nonresidential property managers, 23.3% below the national rate of 5.3. The average establishment has 9.6 employees against 9.5 nationally. Payroll per employee is $84,440, 5.9% below the U.S. figure of $89,718.

Minnesota's largest markets for nonresidential property managers

Census published commercial property management company counts for 10 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Minnesota. The largest is Minneapolis, MN-WI, with 185 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 13% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at nonresidential property managers in Minnesota

60.6% of Minnesota's nonresidential property managers with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 65.8% 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 nonresidential property managers in Minnesota

Commercial property managers coordinate tenants, building engineers and vendors across one or several buildings. Tenants expect quick answers about access, HVAC and maintenance during business hours.

A few of the calls that come in to nonresidential property managers in Minnesota:

• A vendor calls to schedule work in a common area.
• Security calls about an alarm.
• The manager calls tenants about planned maintenance.

After-hours calls

Building emergencies need an after-hours path to an on-call engineer.

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

Phone system pricing for a 10-person commercial property management company

Nonresidential property managers in Minnesota average 9.6 employees, so the comparison uses a 10-person team. On a per-user plan that headcount sets the bill: $249.50 a month on Ooma Office Pro or $300.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core at list price (checked September 28, 2026). On Callata the same 10 people cost $199.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $1,212. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Minnesota

Minnesota has 8 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your tenants and owners know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for nonresidential property managers in Minnesota

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 Minnesota, 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.