Business phone system for computer and office machine repair and maintenance shops in Colorado

Computer and office machine repair and maintenance shops in Colorado by the numbers

The Census Bureau counted 99 computer and office machine repair and maintenance shops in Colorado in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 811212). They employed 778 people in mid-March and reported $42.3 million in annual payroll. That is the 12th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Computer and office machine repair and maintenance shops make up 0.05% of the 182,486 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Colorado has 1.7 computer and office machine repair and maintenance shops, 24.7% above the national rate of 1.3. The average establishment has 7.9 employees against 6.3 nationally. Payroll per employee is $54,343, 6.6% below the U.S. figure of $58,167.

Colorado's largest markets for computer and office machine repair and maintenance shops

Census published computer repair shop counts for 8 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Colorado. The largest is Denver, CO, with 49 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 88% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at computer and office machine repair and maintenance shops in Colorado

79.6% of Colorado's computer and office machine repair and maintenance shops with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 74.1% nationally. 92.9% 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.

Calls a computer repair shop in Colorado has to catch

Repair shops get calls asking whether they can fix a device, how much it will cost and when it will be ready. Answering those questions quickly keeps walk-ins coming. That holds for computer and office machine repair and maintenance shops in Colorado as much as anywhere.

A few of the calls that come in to computer and office machine repair and maintenance shops in Colorado:

• The shop calls a customer with a repair estimate.
• A customer calls to ask whether a laptop screen can be replaced.
• An office calls about a printer service contract.

Business texting for computer and office machine repair and maintenance shops

Shops text repair estimates and ready-for-pickup notices.

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

What a phone system costs a computer repair shop in Colorado

Computer and office machine repair and maintenance shops in Colorado average 7.9 employees, so the comparison uses an 8-person team. On a per-user plan that headcount sets the bill: $199.60 a month on Ooma Office Pro or $240.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core at list price (checked September 28, 2026). Callata comes to $159.00 a month for 8 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $972 less than RingCentral for a computer repair shop in Colorado of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Colorado

Colorado has 6 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so a computer repair shop can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for computer and office machine repair and maintenance shops in Colorado

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.

Porting a number you already use in Colorado 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.