Business phone system for other personal care services in Rhode Island

How many other personal care services operate in Rhode Island

County Business Patterns counts 126 establishments in Rhode Island classified as Other Personal Care Services (NAICS 812199) for 2023. They employed 645 people in mid-March and reported $21.9 million in annual payroll. That is the 39th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Other personal care services make up 0.43% of the 29,510 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Rhode Island has 11.3 other personal care services, 20.9% above the national rate of 9.4. The average establishment has 5.1 employees against 5.8 nationally. Payroll per employee is $33,955, 10.4% above the U.S. figure of $30,768.

Rhode Island's largest markets for other personal care services

Census published day spa counts for 1 metro or micropolitan area that include part of Rhode Island. The largest is Providence, RI-MA, with 181 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans).

Team sizes at other personal care services in Rhode Island

73.6% of Rhode Island's other personal care services with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 65.5% nationally. 88.0% 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 day spa in Rhode Island has to catch

This category includes day spas, massage studios and tanning salons. Bookings, gift card purchases and package questions arrive by phone, often while staff are with clients. That holds for other personal care services in Rhode Island as much as anywhere.

A few of the calls that come in to other personal care services in Rhode Island:

• A group calls about a spa day.
• A client calls about a package.
• The spa calls a client to confirm.

Texting clients

Spas text appointment reminders.

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

What a phone system costs a day spa in Rhode Island

Other personal care services in Rhode Island average 5.1 employees, so the comparison uses a 5-person team. Priced per seat, 5 users would run $150.00 a month on RingCentral RingEX Core and $124.75 on Ooma Office Pro (month-to-month list prices, checked September 28, 2026). Callata comes to $99.00 a month for 5 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $612 less than RingCentral for a day spa in Rhode Island of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Rhode Island

Rhode Island has 1 geographic area code in service according to NANPA. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so a day spa can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for other personal care services in Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island 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.