Business phone system for drywall and insulation contractors in Colorado

How many drywall and insulation contractors operate in Colorado

Colorado had 576 drywall and insulation contractors in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 238310, Drywall and Insulation Contractors). They employed 5,965 people in mid-March and reported $383.1 million in annual payroll. That is the 9th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Drywall and insulation contractors make up 0.32% of the 182,486 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Colorado has 9.7 drywall and insulation contractors, 58.4% above the national rate of 6.1. The average establishment has 10.4 employees against 12.1 nationally. Payroll per employee is $64,217, 3.6% below the U.S. figure of $66,624.

Drywall and insulation contractors by metro area in Colorado

Census published drywall and insulation contractor counts for 14 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Colorado. The largest is Denver, CO, with 298 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 96% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at drywall and insulation contractors in Colorado

65.2% of Colorado's drywall and insulation contractors with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 60.7% nationally. 79.6% 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.

Calls a drywall and insulation contractor in Colorado has to catch

Drywall and insulation contractors work mostly for builders and remodelers on schedules that depend on other trades. Quick responses keep projects from stalling. That holds for drywall and insulation contractors in Colorado as much as anywhere.

Calls a drywall and insulation contractor in Colorado might handle in a typical week include:

• A remodeler calls about a patch job.
• A homeowner calls about water-damaged drywall.
• The contractor calls an inspector to book an insulation inspection.

After-hours calls

After-hours calls are usually scheduling questions.

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 drywall and insulation contractor

Drywall and insulation contractors in Colorado average 10.4 employees, so the comparison uses a 10-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 10 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $300.00 a month and 10 on Ooma Office Pro cost $249.50. 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 Colorado

Colorado has 6 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your customers know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for drywall and insulation contractors 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.

If you already have a number in Colorado, 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.