Business phone system for construction, mining and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing companies in Mississippi

Construction, mining and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing companies in Mississippi by the numbers

Mississippi had 43 construction, mining and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing companies in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 532412, Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing). They employed 386 people in mid-March and reported $34.6 million in annual payroll. That is the 37th highest count among the 50 states and DC with published figures. Construction, mining and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing companies make up 0.07% of the 60,465 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Mississippi has 1.5 construction, mining and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing companies, 9.6% below the national rate of 1.6. The average establishment has 9.0 employees against 13.6 nationally. Payroll per employee is $89,725, in line with the U.S. figure of $90,948.

Mississippi's largest markets for construction, mining and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing companies

Census published equipment rental company counts for 5 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Mississippi. The largest is Memphis, TN-MS-AR, with 17 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 60% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at construction, mining and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing companies in Mississippi

30.2% of Mississippi's construction, mining and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing companies with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 36.2% nationally. 60.5% 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 an equipment rental company in Mississippi has to catch

Equipment rental companies take reservations, delivery requests and breakdown calls from contractors on tight schedules. Missing a call can idle a job site.

A few of the calls that come in to construction, mining and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing companies in Mississippi:

• A customer calls about a machine that stopped working.
• A contractor calls to rent an excavator for tomorrow.
• The company calls a customer about pickup.

Business texting for construction, mining and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing companies

Rental companies text delivery windows and pickup confirmations.

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

What a phone system costs an equipment rental company in Mississippi

Construction, mining and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing companies in Mississippi average 9.0 employees, so the comparison uses a 9-person team. On a per-user plan that headcount sets the bill: $224.55 a month on Ooma Office Pro or $270.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core at list price (checked September 28, 2026). Callata comes to $179.00 a month for 9 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $1,092 less than RingCentral for an equipment rental company in Mississippi of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Mississippi

Mississippi has 5 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so an equipment rental company can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for construction, mining and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing 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.

Porting a number you already use in Mississippi 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.