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

How many construction, mining and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing companies operate in New Jersey

New Jersey had 95 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 1,583 people in mid-March and reported $149.1 million in annual payroll. That is the 19th highest count among the 50 states and DC with published figures. Construction, mining and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing companies make up 0.04% of the 237,968 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) New Jersey has 1.0 construction, mining and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing companies, 38.1% below the national rate of 1.6. The average establishment has 16.7 employees against 13.6 nationally. Payroll per employee is $94,207, 3.6% above the U.S. figure of $90,948.

Where construction, mining and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing companies in New Jersey are concentrated

Census published equipment rental company counts for 3 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of New Jersey. The largest is New York, NY-NJ, with 137 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans).

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

36.2% of New Jersey'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. 52.1% 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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey:

• 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 New Jersey requires carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee on Callata.

Phone system pricing for a 17-person equipment rental company

Construction, mining and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing companies in New Jersey average 16.7 employees, so the comparison uses a 17-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $510.00 a month and 17 on Ooma Office Pro cost $424.15. Callata comes to $339.00 a month for 17 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $2,052 less than RingCentral for an equipment rental company in New Jersey of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in New Jersey

New Jersey has 10 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 New Jersey

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.

Porting a number you already use in New Jersey 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.