Business phone system for site preparation contractors in Mississippi

Site preparation contractors in Mississippi by the numbers

The Census Bureau counted 381 site preparation contractors in Mississippi in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 238910). They employed 3,189 people in mid-March and reported $191.5 million in annual payroll. That is the 39th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Site preparation contractors make up 0.63% of the 60,465 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Mississippi has 12.9 site preparation contractors, 5.4% above the national rate of 12.3. The average establishment has 8.4 employees against 11.3 nationally. Payroll per employee is $60,040, 22.2% below the U.S. figure of $77,142.

Where site preparation contractors in Mississippi are concentrated

Census published site preparation contractor counts for 20 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Mississippi. The largest is Memphis, TN-MS-AR, with 71 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 65% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at site preparation contractors in Mississippi

63.3% of Mississippi's site preparation contractors with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 60.7% nationally. 79.8% 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 site preparation contractor in Mississippi has to catch

Excavation and site work contractors coordinate equipment, crews and permits across job sites. Builders and homeowners need to reach them quickly when schedules shift. That holds for site preparation contractors in Mississippi as much as anywhere.

A few of the calls that come in to site preparation contractors in Mississippi:

• A utility locator calls about marks.
• The contractor calls a customer about access.
• A homeowner calls about grading a yard.

Business texting for site preparation contractors

Contractors text arrival windows and site photos.

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

Phone system pricing for an 8-person site preparation contractor

Site preparation contractors in Mississippi average 8.4 employees, so the comparison uses an 8-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 8 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $240.00 a month and 8 on Ooma Office Pro cost $199.60. 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 site preparation contractor 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 a site preparation contractor can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for site preparation contractors 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.