Business phone system for site preparation contractors in Montana

How many site preparation contractors operate in Montana

The Census Bureau counted 526 site preparation contractors in Montana in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 238910). They employed 2,624 people in mid-March and reported $214.2 million in annual payroll. That is the 32nd highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Site preparation contractors make up 1.2% of the 42,566 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Montana has 46.3 site preparation contractors, 276.5% above the national rate of 12.3. The average establishment has 5.0 employees against 11.3 nationally. Payroll per employee is $81,632, 5.8% above the U.S. figure of $77,142.

Montana's largest markets for site preparation contractors

Census published site preparation contractor counts for 7 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Montana. The largest is Kalispell, MT, with 90 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 67% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at site preparation contractors in Montana

76.2% of Montana's site preparation contractors with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 60.7% nationally. 87.6% 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.

What site preparation contractors in Montana use the phone for

Excavation and site work contractors coordinate equipment, crews and permits across job sites. Builders and homeowners need to reach them quickly when schedules shift.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for site preparation contractors in Montana:

• A builder calls to schedule lot clearing.
• A developer calls for a bid.
• The contractor calls a customer about access.

Calls after closing time

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.

What a phone system costs a site preparation contractor in Montana

Site preparation contractors in Montana average 5.0 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). On Callata the same 5 people cost $99.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $612. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Montana

Montana has 1 geographic area code 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 site preparation contractors in Montana

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.

If you already have a number in Montana, 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.