Business phone system for flooring contractors in Mississippi

How many flooring contractors operate in Mississippi

Mississippi had 63 flooring contractors in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 238330, Flooring Contractors). They employed 222 people in mid-March and reported $10.6 million in annual payroll. That is the 43rd highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Flooring contractors make up 0.10% of the 60,465 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Mississippi has 2.1 flooring contractors, 59.5% below the national rate of 5.3. The average establishment has 3.5 employees against 4.7 nationally. Payroll per employee is $47,703, 21.4% below the U.S. figure of $60,668.

Flooring contractors by metro area in Mississippi

Census published flooring contractor counts for 4 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Mississippi. The largest is Memphis, TN-MS-AR, with 36 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 59% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at flooring contractors in Mississippi

84.7% of Mississippi's flooring contractors with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 76.8% nationally. 100.0% 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.

Why the phone matters for flooring contractors in Mississippi

Flooring contractors coordinate measurements, material orders and installation dates, so customers call often to check on schedules. Missed calls slow down jobs that depend on deliveries.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for flooring contractors in Mississippi:

• A homeowner calls to schedule a measurement.
• The contractor calls a customer about a backordered material.
• A builder calls about installation timing.

Business texting for flooring contractors

Contractors text measurement appointments and install dates.

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

What a phone system costs a flooring contractor in Mississippi

Flooring contractors in Mississippi average 3.5 employees, so the comparison uses a 4-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 4 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $120.00 a month and 4 on Ooma Office Pro cost $99.80. Callata comes to $99.00 a month for 4 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $252 less than RingCentral for a flooring 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 flooring contractor can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for flooring 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.