Business phone system for golf courses and country clubs in Arkansas

How many golf courses and country clubs operate in Arkansas

County Business Patterns counts 127 establishments in Arkansas classified as Golf Courses and Country Clubs (NAICS 713910) for 2023. They employed 2,343 people in mid-March and reported $71.2 million in annual payroll. That is the 27th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Golf courses and country clubs make up 0.18% of the 70,452 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Arkansas has 4.1 golf courses and country clubs, 38.8% above the national rate of 3.0. The average establishment has 18.4 employees against 32.2 nationally. Payroll per employee is $30,394, 25.8% below the U.S. figure of $40,974.

Golf courses and country clubs by metro area in Arkansas

Census published golf course counts for 9 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Arkansas. The largest is Little Rock, AR, with 29 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 52% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at golf courses and country clubs in Arkansas

26.8% of Arkansas's golf courses and country clubs with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 29.7% nationally. 51.2% 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 golf courses and country clubs in Arkansas use the phone for

Golf courses book tee times, outings and events by phone, and the pro shop is busy at peak times. Event inquiries need fast follow-up.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for golf courses and country clubs in Arkansas:

• The course calls golfers about a weather closure.
• A company calls about a charity outing.
• A member calls about lessons.

Calls after closing time

After-hours calls are mostly tee-time requests.

Callata voicemail is transcribed and triaged for urgency, and business-hours routing decides where calls go once you close.

Phone system pricing for an 18-person golf course

Golf courses and country clubs in Arkansas average 18.4 employees, so the comparison uses an 18-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $540.00 a month and 18 on Ooma Office Pro cost $449.10. On Callata the same 18 people cost $359.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $2,172. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Arkansas

Arkansas has 4 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your golfers know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for golf courses and country clubs in Arkansas

Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.

If you already have a number in Arkansas, 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.