Business phone system for fitness and recreational sports centers in Wisconsin

How many fitness and recreational sports centers operate in Wisconsin

The Census Bureau counted 836 fitness and recreational sports centers in Wisconsin in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 713940). They employed 17,773 people in mid-March and reported $263.8 million in annual payroll. That is the 16th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Fitness and recreational sports centers make up 0.58% of the 144,774 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Wisconsin has 14.0 fitness and recreational sports centers, 14.8% above the national rate of 12.2. The average establishment has 21.3 employees against 17.0 nationally. Payroll per employee is $14,840, 22.2% below the U.S. figure of $19,070.

Where fitness and recreational sports centers in Wisconsin are concentrated

Census published fitness center counts for 29 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Wisconsin. The largest is Minneapolis, MN-WI, with 552 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 87% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at fitness and recreational sports centers in Wisconsin

41.3% of Wisconsin's fitness and recreational sports centers with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 40.9% nationally. 62.4% 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.

Why the phone matters for fitness and recreational sports centers in Wisconsin

Gyms and studios take calls about memberships, classes and billing. Prospective members often call before visiting. That holds for fitness and recreational sports centers in Wisconsin as much as anywhere.

A few of the calls that come in to fitness and recreational sports centers in Wisconsin:

• The gym calls a member about a class change.
• A member calls about a billing question.
• A member calls to book personal training.

Calls after closing time

After-hours calls are mostly membership 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 fitness center in Wisconsin

Fitness and recreational sports centers in Wisconsin average 21.3 employees, so the comparison uses a 21-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 21 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $630.00 a month and 21 on Ooma Office Pro cost $523.95. On Callata the same 21 people cost $419.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $2,532. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Wisconsin

Wisconsin has 8 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your members know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for fitness and recreational sports centers in Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin, 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.