Business phone system for beauty salons in Colorado

The beauty salon industry in Colorado

County Business Patterns counts 2,029 establishments in Colorado classified as Beauty Salons (NAICS 812112) for 2023. They employed 8,042 people in mid-March and reported $291.5 million in annual payroll. That is the 15th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Beauty salons make up 1.1% of the 182,486 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Colorado has 34.1 beauty salons, 37.6% above the national rate of 24.7. The average establishment has 4.0 employees against 4.6 nationally. Payroll per employee is $36,241, 14.3% above the U.S. figure of $31,717.

Beauty salons by metro area in Colorado

Census published beauty salon counts for 16 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Colorado. The largest is Denver, CO, with 1,181 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 97% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at beauty salons in Colorado

72.9% of Colorado's beauty salons with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 68.7% nationally. 89.0% 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.

What beauty salons in Colorado use the phone for

Salons book appointments by phone and text, and stylists are usually with a client when the phone rings. Missed calls are often missed bookings.

Calls a beauty salon in Colorado might handle in a typical week include:

• A client calls to book a cut and color.
• A client calls to move an appointment.
• A bride calls about wedding-party styling.

Texting clients

Salons text appointment reminders and confirmations.

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

What a phone system costs a beauty salon in Colorado

Beauty salons in Colorado average 4.0 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 beauty salon in Colorado of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Colorado

Colorado has 6 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so a beauty salon can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for beauty salons in Colorado

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.

Porting a number you already use in Colorado 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.