Business phone system for surveying and mapping services firms in Louisiana

How many surveying and mapping services firms operate in Louisiana

Louisiana had 128 surveying and mapping services firms in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 541370, Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services). They employed 1,757 people in mid-March and reported $127.3 million in annual payroll. That is the 19th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Surveying and mapping services firms make up 0.12% of the 108,561 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Louisiana has 2.8 surveying and mapping services firms, 29.9% above the national rate of 2.1. The average establishment has 13.7 employees against 8.0 nationally. Payroll per employee is $72,454, 2.2% below the U.S. figure of $74,108.

Louisiana's largest markets for surveying and mapping services firms

Census published surveying firm counts for 9 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Louisiana. The largest is Lafayette, LA, with 27 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 86% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at surveying and mapping services firms in Louisiana

56.8% of Louisiana's surveying and mapping services firms with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 58.3% nationally. 72.8% 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.

Calls a surveying firm in Louisiana has to catch

Surveyors spend their days in the field, and calls about boundary surveys, closings and construction staking come from homeowners, title companies and builders. A line that rings field crews' phones keeps work from waiting. That holds for surveying and mapping services firms in Louisiana as much as anywhere.

Calls a surveying firm in Louisiana might handle in a typical week include:

• A title company calls for a survey before closing.
• A neighbor calls about survey markers.
• A homeowner calls about a fence-line dispute.

After-hours calls

After-hours calls are usually quote requests.

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 surveying firm in Louisiana

Surveying and mapping services firms in Louisiana average 13.7 employees, so the comparison uses a 14-person team. On a per-user plan that headcount sets the bill: $349.30 a month on Ooma Office Pro or $420.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core at list price (checked September 28, 2026). On Callata the same 14 people cost $279.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $1,692. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Louisiana

Louisiana has 6 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your clients know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for surveying and mapping services firms in Louisiana

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 Louisiana, 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.