Business phone system for surveying and mapping services firms in Mississippi

The surveying firm industry in Mississippi

Mississippi had 76 surveying and mapping services firms in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 541370, Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services). They employed 369 people in mid-March and reported $23.6 million in annual payroll. That is the 31st highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Surveying and mapping services firms make up 0.13% of the 60,465 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Mississippi has 2.6 surveying and mapping services firms, 20.5% above the national rate of 2.1. The average establishment has 4.9 employees against 8.0 nationally. Payroll per employee is $63,873, 13.8% below the U.S. figure of $74,108.

Where surveying and mapping services firms in Mississippi are concentrated

Census published surveying firm counts for 6 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Mississippi. The largest is Jackson, MS, with 18 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 53% 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 Mississippi

71.1% of Mississippi's surveying and mapping services firms with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 58.3% nationally. 85.5% 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 surveying and mapping services firms in Mississippi

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.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for surveying and mapping services firms in Mississippi:

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

Calls after closing time

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.

Callata vs. per-seat pricing for surveying and mapping services firms in Mississippi

Surveying and mapping services firms in Mississippi average 4.9 employees, so the comparison uses a 5-person team. Priced per seat, 5 users would run $150.00 a month on RingCentral RingEX Core and $124.75 on Ooma Office Pro (month-to-month list prices, checked September 28, 2026). On Callata the same 5 people cost $99.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $612. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Mississippi

Mississippi has 5 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 Mississippi

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 Mississippi, 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.