Business phone system for landscaping services in Arkansas

How many landscaping services operate in Arkansas

The Census Bureau counted 753 landscaping services in Arkansas in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 561730). They employed 4,607 people in mid-March and reported $195.8 million in annual payroll. That is the 39th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Landscaping services make up 1.1% of the 70,452 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Arkansas has 24.4 landscaping services, 29.7% below the national rate of 34.7. The average establishment has 6.1 employees against 6.8 nationally. Payroll per employee is $42,497, 17.1% below the U.S. figure of $51,286.

Landscaping services by metro area in Arkansas

Census published landscaping company counts for 18 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Arkansas. The largest is Memphis, TN-MS-AR, with 296 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 81% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at landscaping services in Arkansas

71.1% of Arkansas's landscaping services with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 70.6% nationally. 86.1% 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.

Calls a landscaping company in Arkansas has to catch

Landscapers are outdoors all day and take calls about new service, schedule changes and seasonal work. A missed call in spring can be a lost season-long customer. That holds for landscaping services in Arkansas as much as anywhere.

A few of the calls that come in to landscaping services in Arkansas:

• The company calls customers about a rain delay.
• A customer calls to skip a visit because of an event.
• A customer calls about spring cleanup.

What landscaping services text about

Landscapers text service-day reminders and weather delays.

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

What a phone system costs a landscaping company in Arkansas

Landscaping services in Arkansas average 6.1 employees, so the comparison uses a 6-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 6 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $180.00 a month and 6 on Ooma Office Pro cost $149.70. Callata comes to $119.00 a month for 6 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $732 less than RingCentral for a landscaping company in Arkansas of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Arkansas

Arkansas has 4 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so a landscaping company can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for landscaping services in Arkansas

For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.

Porting a number you already use in Arkansas 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.