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Business phone system for landscaping services in Kansas

991 landscaping services operated in Kansas in 2023. Where they are, how big their teams are, and what phone service costs them.

Establishments
991CBP 2023
Employees
7,446mid-March 2023
Per 100k residents
33.4U.S. 34.7
State rank
33rd of 51by count

How many landscaping services operate in Kansas

The Census Bureau counted 991 landscaping services in Kansas in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 561730). They employed 7,446 people in mid-March and reported $364.0 million in annual payroll. That is the 33rd highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Landscaping services make up 1.3% of the 76,139 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Kansas has 33.4 landscaping services, 3.8% below the national rate of 34.7. The average establishment has 7.5 employees against 6.8 nationally. Payroll per employee is $48,880, 4.7% below the U.S. figure of $51,286.

Landscaping services: Kansas compared with the U.S., 2023
MeasureKansasUnited States
Establishments991117,969
Mid-March employees7,446802,899
Annual payroll$363,958,000$41,177,464,000
Employees per establishment7.56.8
Payroll per employee$48,880$51,286
Establishments per 100,000 residents33.434.7

Census County Business Patterns 2023 (mid-March employment; annual payroll). Employees and payroll flagged high-noise are shown but not used in the text. Residents: Census Vintage 2024 estimates.

Kansas's largest markets for landscaping services

Census published landscaping company counts for 19 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Kansas. The largest is Kansas City, MO-KS, with 840 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 51% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Landscaping services by metro or micropolitan area, Kansas, 2023
AreaEstablishmentsEmployeesPer 100k residents
Kansas City, MO-KS8407,08637.3
Wichita, KS2081,33131.5
Topeka, KS6159526.2
Joplin, MO-KS4815323.2
Lawrence, KS4524336.9
St. Joseph, MO-KS4412336.9
Manhattan, KS3835528.2
Hutchinson, KS3818061.9
Salina, KS1810630.3
Hays, KS166155.2
Emporia, KS134537.1
Pittsburg, KS12—30.8
McPherson, KS12—39.6
Arkansas City, KS114532.2
Garden City, KS8—20.9
Great Bend, KS85832.2
Dodge City, KS7820.5
Ottawa, KS7—26.6
Atchison, KS52530.8

Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023; population from Census Vintage 2024 estimates.

Team sizes at landscaping services in Kansas

66.5% of Kansas's landscaping services with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 70.6% nationally. 81.1% 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.

Landscaping services in Kansas by employment size, 2023
Employment sizeEstablishmentsShareU.S. share
1–4 employees65866.5%70.6%
5–9 employees14514.6%14.4%
10–19 employees989.9%8.0%
20–49 employees676.8%4.9%
50 or more employees222.2%2.0%

Employment-size classes count establishments by mid-March 2023 employment. Establishments with no March employees are excluded from the size classes, so shares are of establishments with employees. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.

Calls a landscaping company in Kansas 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 Kansas as much as anywhere.

Calls a landscaping company in Kansas might handle in a typical week include:

After-hours calls

After-hours calls are mostly new-service 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 landscaping services in Kansas

Landscaping services in Kansas average 7.5 employees, so the comparison uses an 8-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 8 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $240.00 a month and 8 on Ooma Office Pro cost $199.60. On Callata the same 8 people cost $159.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $972. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Monthly list price for an 8-person landscaping company
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$159.00$1,908.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$152.00$1,824.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$184.00$2,208.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$199.60$2,395.20
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$216.00$2,592.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$240.00$2,880.00

Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.

Area codes in Kansas

Kansas has 4 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your customers know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

Area codes in Kansas by assigned exchanges
Area codeExchangesTime zoneIn service sinceOverlay with
785727Central and Mountain1997none
620705Central and Mountain2001none
913533Central1947none
316340Central1947none

Exchanges are NANPA-assigned central office codes (NPA-NXX) in the rate centers matched to the area's named places. Source: NANPA utilized code and NPA reports.

How Callata works for landscaping services in Kansas

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 Kansas, 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.

Frequently asked questions

How many landscaping services are in Kansas?

991 in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns. They employed 7,446 people in mid-March.

Which Kansas metro area has the most landscaping services?

Kansas City, MO-KS, with 840 establishments in 2023.

What does a phone system cost an 8-person landscaping company?

$240.00 a month on RingCentral RingEX Core or $199.60 on Ooma Office Pro at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026); $159.00 on Callata ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user).

Do I need to register to text customers from a Kansas number?

Yes. US carriers require business texting from local numbers to be registered (10DLC). On Callata the registration is a one-time $49 fee, and texting turns on once it is approved.