Business phone system for landscaping services in Minnesota

The landscaping company industry in Minnesota

County Business Patterns counts 2,397 establishments in Minnesota classified as Landscaping Services (NAICS 561730) for 2023. They employed 13,696 people in mid-March and reported $802.3 million in annual payroll. That is the 18th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Landscaping services make up 1.6% of the 154,455 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Minnesota has 41.4 landscaping services, 19.3% above the national rate of 34.7. The average establishment has 5.7 employees against 6.8 nationally. Payroll per employee is $58,577, 14.2% above the U.S. figure of $51,286.

Where landscaping services in Minnesota are concentrated

Census published landscaping company counts for 27 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Minnesota. The largest is Minneapolis, MN-WI, with 1,605 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 22% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at landscaping services in Minnesota

74.7% of Minnesota's landscaping services with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 70.6% nationally. 88.0% 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.

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

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

• A customer calls about spring cleanup.
• A customer calls to skip a visit because of an event.
• A homeowner calls for weekly mowing service.

What landscaping services text about

Landscapers text service-day reminders and weather delays.

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

Callata vs. per-seat pricing for landscaping services in Minnesota

Landscaping services in Minnesota average 5.7 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 Minnesota of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Minnesota

Minnesota has 8 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 Minnesota

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.

Porting a number you already use in Minnesota 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.