Business phone system for landscaping services in New Jersey

How many landscaping services operate in New Jersey

New Jersey had 4,734 landscaping services in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 561730, Landscaping Services). They employed 21,755 people in mid-March and reported $1.2 billion in annual payroll. That is the 7th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Landscaping services make up 2.0% of the 237,968 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) New Jersey has 49.8 landscaping services, 43.7% above the national rate of 34.7. The average establishment has 4.6 employees against 6.8 nationally. Payroll per employee is $56,062, 9.3% above the U.S. figure of $51,286.

Landscaping services by metro area in New Jersey

Census published landscaping company counts for 6 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of New Jersey. The largest is New York, NY-NJ, with 8,059 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 12% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at landscaping services in New Jersey

75.7% of New Jersey's landscaping services with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 70.6% nationally. 88.1% 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.

What landscaping services in New Jersey use the phone for

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.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for landscaping services in New Jersey:

• A customer calls to skip a visit because of an event.
• A property manager calls about a commercial contract.
• A homeowner calls for weekly mowing service.

Calls after closing time

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 New Jersey

Landscaping services in New Jersey average 4.6 employees, so the comparison uses a 5-person team. On a per-user plan that headcount sets the bill: $124.75 a month on Ooma Office Pro or $150.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core at list price (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 New Jersey

New Jersey has 10 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.

How Callata works for landscaping services in New Jersey

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.

If you already have a number in New Jersey, 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.