Business phone system for landscaping services in New York

How many landscaping services operate in New York

County Business Patterns counts 7,725 establishments in New York classified as Landscaping Services (NAICS 561730) for 2023. They employed 33,359 people in mid-March and reported $2.1 billion in annual payroll. That is the 3rd highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Landscaping services make up 1.4% of the 541,313 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) New York has 38.9 landscaping services, 12.1% above the national rate of 34.7. The average establishment has 4.3 employees against 6.8 nationally. Payroll per employee is $62,725, 22.3% above the U.S. figure of $51,286.

Where landscaping services in New York are concentrated

Census published landscaping company counts for 27 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of New York. 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 39% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at landscaping services in New York

81.3% of New York's landscaping services with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 70.6% nationally. 91.7% 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.

What landscaping services in New York 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.

Calls a landscaping company in New York might handle in a typical week include:

• The company calls customers about a rain delay.
• A homeowner calls for weekly mowing service.
• A property manager calls about a commercial contract.

Business texting for landscaping services

Landscapers text service-day reminders and weather delays.

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

Phone system pricing for a 4-person landscaping company

Landscaping services in New York average 4.3 employees, so the comparison uses a 4-person team. Priced per seat, 4 users would run $120.00 a month on RingCentral RingEX Core and $99.80 on Ooma Office Pro (month-to-month list prices, checked September 28, 2026). Callata comes to $99.00 a month for 4 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $252 less than RingCentral for a landscaping company in New York of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in New York

New York has 23 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 New York

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 New York 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.