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Business phone system for landscaping services in Wisconsin

2,490 landscaping services operated in Wisconsin in 2023. Where they are, how big their teams are, and what phone service costs them.

Establishments
2,490CBP 2023
Employees
13,641mid-March 2023
Per 100k residents
41.8U.S. 34.7
State rank
15th of 51by count

Landscaping services in Wisconsin by the numbers

County Business Patterns counts 2,490 establishments in Wisconsin classified as Landscaping Services (NAICS 561730) for 2023. They employed 13,641 people in mid-March and reported $725.7 million in annual payroll. That is the 15th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Landscaping services make up 1.7% of the 144,774 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Wisconsin has 41.8 landscaping services, 20.4% above the national rate of 34.7. The average establishment has 5.5 employees against 6.8 nationally. Payroll per employee is $53,199, 3.7% above the U.S. figure of $51,286.

Landscaping services: Wisconsin compared with the U.S., 2023
MeasureWisconsinUnited States
Establishments2,490117,969
Mid-March employees13,641802,899
Annual payroll$725,690,000$41,177,464,000
Employees per establishment5.56.8
Payroll per employee$53,199$51,286
Establishments per 100,000 residents41.834.7

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.

Landscaping services by metro area in Wisconsin

Census published landscaping company counts for 29 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Wisconsin. 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 81% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Landscaping services by metro or micropolitan area, Wisconsin, 2023
AreaEstablishmentsEmployeesPer 100k residents
Minneapolis, MN-WI1,6059,99342.7
Milwaukee, WI6334,82840.2
Madison, WI3022,19242.7
Green Bay, WI12459437.0
Whitewater, WI10438098.1
Appleton, WI10151140.6
Racine, WI9031745.3
Duluth, MN-WI7617527.0
La Crosse, WI-MN6972340.4
Eau Claire, WI6830238.6
Janesville, WI6729040.5
Oshkosh, WI6127835.2
Kenosha, WI6121636.1
Sheboygan, WI6129151.6
Wausau, WI49—35.2
Watertown, WI43—49.9
Fond du Lac, WI3616034.5
Beaver Dam, WI3313637.2
Wisconsin Rapids, WI3112741.9
Baraboo, WI31—46.6
Stevens Point, WI2413833.3
Manitowoc, WI22—27.0
Rice Lake, WI226847.0
Marinette, WI-MI203830.6
Shawano, WI17—37.3

Top 25 of 29 areas by establishments. Source: Census CBP 2023.

Team sizes at landscaping services in Wisconsin

74.4% of Wisconsin's landscaping services with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 70.6% nationally. 87.6% 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 Wisconsin by employment size, 2023
Employment sizeEstablishmentsShareU.S. share
1–4 employees1,85174.4%70.6%
5–9 employees32913.2%14.4%
10–19 employees1857.4%8.0%
20–49 employees853.4%4.9%
50 or more employees381.5%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.

Why the phone matters for landscaping services in Wisconsin

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.

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

When nobody can pick up

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 Wisconsin

Landscaping services in Wisconsin average 5.5 employees, so the comparison uses a 5-person team. Priced per seat, 5 users would run $150.00 a month on RingCentral RingEX Core and $124.75 on Ooma Office Pro (month-to-month list prices, 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.

Monthly list price for a 5-person landscaping company
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$99.00$1,188.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$95.00$1,140.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$115.00$1,380.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$124.75$1,497.00
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$135.00$1,620.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$150.00$1,800.00

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 Wisconsin

Wisconsin has 8 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 Wisconsin by assigned exchanges
Area codeExchangesTime zoneIn service sinceOverlay with
608785Central1955353
715785Central1947534
920785Central1997274
262634Central1999none
414552Central1947none
53498Central2010715
27429Central2023920
35313Central2023608

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 Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin?

2,490 in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns. They employed 13,641 people in mid-March.

Which Wisconsin metro area has the most landscaping services?

Minneapolis, MN-WI, with 1,605 establishments in 2023.

What does a phone system cost a 5-person landscaping company?

$150.00 a month on RingCentral RingEX Core or $124.75 on Ooma Office Pro at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026); $99.00 on Callata ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user).

Do I need to register to text customers from a Wisconsin 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.