Business phone system for beer, wine and liquor stores in Mississippi

How many beer, wine and liquor stores operate in Mississippi

The Census Bureau counted 449 beer, wine and liquor stores in Mississippi in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 445310). They employed 1,511 people in mid-March and reported $33.8 million in annual payroll. That is the 23rd highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Beer, wine and liquor stores make up 0.74% of the 60,465 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Mississippi has 15.3 beer, wine and liquor stores, 42.4% above the national rate of 10.7. The average establishment has 3.4 employees against 5.3 nationally. Payroll per employee is $22,392, 20.4% below the U.S. figure of $28,143.

Beer, wine and liquor stores by metro area in Mississippi

Census published liquor store counts for 20 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Mississippi. The largest is Memphis, TN-MS-AR, with 177 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 74% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at beer, wine and liquor stores in Mississippi

72.4% of Mississippi's beer, wine and liquor stores with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 61.7% nationally. 97.1% 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.

Why the phone matters for beer, wine and liquor stores in Mississippi

Liquor stores field calls about stock, special orders and event quantities. Calls from event planners and restaurants are often time-sensitive. That holds for beer, wine and liquor stores in Mississippi as much as anywhere.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for beer, wine and liquor stores in Mississippi:

• A customer calls about hours.
• A customer calls about a special order.
• A customer calls to check whether a wine is in stock.

Texting customers

Stores text special-order notices.

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

Phone system pricing for a 3-person liquor store

Beer, wine and liquor stores in Mississippi average 3.4 employees, so the comparison uses a 3-person team. Priced per seat, 3 users would run $90.00 a month on RingCentral RingEX Core and $74.85 on Ooma Office Pro (month-to-month list prices, checked September 28, 2026). Callata costs $99.00 a month ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), so at this team size both per-seat plans are cheaper; Callata drops below them from 4 users.

At this team size the per-seat plans cost less than Callata's $99 base price, which already covers 5 users; Callata becomes the lower price from 4 users.

Area codes in Mississippi

Mississippi has 5 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so a liquor store can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for beer, wine and liquor stores in Mississippi

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

Porting a number you already use in Mississippi 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.