Business phone system for marinas in Texas

How many marinas operate in Texas

Texas had 137 marinas in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 713930, Marinas). They employed 3,267 people in mid-March and reported $183.7 million in annual payroll. That is the 8th highest count among the 48 states and DC with published figures. Marinas make up 0.02% of the 670,878 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Texas has 0.4 marinas, 60.2% below the national rate of 1.1. The average establishment has 23.8 employees against 8.7 nationally. Payroll per employee is $56,215, 9.7% above the U.S. figure of $51,257.

Marinas by metro area in Texas

Census published marina counts for 9 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Texas. The largest is Dallas, TX, with 34 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 86% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at marinas in Texas

44.9% of Texas's marinas with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 54.5% nationally. 67.6% 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 marina in Texas has to catch

Marinas take calls about slips, fuel, service and storage, often from boaters on the water. Staff are frequently on the docks. That holds for marinas in Texas as much as anywhere.

A few of the calls that come in to marinas in Texas:

• A boater calls about a transient slip.
• The marina calls a customer about a haul-out.
• A boater calls about fuel dock hours.

Business texting for marinas

Marinas text service updates and slip assignments.

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

What a phone system costs a marina in Texas

Marinas in Texas average 23.8 employees, so the comparison uses a 24-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 24 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $720.00 a month and 24 on Ooma Office Pro cost $598.80. Callata comes to $479.00 a month for 24 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $2,892 less than RingCentral for a marina in Texas of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Texas

Texas has 29 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so a marina can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for marinas in Texas

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 Texas 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.