Business phone system for used household and office goods moving companies in New Jersey

How many used household and office goods moving companies operate in New Jersey

County Business Patterns counts 352 establishments in New Jersey classified as Used Household and Office Goods Moving (NAICS 484210) for 2023. They employed 3,140 people in mid-March and reported $160.9 million in annual payroll. That is the 6th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Used household and office goods moving companies make up 0.15% of the 237,968 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) New Jersey has 3.7 used household and office goods moving companies, 33.5% above the national rate of 2.8. The average establishment has 8.9 employees against 10.9 nationally. Payroll per employee is $51,229, 12.3% above the U.S. figure of $45,637.

Used household and office goods moving companies by metro area in New Jersey

Census published moving company counts for 5 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of New Jersey. The largest is New York, NY-NJ, with 755 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 4.8% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at used household and office goods moving companies in New Jersey

60.3% of New Jersey's used household and office goods moving companies with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 53.6% nationally. 77.7% 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.

Calls a moving company in New Jersey has to catch

Moves are booked by phone, often after several quotes, and the company that answers and quotes first has an advantage. On moving day, crews, customers and dispatch all need to stay in touch. That holds for used household and office goods moving companies in New Jersey as much as anywhere.

Calls a moving company in New Jersey might handle in a typical week include:

• The company calls a customer the day before the move.
• A customer calls to change a moving date.
• A crew lead calls dispatch about building access.

Calls after closing time

Evening calls from people planning a move are common.

Callata voicemail is transcribed and triaged for urgency, and business-hours routing decides where calls go once you close.

Phone system pricing for a 9-person moving company

Used household and office goods moving companies in New Jersey average 8.9 employees, so the comparison uses a 9-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 9 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $270.00 a month and 9 on Ooma Office Pro cost $224.55. On Callata the same 9 people cost $179.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $1,092. 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 used household and office goods moving companies in New Jersey

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 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.