Business phone system for painting and wall covering contractors in Minnesota

How many painting and wall covering contractors operate in Minnesota

The Census Bureau counted 783 painting and wall covering contractors in Minnesota in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 238320). They employed 3,658 people in mid-March and reported $235.1 million in annual payroll. That is the 17th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Painting and wall covering contractors make up 0.51% of the 154,455 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Minnesota has 13.5 painting and wall covering contractors, 20.1% above the national rate of 11.3. The average establishment has 4.7 employees against 5.4 nationally. Payroll per employee is $64,277, 16.5% above the U.S. figure of $55,165.

Painting and wall covering contractors by metro area in Minnesota

Census published painting contractor counts for 19 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Minnesota. The largest is Minneapolis, MN-WI, with 589 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 17% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at painting and wall covering contractors in Minnesota

76.8% of Minnesota's painting and wall covering contractors with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 75.1% nationally. 89.5% 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 painting contractor in Minnesota has to catch

Painting contractors book work through estimate calls, and crews are often on ladders when the phone rings. Fast callbacks help win estimates before a competitor does. That holds for painting and wall covering contractors in Minnesota as much as anywhere.

A few of the calls that come in to painting and wall covering contractors in Minnesota:

• A property manager calls about repainting a vacant unit.
• The contractor calls a customer to confirm the start date.
• A builder calls about a new-construction schedule.

What painting and wall covering contractors text about

Painters text estimate confirmations, start dates and color approvals.

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

What a phone system costs a painting contractor in Minnesota

Painting and wall covering contractors in Minnesota average 4.7 employees, so the comparison uses a 5-person team. On a per-user plan that headcount sets the bill: $124.75 a month on Ooma Office Pro or $150.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core at list price (checked September 28, 2026). Callata comes to $99.00 a month for 5 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $612 less than RingCentral for a painting contractor in Minnesota of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Minnesota

Minnesota has 8 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so a painting contractor can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for painting and wall covering contractors in Minnesota

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 Minnesota 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.