Business phone system for exterminating and pest control services in Arkansas

How many exterminating and pest control services operate in Arkansas

The Census Bureau counted 170 exterminating and pest control services in Arkansas in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 561710). They employed 1,970 people in mid-March and reported $101.1 million in annual payroll. That is the 31st highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Exterminating and pest control services make up 0.24% of the 70,452 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Arkansas has 5.5 exterminating and pest control services, 13.2% above the national rate of 4.9. The average establishment has 11.6 employees against 8.4 nationally. Payroll per employee is $51,332, 4.0% below the U.S. figure of $53,466.

Exterminating and pest control services by metro area in Arkansas

Census published pest control company counts for 12 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Arkansas. The largest is Memphis, TN-MS-AR, with 80 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 65% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at exterminating and pest control services in Arkansas

43.8% of Arkansas's exterminating and pest control services with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 56.9% nationally. 65.7% 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 exterminating and pest control services in Arkansas

Pest problems feel urgent to the caller, and people usually hire the first company that answers. Routes, follow-up treatments and recurring plans also generate steady scheduling calls.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for exterminating and pest control services in Arkansas:

• A restaurant calls about a pest issue before an inspection.
• The company calls customers the day before service.
• A customer calls to reschedule a quarterly treatment.

Texting customers

Pest control companies text service reminders and technician arrival notices.

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

What a phone system costs a pest control company in Arkansas

Exterminating and pest control services in Arkansas average 11.6 employees, so the comparison uses a 12-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 12 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $360.00 a month and 12 on Ooma Office Pro cost $299.40. Callata comes to $239.00 a month for 12 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $1,452 less than RingCentral for a pest control company in Arkansas of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Arkansas

Arkansas has 4 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so a pest control company can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for exterminating and pest control services in Arkansas

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 Arkansas 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.