Business phone system for exterminating and pest control services in Florida

How many exterminating and pest control services operate in Florida

The Census Bureau counted 2,301 exterminating and pest control services in Florida in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 561710). They employed 17,524 people in mid-March and reported $852.4 million in annual payroll. That is the 1st highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Exterminating and pest control services make up 0.36% of the 645,575 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Florida has 9.8 exterminating and pest control services, 102.5% above the national rate of 4.9. The average establishment has 7.6 employees against 8.4 nationally. Payroll per employee is $48,640, 9.0% below the U.S. figure of $53,466.

Exterminating and pest control services by metro area in Florida

Census published pest control company counts for 26 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Florida. The largest is Miami, FL, with 644 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 98% 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 Florida

60.5% of Florida's exterminating and pest control services with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 56.9% nationally. 77.1% 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 pest control company in Florida has to catch

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.

Calls a pest control company in Florida might handle in a typical week include:

• A restaurant calls about a pest issue before an inspection.
• A customer calls to reschedule a quarterly treatment.
• A homeowner calls about wasps near the front door.

After-hours calls

Evening calls about urgent infestations 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 an 8-person pest control company

Exterminating and pest control services in Florida average 7.6 employees, so the comparison uses an 8-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 8 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $240.00 a month and 8 on Ooma Office Pro cost $199.60. On Callata the same 8 people cost $159.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $972. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Florida

Florida has 23 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 exterminating and pest control services in Florida

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.

If you already have a number in Florida, 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.