Business phone system for exterminating and pest control services in Georgia

How many exterminating and pest control services operate in Georgia

Georgia had 723 exterminating and pest control services in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 561710, Exterminating and Pest Control Services). They employed 8,328 people in mid-March and reported $447.5 million in annual payroll. That is the 5th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Exterminating and pest control services make up 0.28% of the 261,320 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Georgia has 6.5 exterminating and pest control services, 33.0% above the national rate of 4.9. The average establishment has 11.5 employees against 8.4 nationally. Payroll per employee is $53,729, in line with the U.S. figure of $53,466.

Exterminating and pest control services by metro area in Georgia

Census published pest control company counts for 31 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Georgia. The largest is Atlanta, GA, with 422 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 87% 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 Georgia

44.3% of Georgia's exterminating and pest control services with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 56.9% nationally. 60.0% 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 pest control company in Georgia 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. That holds for exterminating and pest control services in Georgia as much as anywhere.

A few of the calls that come in to exterminating and pest control services in Georgia:

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

Texting customers

Pest control companies text service reminders and technician arrival notices.

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

What a phone system costs a pest control company in Georgia

Exterminating and pest control services in Georgia average 11.5 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 Georgia of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Georgia

Georgia has 10 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 Georgia

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 Georgia 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.