Business phone system for pet and pet supplies stores in Arkansas

Pet and pet supplies stores in Arkansas by the numbers

The Census Bureau counted 65 pet and pet supplies stores in Arkansas in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 453910). They employed 689 people in mid-March and reported $20.8 million in annual payroll. That is the 36th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Pet and pet supplies stores make up 0.09% of the 70,452 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Arkansas has 2.1 pet and pet supplies stores, 27.8% below the national rate of 2.9. The average establishment has 10.6 employees against 12.3 nationally. Payroll per employee is $30,157, in line with the U.S. figure of $30,339.

Arkansas's largest markets for pet and pet supplies stores

Census published pet store counts for 7 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Arkansas. The largest is Memphis, TN-MS-AR, with 32 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 77% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at pet and pet supplies stores in Arkansas

27.7% of Arkansas's pet and pet supplies stores with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 26.6% nationally. 55.4% 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 pet store in Arkansas has to catch

Pet stores answer questions about food, supplies and services like grooming. Regular customers call to check stock and place orders.

A few of the calls that come in to pet and pet supplies stores in Arkansas:

• A customer calls to check whether a food brand is in stock.
• A customer calls about grooming appointments.
• A customer calls about adoption events.

Business texting for pet and pet supplies stores

Stores text special-order and grooming 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 pet store in Arkansas

Pet and pet supplies stores in Arkansas average 10.6 employees, so the comparison uses an 11-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 11 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $330.00 a month and 11 on Ooma Office Pro cost $274.45. Callata comes to $219.00 a month for 11 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $1,332 less than RingCentral for a pet store 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 pet store can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for pet and pet supplies stores in Arkansas

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.

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.