Business phone system for pet and pet supplies stores in Tennessee

How many pet and pet supplies stores operate in Tennessee

The Census Bureau counted 185 pet and pet supplies stores in Tennessee in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 453910). They employed 2,185 people in mid-March and reported $67.0 million in annual payroll. That is the 20th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Pet and pet supplies stores make up 0.12% of the 150,129 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Tennessee has 2.6 pet and pet supplies stores, 12.3% below the national rate of 2.9. The average establishment has 11.8 employees against 12.3 nationally. Payroll per employee is $30,644, in line with the U.S. figure of $30,339.

Pet and pet supplies stores by metro area in Tennessee

Census published pet store counts for 10 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Tennessee. The largest is Nashville, TN, with 64 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 61% 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 Tennessee

25.4% of Tennessee's pet and pet supplies stores with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 26.6% nationally. 48.1% 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.

What pet and pet supplies stores in Tennessee use the phone for

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

Calls a pet store in Tennessee might handle in a typical week include:

• A customer calls about grooming appointments.
• The store calls a customer about a special order.
• A customer calls about fish supplies.

Business texting for pet and pet supplies stores

Stores text special-order and grooming notices.

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

Phone system pricing for a 12-person pet store

Pet and pet supplies stores in Tennessee average 11.8 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 pet store in Tennessee of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Tennessee

Tennessee has 8 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 Tennessee

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 Tennessee 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.