Business phone system for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Texas

Offices of real estate agents and brokers in Texas by the numbers

The Census Bureau counted 11,405 offices of real estate agents and brokers in Texas in its 2023 County Business Patterns (NAICS 531210). They employed 33,989 people in mid-March and reported $3.0 billion in annual payroll. That is the 3rd highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Offices of real estate agents and brokers make up 1.7% of the 670,878 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Texas has 36.4 offices of real estate agents and brokers, 24.4% below the national rate of 48.2. The average establishment has 3.0 employees against 2.4 nationally. Payroll per employee is $89,586, 13.3% above the U.S. figure of $79,090.

Where offices of real estate agents and brokers in Texas are concentrated

Census published real estate office counts for 58 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Texas. The largest is Dallas, TX, with 3,666 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 97% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at offices of real estate agents and brokers in Texas

90.9% of Texas's offices of real estate agents and brokers with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 92.2% nationally. 96.4% 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.

What offices of real estate agents and brokers in Texas use the phone for

Real estate agents work on their cell phones from showings and open houses, and a missed call from a buyer can go to another agent. A business number that rings their cell, and that stays with the brokerage, keeps leads in one place.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Texas:

• A seller calls to ask about a market valuation.
• Another agent calls to schedule a showing.
• The agent calls a buyer back after an open house.

Calls after closing time

Buyers and sellers call evenings and weekends, so a quick callback or text reply often decides who gets the business.

Callata voicemail is transcribed and triaged for urgency, and business-hours routing decides where calls go once you close.

Callata vs. per-seat pricing for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Texas

Offices of real estate agents and brokers in Texas average 3.0 employees, so the comparison uses a 3-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 3 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $90.00 a month and 3 on Ooma Office Pro cost $74.85. Callata is $99.00 a month with 5 users included, which is more than either per-seat plan for 3 people; it becomes the lower price at 4 users or more.

At this team size the per-seat plans cost less than Callata's $99 base price, which already covers 5 users; Callata becomes the lower price from 4 users.

Area codes in Texas

Texas has 29 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your buyers and sellers know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for offices of real estate agents and brokers in Texas

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.

If you already have a number in Texas, 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.

Marketing calls and texts to prospects require consent, and numbers on do-not-call lists must be respected.